Join BIEM

BIEM is delighted to welcome new societies to its global network, and is committed to reviewing and evaluating each new membership application impartially and objectively.

First, it is important to note that BIEM membership is reserved for societies that manage mechanical reproduction rights.

Any mechanical rights society wishing to become a member of BIEM is invited to submit an official application request along with the required supporting documents (see list below). The complete application package should be sent no less than two months before a Management Committee meeting to ensure efficient processing.

The same procedure applies to non-voting members wishing to upgrade to voting member status.

The Management Committee may decide to admit a society as a non-voting member, and, after review, will submit any eligible application for admission as a voting member to the General Assembly (see article 11 of BIEM’s Articles of Association).  

The General Assembly, held in the second quarter of each year, will 

1. ratify the decisions of the Management Committee regarding the admission of non-voting members and, 
2. accept or reject applications to become voting members, based on the Management Committee’s recommendations.