New payment information and instructions in News and on the web

[David W. WARNE (BW)]

Dear Maria and Thomas, Geir, Zdenek, Vana, Chris, Elaine and Tomasz (current/incoming Officers),

 

I’ve worked on the 2021 payment information and instructions for the News and the web.

 

Please could you have a look at the 2 News pages below and at the webpage

http://www.iscb.info/Join-Us.html

 

and let me if it is correct (Maria) and, more importantly, clear? Any suggestions, small are large are welcome.

 

I admit it’s not ideal: currently, there’s more info in the News (2 pages with some info repeated...), and only the first page is on the web.

It would be best to remove repetitions and have identical info on the web and in the News. There are also a few pending questions highlighted in yellow.

 

This is the biggest change for years, so we need to make sure Members can understand what they have to do!

 

Maria will let you know when you can go ahead and actually try to make a renewal payment.

 

Thanks,

David

 

ISCB Membership: Renewals and New Subscriptions

See also: http://www.iscb.info/Join-Us.html

 

Who can join	Membership is open to all interested individuals who share the Aims of the Society. ISCB's membership include clinicians, statisticians and members of other disciplines, such as epidemiologists, clinical chemists and clinical pharmacologists, working or interested in the field of clinical biostatistics.
How to re-join	If you are already a member, please see Option 0 below.
How to join	To become a member of ISCB, please fill send an e-mail to: secre...@iscb.info or go to https://pcoconvin.eventsair.com/iscb/new-members
Fees	Until 30 April 2021 The Annual Regular Membership fee is €40. The Full-time Student Membership fee and the Retired Membership fee are €10. For members in Developing Countries (based on the World Bank list) the fees are €10 and €5.   From 01 May 2021: Each fee will be increased by €20 so please join early!   2021 Members can also benefit from the reduced conference fee for ISCB42 in Lyon, at least €40 / €10 / €5 less than for non-members.
Details about Options for Paying ISCB Membership Fees	At the Annual General Meeting in Utrecht in Aug 2015, ISCB decided to introduce special membership fees for members from Developing Countries, based on the current World Bank list.   Thus, ISCB membership fees for early registration in the year 2021 are as follows: ISCB membership fees Early registration 01 Jan - 30 Apr 2021 Regular registration 01 May - 31 Dec 2021 Regular members 40 EUR 60 EUR Student or Retired members 10 EUR 30 EUR Members from Developing Countries 10 EUR 30 EUR Student or Retired members from Developing Countries 5 EUR 25 EUR   Please, note that early membership fees are valid until 30 Apr 2021. This date coincides deliberately with the end of the Early Bird registration period for the Lyon conference.
Note	If you pay after 01 Jan 2021 your 2021 membership will be active from the date you pay until 31 Dec 2021. Members of the Executive Committee and Subcommittees should renew their membership so as to be active as soon as possible from 01 Jan 2021.
Option 0	Please renew your subscription by paying your fees through the ISCB Office by logging on to https://pcoconvin.eventsair.com/iscb/2021membership If you have any query, please contact secre...@iscb.info. [If you are a National Group member, please renew your membership via your National Group Representative.]
Option 1	If you register for the ISCB42 Lyon 2021 conference during the Early Bird period (i.e. up to 30 Apr 2021), your early membership fees will be included in your Early Bird conference registration fee. In particular, you do not need to pay your membership fees via the ISCB Office to secure your early membership rate. This should suit those who wish to put these expenses on a grant or institutional support. Please note that the fee for joining ISCB in this way is more expensive then joining directly.
Option 2	From 01 May 2021, only the late membership fees will apply, whether you register for the ISCB42 Lyon 2021 conference or simply wish to keep in touch with the Society as a member. The Executive Committee decided to increase the late membership fees with an additional 20 EUR in each category shown above. We hope that you will choose to stay in touch and take advantage of early membership rates.

