Membership
Become a member of CIGRE Belgium and join a collaborative knowledge sharing community for the power sector. The Belgian branch of the International Council on Large Electric Systems sits within the global CIGRE community and is tied to a network of 60 other National Committees, or NCs. NCs nominate their best local talent for the 250+ Working Groups participating in CIGRE’s global knowledge programme.
This wide geographic spread, combined with a variety of established experts, experienced practitioners and young professionals, enables CIGRE to offer the most diverse range of power system perspectives and experiences available from any organisation.
CIGRE’s community of professionals give their time and energy with an authentic desire to draw upon, share and build technical expertise, ensuring that the knowledge needed to meet the challenges of the power system is accessible to everyone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can become a member?
We welcome every individual or company interested in or related to large electric systems in Belgium.
Can I join as a person?
Yes, we have several individual memberships.
Can I join as a company?
Of course. We offer different memberships for private companies, depending on the amount of employees.
Do you offer educational memberships?
We offer memberships for students and memberships for educational institutions. The student memberships is an individual license, the memberships of educational institutions is a collective II license.
How to cancel my license?
Subscription can be cancelled at any time through e-mail to info@cigrebelgium.be
How to subscribe to the Next Generation Network?
We have a separate membership for the Next Generation Network. As a CIGRE Belgium members under 35 years are automatically included in the Belgian Next Generation Network (NGN) and its correspondence.
Which benefits does an membership offer?
Visit this page to find out more about the CIBRE membership benefits.
How to sign into eCIGRE and ELECTRA?
To access technical publications on e-cigre.org, and our digital magazine at electra.cigre.org, go to the Get Started page.
Then follow the process:
- Enter your email address;
- Fill in the short form with your details;
- If you are a CIGRE Member, select “Yes” for “Are you a CIGRE member ?” and enter your new membership number;
- Then follow the prompts;
- The login you create will work for both ELECTRA and eCIGRE
How can I get access to KMS, CIGRE’s knowledge management platform?
CIGRE’s Knowledge Management System (KMS) is where CIGRE Study Committees (SC), Working Groups (WG) and National Committees (NC) and various other groups can share information, discuss, and collaborate on their activities using collaborative-tools. If you participate in a working group, the secretary of the working group will provide you a login, regardless of whether you act as an observer, a regular or a specialist. The secretary will notify the CIGRE Belgium secretariat, which will send you a registration link to the platform. New User accounts can only be created by a Space Owner or Secretary sending an invitation with a secure registration link that is valid for 72 hours.
In many cases, participation in SC, WG or NC groups is subject to official nomination; so please contact your Study Committee or National Committee (info@cigrebelgium.be) for information on how to register and which Spaces and level of Permissions would be appropriate to your interests. Access to Spaces is for active contribution to the groups and not to satisfy general curiosity, so please choose groups wisely to avoid access denial. This user management system (UMS) is the facility for registered Users of the KMS to maintain their own personal profile:
- Reset your password (secure link is sent to both your registered email addresses)
- Update your details and request access to Spaces (an automatic alert is sent to the relevant Space Owners)
How many e-CIGRE accounts for a collective membership ?
The Belgian collective membership includes up to 50 eCIGRE accounts for employees.
I am part of Collective membership how do I sign in?
To sign in as a part of a collective membership, please follow these steps:
- First create an eCIGRE/ELECTRA account if you have not done so before.
- Register your collective membership number when prompted to do so, or update your membership number in the section My Personal Information of your profile.
- The administrator of the collective member’s eCIGRE account is notified of your membership, and you can browse eCIGRE/ELECTRA as a member.
- You can check your membership status on the My membership page. On this page, you can also obtain the contact details of the eCIGRE administrator of your collective membership number.
More information on Collective membership user management functionality is available on this page