Membership

To become a member of LES, it is necessary to join one of the member societies, the society of your country or residence.

Can you afford to miss out on the help LES can offer you or your company?

If you or your company or organization are investigating or involved in licensing and transfer of technology and know how or the franchising and distribution of goods and services either nationally or internationally, simply review the benefits of membership:

• Topic meetings organised by LES Benelux
• Topic meetings organised by other LES Chapters
• Annual European Conference
• Annual International Conference 2010 (Sandton South Africa)
• Licensing Courses
• An LES Benelux Newsletter quarterly
• A quarterly international journal "les Nouvelles"
• Access to 'members-only-sites' on the Internet
• Publication of articles, reports, statistics and general information
• Annual Membership Directory, with listings alphabetically, geographically, by company and by interest (also available online via www.lesi.org)
• Promoting high standards and ethics
• Communicating the benefits of licensing to international business communities and Government Departments
• Creating a favourable business environment
• Assisting in the formulation of regulations and procedures that effect licensing

New initiative: LES Young Executives (40 years of age or below)

Objective: facilitate networking and exchange of professional experiences of young executives interested in the business of intellectual property, including licensing, sale, valuation and investment. The input of young executives is essential for LES’ continued existence. LES wants to provide a separate forum for young executives to share experiences, network and participate in defining interesting topics to be covered by LES. With this initiative LES wants to break down barriers for young executives to participate and integrate. LES Benelux proposes to organise a kick-off dinner to exchange ideas. If you’re interested to participate send an e-mail to secretariat@les-benelux.org.

Conditions

To become a member of LES, it is necessary to join one of the member societies, the society of your country or residence. Membership is personal and non-transferable. This means that you are responsible for your membership and you have to communicate with the secretariat about changes of the company or organization you are working or going to work, your address, phone and/or fax number and/or e-mail address. You are also responsible for the payments of your membership or meeting fees. To resign you have to inform the secretariat in writing (e-mail, fax or letter) at least six weeks before the end of the year (16 November) about your resignation. A member should also agree to conform to the by-laws and rules of conduct of LES Benelux.

Costs

Cost of membership for 2010: Euro 150 plus entrance fee Euro 45.

To apply for membership, click here to download the form and then send the completed form to the Secretariat: fax +31 343 594 566 or +31 84 751 2280; e-mail: Membership@les-benelux.org