Membership Benefits & Opportunities

Membership Benefits

• Participate in a global program setting direction for the industry

• Receive low risk access to developing technologies

• Reduce cost and spread risk of non-proprietary R&D

• Obtain annual eligibility for self-directed research

• Enjoy specialized information flow to members only

• Guide a unified, international voice to help the glass industry compete more effectively in global markets

• Receive practical technical support from Technical Director and other GMIC Consultants to address your specific problems

• Communicate directly with the major players in the industry, exchange ideas and promote opportunities for share projects in areas of mutual interest

• Compete more effectively against alternate materials on global Basis

                Additional Membership Benefits to Associate Members 

• Networking - build one-on-one relationships with potential customers through meetings and sub-committee events

• Deal with glass industry colleagues as an equal, speak openly on issues; avoids customer-vendor relationship

• Obtain opportunity to place information regarding new developments in front of industry decision makers

• Provides direct point of contact in glass companies - greater likelihood of getting a reply than "cold calls"

• Use GMIC information database for industry referrals

• Enjoy ability to guide industry research in directions of interest to individual members: your special concerns get priority hearing

• Membership breaks down barriers within the industry and leads to collaborations that would otherwise not take place

Membership Information

GMIC welcomes the opportunity to discuss membership with your organization to request a copy of our Membership Brochure please contact our Executive Director, Michael Greenman at +1-614-818-9423 or email: mgreenman@gmic.org

Glass Manufacturing and Associate Membership Fee - $7,000.00 to $18,000.00

Non-Profit Research Institutes Membership Fee - $3,000.00

Universities Fees - $500.00

Affiliate Member Fees - $500.00

Small Suppliers (Staff of 1 or 2 persons), Consultants & Individuals - qualifications will be determined by the Executive Committee

* Dues are Prorated Quarterly - 5% of total dues will be used for lobbying activities and is NOT tax deductible.