Membership

KCA is run by members, for members. Membership subscriptions sustain our member benefits.

4 REASONS TO JOIN KCA

1. Advocacy

National and international government, industry and media increasingly look to KCA to provide opinion and advice. We make regular submissions on behalf of our whole sector, as our members range from young tech transfer professionals to CEOs and University VCs. Our regular member surveys assess changes and concerns.KCA membership ensures that your interests are represented in our influential consultations with stakeholders.

2. Networking

KCA’s local and national gatherings and special interest groups connect members at all career stages, to build relationships, validate ideas, solve problems and establish best practices. Nothing promotes your career, organisation and initiatives like knowing the right people, and KCA membership makes networking easy.

3. Professional development

KCA’s world-leading research identifies the capabilities that technology transfer professionals need to succeed and aligns our professional development courses with global best practice. Our training courses are internationally accredited by the Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals, and course fees are discounted for KCA members.

4. Recognition and opportunities

Our Research Commercialisation Awards showcase members’ achievements for a wide audience including government, industry and media. Our Annual Conference, Accelerator Demo Day (delivered in partnership with Google) and other initiatives provide members with unique and valuable experiences, insights and opportunities.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

Knowledge Commercialisation Organisation Memberships

… are for incorporated or unincorporated entities (teams, units, offices, or departments) directly involved in knowledge commercialisation*, that are part of, or directly associated with, Australasian tertiary education institutions, public research institutions or other collaborative R&D ventures (Cooperative Research Centres, R&D Corporations, etc).

*Knowledge commercialisation includes the following functions:

• IP licensing and spinouts
• consulting, contract research
• staff and student entrepreneurship
• industry engagement and partnerships

All Knowledge Commercialisation Organisation Memberships are voting memberships, with the head of the team or department as the voting representative.

There is one category of Knowledge Commercialisation Organisation Membership:

Affiliate Memberships

… are for individuals (aged 18 years or over) and organisations not directly involved in knowledge commercialisation, but who are associated or work closely with organisations directly involved in knowledge commercialisation.  All Affiliate Memberships are non-voting memberships.  There is one category of Affiliate Membership:

Individual Membership

… is a non-voting membership for either practitioners or non-practitioners.