MEMBERSHIP

A. The membership fees are as follows:

• for each person, except for students and persons working for a Ph.D./doctorate, the annual fee is PLN 100.00 (approx. €27 depending on the exchange rate) *
  
• for students and persons working for a Ph.D./doctorate, the annual fee is PLN 25.00 (approx. €7 depending on the exchange rate) *
  

* The membership fees are due to be paid until the end of the first quarter of the calendar year via bank transfer to the given account; and in case of a member being accepted later on in the calendar year - the fees are due 30 days after a person is accepted as a member of the Society. Please visit the National Bank of Poland website for current exchange rates.

Membership declaration form in PDF format
Membership declaration form in DOC format

B. To become a member, please follow the procedure:

1. Click on the text or icon in point A. to open a membership declaration form.
2. Print the form out (two A4-size pages).
3. Fill the first page of the form in with your personal details, then sign it.
4. The second page of the declaration form will need to be filled in with references by 2 members of the Society.
5. Send the completed application form to the head office of the Society:
   Polish Society for Probiotics and Prebiotics
   18 Czysta Street
   31-121 Cracow
   Poland
   
6. Wait for the decision of the Board of Directors, which will be sent to the e-mail address on the declaration form (or via mail in case the applicant has no e-mail).
7. Only after approval of the membership by the Board of Directors, the member will have to pay the membership fee, as specified in point A., using the bank details or credit card below.
   
   Account details for payment of membership fees:
   Bank name and address: Pekao S.A., ul. Pijarska 1, 31-015 Krakow, Poland
   Account holder: Polskie Towarzystwo Probiotyczne i Prebiotyczne, ul. Czysta 18, 31-121 Krakow, Poland
   Account number: 61 1240 4559 1111 0000 5419 4535
   IBAN: PL61124045591111000054194535
   SWIFT: PKOPPLPW
   
   Payment of the membership fee by credit card via PayPal
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C. Who may become an ordinary member of the Society?

The ordinary member may be a founding member or ≥ 18 years-old Polish citizen, whos professional career is directly related to the studies and the use of probiotics and prebiotics and who received a recommendation from two existing members of the Society. A non-Polish citizen, ≥ 18 years-old, may also become a member of the Society. The decision of acceptance of the membership lies in the hands of the Board of Directors of the Polish Society for Probiotics and Prebiotics.


D. Ordinary member has the right to:

a) participate in general assemblies with a decisive vote,
b) actively and passively elect the authorities of the Society,
c) participate in the actions of the Society according to the rules and regulations of its authorities,
d) make use of all the apparatus of the Society according to the set rules,
e) wear the Society's logo,
f) raise postulates and put motions forward to the authorities of the Society.


E. Ordinary member is obliged to:

a) abide by the Society's bylaws, rules and regulations of authorities of the Society,
b) actively participate in the fulfilment of the aims found in the bylaws of the Society,
c) regularly pay member's fee and other fees and amounts due, as described in the bylaws of the Society as well as in the rules and regulations decided upon by the authorities of the Society.

Original Bylaws of the Polish Society for Probiotics and Prebiotics

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