Benefits of Membership

IBIA is a multidisciplinary organization serving brain injury professionals across the globe. Join with IBIA today to receive Brain Injury and the other benefits listed below.

International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) Membership Types

1. Association Member – $250/year (Full Membership)

Best for: Professionals who want full access and leadership eligibility

• ✔️ Vote in IBIA elections
• ✔️ Join one Section (either North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS), International Paediatric Brain Injury Society (IPBIS), PINK Concussions (PINK) or the international Society for Cognitive Rehabilitation (iSCR)) at no additional cost
• ✔️ Join any/all Special Interest Groups (SIGs) at no additional cost – Concussion-mTBI (Concussion), Disorders of Consciousness (DoC), and/or Social Cognition, Communication and Affect (SoCCA)
• ✔️ Discounts to conferences
• ✔️ Subscriptions to Brain Injury (electronic only) and Brain Injury Professional
• ✔️ Eligible for IBIA leadership roles

Optional: Add a second, third or fourth Section for additional $75/year each

2. Section Member – $150/year

Best for: Those who want to engage in a specific Section only

• ✔️ Member of one Section (NABIS, IPBIS, PINK or iSCR)
• ✔️ Vote in Section elections
• ✔️ Discounts to conferences
• ✔️ Brain Injury Professional subscription
• ✔️ Eligible for Section leadership

Optional: Additional Sections at $150 each and SIGs at $75 each

3. SIG Member – $75/year

Best for: Focused interest in a specific topic

• ✔️ Join one Special Interest Group (Concussion, DoC, and/or SoCCA)
• ✔️ Discounts to conferences
• ✔️ Brain Injury Professional subscription
• ❌ No voting rights
• ❌ Not eligible for leadership roles

Optional: Additional SIGs at $75 each each

4. Trainee Member – $100/year

Best for: Students, residents, fellows

• ✔️ Same benefits as full membership (including voting)
• ✔️ Join one Section (either NABIS, IPBIS, PINK or iSCR) at no additional cost
• ✔️ Join any/all Special Interest Groups (SIGs) at no additional cost (Concussion, DoC, and/or SoCCA)
• ✔️ Discounts to conferences
• ✔️ Brain Injury Professional subscription

Requirements: Proof of trainee status

Optional: Add a second, third or fourth Section for additional $50/year each

5. Emeritus Member – $100/year

Best for: Retired professionals (must meet criteria)

• ✔️ Same benefits as full membership (including voting)
• ✔️ Join one Section (either NABIS, IPBIS, PINK or iSCR) at no additional cost
• ✔️ Join any/all Special Interest Groups (SIGs) at no additional cost (Concussion, DoC, and/or SoCCA)
• ✔️ Discounts to conferences
• ✔️ Brain Injury Professional subscription

• Optional: Add a second, third or fourth Section for additional $50/year each

🔑 Quick Takeaways

• Association Member = full access + leadership eligibility
• Section Member = focused on one Section
• SIG Member = topic-focused, no voting
• Trainee/Emeritus = discounted full membership

Membership Timing

Dues are applied on a January-December calendar year basis. Association members will only receive an electronic subscription of the journal, Brain Injury. Back issues of the current year will be available for access. Dues paid on October 1st of any year will be held for the following calendar year (e.g., dues paid on October 1, 2026, will be applied to a 2027 membership and journal subscription).

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