Full member
Those eligible for full membership include bridge journalists, writers and reporters, all publishers, editors and regular contributors to bridge periodicals and to other periodicals regularly publishing features about bridge and its players, all producers of bridge TV and radio programmes, writers about bridge, and any other persons as the Executive Committee may deem fit and desirable, conforming by profession or interest to the aims and objects of the IBPA.  A candidate for full membership shall be proposed by a full member in good standing.

Associate member
All persons in good standing who have an interest in the activities of the IBPA but do not have the qualifications required for full membership.  Associate members pay full membership dues.  They have no voting rights and are not eligible to serve as officers or members of the Executive Committee. The Bulletin is the only IBPA service offered to associate members.

Membership due
The membership  due for 2010 is 42 US dollar (USD).
Those who apply for membership between the dates shown below, pay: 
20th June 2009 and 30 November 2009: $ 63 for the subscription years 2009 and 2010. 
1st December 2009 and  31st Dec. 2009: $ 46 for 13 months from December 2009. 
After 1st January 2010 $ 42 annually. 

Printed Bulletin
The extra for having the Bulletin mailed is (for 2010) 45 US dollar (USD).
Those who apply for membership between the dates shown below pay the following extra: 
20th June 2009 and 30 November 2009: add USD 68 for printed Bulletin in 2009 and 2010.
1st December 2009 and  31st Dec. 2009: add USD 50 for printed Bulletin from December 2009 and 2010.  

How to join
First, please check what type of membership you are eligible for. (See excerpt from the IBPA constitution above.)  Then fill out the application form