Apply to join CISBM.
Membership is free and open to researchers with genuine scientific interest, at any career stage.
Verifying who you are.
Every application is reviewed individually, and identity verification is part of that process. When you apply, you will be asked to provide a passport or another English-language government-issued identification document, used solely to confirm who you are.
Once an application is approved, CISBM issues a permanent member identification number: your reference for correspondence with CISBM and, eventually, for member account access.
How member IDs work.
Every approved member receives a permanent, sequential 7-digit member number, starting from 0000001. This number is assigned once and never reused or changed, even if the member's status later changes.
Alongside it, each member holds a status code reflecting their current standing: RM (Regular Member), AM (Affiliated Member), DG (Director General), or HD (Head of Division). The full member ID combines the status code, the two-digit year that status was assigned, and the permanent number, in the form CISBM-[year]-[status]-[number]. For example,CISBM-26-AM-0000001identifies member 0000001, whose status as of 2026 is Affiliated Member.
A member's status can change as their role within CISBM evolves, but at most once per calendar year, and only prospectively; a status update cannot be back-dated to an earlier year. The permanent member number never changes.
Before you apply
Online applications will open once member accounts launch, as part of a future phase of CISBM's platform. This form previews the information you'll be asked to provide. Nothing you enter below is sent anywhere. If you'd like to reach CISBM in the meantime, pleaseget in touch directly.