Membership

Information

Information about EQALM may be obtained by contacting :

EQALM office

EQALM, c/o CSCQ, chemin du Petit-Bel-Air 2, 1225 Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland
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Benefits of membership

Full member

Full membership is open to any not-for-profit, European-based EQA provider, which organises national, regional or international EQA programmes in laboratory medicine in European countries. As well as involvement in EQALM activities and working groups to support quality assurance in laboratory medicine, full members are entitled to vote at the EQALM General Assembly, nominate candidates for the EQALM Board and stand for election to the Board. Full members receive information about EQALM meetings, are listed on the EQALM website and enjoy a reduced registration fee for the EQALM Annual Symposium.

Non-European member

EQALM membership is open to not-for-profit EQA providers based outside Europe. Non-European members enjoy the same involvement in EQALM activities and working groups to support quality assurance in laboratory medicine as full members but are not entitled to vote at the EQALM General Assembly, nominate candidates for the EQALM Board or be elected to the Board. Non-European members receive information about EQALM meetings, are listed on the EQALM website and enjoy a reduced registration fee for the EQALM Annual Symposium.

Associate member

Associate members in EQALM are commercial EQA providers or other commercial companies with an interest in the field of external quality assurance. Associate membership of EQALM allows companies to showcase their brands and new technologies to a specialist group of EQA providers, and to build relationships with leaders in the field of EQA provision. Associate members have sponsorship opportunities at the EQALM Annual Symposium where they can engage with members through displays of their products and information. Commercial EQA providers may also be involved in EQALM activities and working groups, are listed on the EQALM website and receive information about EQALM meetings.

Individual member

Individual membership of EQALM is open to individuals with an interest in EQA in laboratory medicine and who are not affiliated with an organisation that qualifies for Full, Non-European or Associate membership of EQALM but is not a member. Individual members may become involved in EQALM activities and working groups, receive information about EQALM meetings and enjoy a reduced registration fee at the EQALM Annual Symposium.

Membership Fees Per Year:

Late reminder fee 25€
^* EQA organisations from outside of Europe may be admitted to membership at the discretion of the Board. 
^** EQALM may accept individuals interested in external quality assessment/assurance as individual members and organisations (either commercial or international) conducting EQA schemes as Associate Members.
For further information, see the Constitution.

Articles of Association

The full text of the constitution can be found here. 

EQALM is registered to the Registry of Commerce in Geneva on 2019-12-09.

Application form

The member application form can be found here.