Corporate membership

Since 2006, the NVR has had three corporate memberships for companies and institutes involved in Dutch space. From 1 July 2014, a new category of corporate membership for start-ups was launched to meet the needs of space start-ups. The membership fee depends on the size of the organisation and is linked to the number of employees involved in space.

The NVR now has 30 corporate members. They make use of the networking opportunities the NVR offers them. Through the NVR, organisations can organise theme days for their employees or students, for example, and promote their name through the NVR means of communication (Ruimtevaart magazine, website, social media). Business members of the NVR are active in the sectors of research, high-tech systems (upstream), satellite data (downstream) and education and teaching (museums).

The following is an overview of services offered by the NVR as part of corporate membership:

• access for 2, 5,10 or 15 company employees (depending on the type of company membership) to regular NVR lectures, symposia and networking events;
• organising theme days within and outside its own network through the NVR;
• organising or commissioning company visits or other excursions;
• subscription to the Ruimtevaart magazine, with a number of copies for the company (in the name of designated company employees);
  contributions to issues of Ruimtevaart through a corporate correspondent;
• get extra issues of Ruimtevaart printed at a low cost;
• free advertising in Ruimtevaart (maximum half page per year), including via company presentation, guest column or interview,
  creating visibility towards politics (the magazine Ruimtevaart is sent to the permanent Tweede Kamer committees and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, among others);
• access to information on, or participation in, courses, training, workshops;
• providing, organising and making available public outreach and space education materials as well as publicising corporate membership through NVR social media.

For further information on the different types of corporate memberships, please contact one of the board members at: secretariaat@ruimtevaart-nvr.nl