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PHA4GE Membership

PHA4GE invites researchers to apply for PHA4GE Membership to participate in the development of a rapid global genomic-driven public health response to disease outbreaks.

Membership Type

As depicted in our Organizational Structure, PHA4GE Membership presently falls into two categories:

Support Group: closed membership consisting of the consortium’s leadership – Steering Committee, Advisory Board and Secretariat

Technical Group: open membership for Working Group collaboration

Support group members are active members; and technical group members can be either active or affiliated members.

Active Member

Active members participate directly and substantively on the outputs of one or more Working Groups and have full access to PHA4GE’s collaboration platforms such as Google Shared Drives, Github and Slack Channel.  They are also listed as authors in their Working Group(s) publications and any publications that encompass the wider Consortium.

Active members are expected to attend at least 75% of Working Group meetings held annually and engage in conferences, webinars, workshops, hackathons and PHA4GE Organizational elections. Active Members are free to add their PHA4GE membership and duration thereof to their Curricula Vitae.

Affiliated member

Affiliated members are members that wish to be associated with PHA4GE but may not necessarily contribute directly or substantively on Working Group outputs. Affiliated members have limited access to PHA4GE’s collaboration platforms.

Affiliated members are expected to attend at least 50% of Working Group meetings held annually and partially engage in conferences, webinars, workshops, hackathons. Affiliated Members are free to add their PHA4GE membership and duration thereof to their Curricula Vitae.

Consulting member

Consulting members are identified and recommended by the Working Group Chairs to participate on an ad-hoc basis in contributing towards the outputs of one or more Working Groups. Privileges are similar to Active Members.

Consulting members are required to attend at least 75% of meetings during their tenure (exceptions discussed with the Steering Committee). Consulting Members are free to add their PHA4GE membership and duration thereof to their Curricula Vitae.

Joining Process

  1. Read and understand Working Group, Charter and Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
  2. Complete Online Registration Form & Accept PHA4GE Memorandum of Understanding
  3. Attend Working Group Meeting
  4. Decide which Membership type is applicable
  5. Added to PHA4GE Collaboration Platforms