2024 Membership

Members are the core of our community. They collaborate with the leadership to maintain the lab so it is can be used for project work, events, and teaching. Their consensus is integral to direct our growth. The vision for our organization is that it will one day be fully supported by membership contributions allowing the revenue we bring in to be reinvested into building a better lab and events to be offered at a significantly reduced cost.

Membership Eligibility
Below are the minimum requirements to be a lab member:

≥18 years old

A member of our Loomio group

Willing to comply with our Membership Agreement (which includes our Code of Conduct)

Familiar with the DIYbio Code of Ethics and/or Biosummit Shared Ethics

Any proposed independent project must be assessed for safety concerns by our Officers and/or Advisory Board

Membership agreement
The  membership agreement is the official document that defines the relationship between Biotech Without Borders and it's members.  It will have to be signed by the potential member before an officer will give that potential member access to our digital and physical infrastructure.

We're investigating how to formally incorporate member consensus within the board's decision making systems, but for now an informal system supported by the board exists to hear out members and we're interested in members who are willing to pilot out this system. Ideally members who participate in group decision making would also have some stake in the lab, but we recognize that many types of stakes and contributions could exist within a well-functioning community so we hope you will jump in!

Gifting a Membership
This tier could make a great gift! When contributors are contacted to complete the membership agreement, simply indicate that you intend this membership to be a gift and provide the alternate email address of someone to contact.