Now even more attractive
For many years now, bifa has had a supporting association, which has repeatedly given us valuable support, especially in the start-up phase of the institute and in strategically criti-
cal situations.
The association has now put its work on a new footing in order to offer bifa and also the association members even more benefits in the future. Membership is open to companies as well as private individuals and non-profit organizations such as university institutes or municipalities. Already in the initial phase of the reorganization, several new members with very interesting fields of work could be won. Further interested parties have announced their intention to join.
What is new?
Among other things, it is new that the vf bifa will also support short studies of the institute financially and ideationally in the future. In this way, bifa will have the opportunity to work on topics that receive too little attention in the public debate and in the professional discussion. The topics for these studies are determined on proposal of bifa in agreement with the association. The project results are published as special issues in the publication series bifa-Texte. Before that, they are discussed exclusively with the members of vf bifa and revised if necessary. The bifa authors are completely independent. They decide for themselves whether and in what way they will take into account the comments of the association members.
The association also stimulates new fields of activity and offers of bifa. For example, it supports the financing of the bifa event „Talk am Technikum", which takes place every two years. This year, the theme of the conference is „Environmental protection with staying power: Reverie?" (for more details see p. 4). Of course, members of vf-bifa have priority in registering for the always well-attended free event with a limited number of participants.
Members of the association take part exclusively in the annual joint meetings of the bifa advisory board and vf bifa, in which, in addition to strategic issues important to bifa, presentations by bifa employees and advisory board or vf bifa members are discussed and the exchange among each other is cultivated. And also beyond that, the exchange between the members of the association will be intensified.
Furthermore, members of the association will receive the latest publications from the bifa-Texte series free of charge in the future, and they will of course have direct access to the bifa experts.
Become part of the bifa network
The vf bifa forms the bridge between bifa and its customers and research partners. Become a member, support bifa, participate in the development of new research approaches as well as in exciting and current interdisciplinary discussions and benefit from the exchange in the diverse circle of friends of the bifa Umweltinstitut.
Further information and the application for membership can be found here: https://www.bifa.de/bifa/netzwerke/vf-bifa-ev
You want more information?
You are welcome to contact me:
Anita Gottlieb
agottlieb@bifa.de