 

ISCB Membership: Details

 

Subscription Renewal for 2021	To renew your membership for the year 2021, please visit: https://pcoconvin.eventsair.com/iscb/2021membership   the ISCB website page at www.iscb.info: Go to http://www.iscb.info/Members-Area.html. Click on the link Renew Membership 2021: You will be redirected to your online membership form. If necessary, apply for your password by clicking on “forgotten password”: Type your email address and click on “Send password”: You receive your password by email.   Check your contacts for any information that need to be updated. Then proceed with checking the appropriate membership category and accept terms & conditions.   Go to payments and select the appropriate payment method. Eligible payment methods are: §         Credit/Debit card (Maestro / Master Card / Visa / Visa Electron accepted) §         Bank transfer to the ISCB account Both options will appear, including the ISCB account details.   Payment by credit/debit card is performed real-time through a secured payments system; thus, your credit/debit card information cannot be accessed or used for any other purpose. Upon submission of the form and completion of the payment, you will automatically receive your membership renewal confirmation, along with the respective receipt, by email.   Payment by bank transfer needs to be confirmed through the ISCB account. Upon submission of the form, you will automatically receive a message of acknowledgement and be prompted to proceed with the bank account payment, by email. Important note: Your bank transfer needs to be verified with the ISCB accounts, which may take up to 5 working days for confirmation. The process can be facilitated, if you send to secre...@iscb.info a copy of the bank transfer, for cross-referencing purposes. Kindly note that bank transfer expenses burden the payer. As soon as the bank transfer is confirmed, you will receive an official confirmation of your membership renewal.   Access to Members’ Area content: ISCB is moving to an automated renewal system by April 2021. Until that time, your access to the Members’ Area content needs to be manually enabled. Please allow up to 3 working days for access to this content. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
New Members’ admission	New members are admitted to the ISCB through one of the following options: §         Submission of the New Members online form and payment of the annual membership fees of the appropriate category. [how do they know the appropriate category?! What happens if they choose the wrong one, especially DC?] Visit: https://pcoconvin.eventsair.com/iscb/new-members the ISCB website Join Us section and follow the link to access the New Members online form or §         Registration to the Annual ISCB Conference. Please note that the fee for joining ISCB in this way is more expensive then joining directly. Membership admission to be confirmed after the Conference. [Ideally, this should be done soon after registration to the conference so they’re members from that moment onwards… this has been managed before, and we can have a lot of conference people who thus get the June News and can read all about the draft conference programme etc]
Past ISCB Members	Important note: Past ISCB members, by application or by Conference attendance, are stored in the ISCB archives and already have accounts setup. Before joining the Society, please make sure you are not already an (inactive) past member. The ISCB Permanent Office will communicate with individuals falling into this category, but if you are uncertain please contact secre...@iscb.info.

 

 

[tomasz.bu...@uhasselt.be]

Hi David.

 

I have checked the info on the webpage. It looks fine to me, except of this typo:

“To become a member of ISCB, please fill send an e-mail to: secre...@iscb.info ”

 

Tomasz

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[ISCB Permanent Office]

Dear David,

 

On the renewal section, I would have the password set up mentioned. Something like this:

Please note that, on your first entry to the new membership platform, you will have to reset your password. Click on the FORGOTEEN PASSWORD? Link and reset your credentials through the link to be sent to your mailbox. The same credentials will be used for access to various features of the platform in the future, as they are gradually activated.

 

There are a lot of information already stored on each platform account, including Conference attendance, participation to SCs, etc. and manually editing duplicates may not be the safest way.

Please let me know what you think.

 

Best regards,

Maria

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Replies added:

Still need to get all the info in the News doc and website simplified and harmonised in the coming days… suggestions welcome ;-)

D

 

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Subject: New payment information and instructions in News and on the web

 

Dear David,

 

On the renewal section, I would have the password set up mentioned. Something like this:

Please note that, on your first entry to the new membership platform, you will have to reset your password. Click on the FORGOTEEN PASSWORD? Link and reset your credentials through the link to be sent to your mailbox. The same credentials will be used for access to various features of the platform in the future, as they are gradually activated.

OK, I will keep that in the News doc (it was very similar to the wording for the current website password request).

 

There are a lot of information already stored on each platform account, including Conference attendance, participation to SCs, etc. and manually editing duplicates may not be the safest way.

Please let me know what you think.

Of course. That was my comment from having had to process rejoining people on the old database L

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[Eide, Geir Egil]

Hi David,

 

ss we have agreed upon longtime ago, please, change retired to senior (65y+) alos on the website and in the news.

 

Cheers,

 

Geir

[ISCB Office]

It was simply “Retired” before as we couldn’t change the categories in the old db.

Should it be “Senior(65+)/Retired” to cater for those who retire before 65 (which used to be possible)?

OK, I can make this change in the News and current website and Maria can in the new payment system and new website when it’s created.

Thanks,

David

 

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[Eide, Geir Egil]

The difficulty with “Senior(65+)/Retired” is that one may think you should be both, but “Senior(65+) or Retired” should work I believe, maybe in the opposite order.

 

Cheers,

 

Geir