Membership Application Form

Submitted by admin on Nov 2, 2009

Thank you for your interest in having your organization become a Member of the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY‑BEST™). If you are not interested in becoming a member of NY-BEST, but would like to subscribe to our public mailing list, please click here.

NY-BEST implements a key goal established by Governor Paterson and seeks to position New York as the global leader in energy storage technology. NY-BEST will capitalize on our State's existing technical and industrial capabilities and help bring together engineers, entrepreneurs, and scientists to advance New York's clean energy and storage technology industries. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is providing approximately $25 million in seed funding through New York’s participation in the Clean Air Interstate Rule to establish this consortium and support New York's advanced energy storage sector.

NY-BEST members are crucial to our success. Members:

Nominate and vote on NY-BEST Board members and be nominated as NY-BEST board members. The board establishes the day to day strategy of NY-BEST as we seek to enhance the Battery and Energy Storage Industry in New York.
Receive special recognition on the public NY-BEST Website to promote their organization.
Have the opportunity to display the NY-BEST consortium logo on their own website to indicate membership in NY-BEST.
Have access to networking and facilitation resources including a database of R&D capabilities within New York State and assistance locating testing and prototyping tools and facilities to augment internal resources.

Requirements to become a NY-BEST Member

Your organization's participation as a Member in NY-BEST is a commitment to the future growth of your organization and the advancement of this industry in New York State. Each organization may submit a single membership. If you need clarification, please contact Anne Savage at (518) 862-1090, ext 3558 or info@ny-bestorg. To become a Member, please:

Provide the information requested below.
Submit the Membership fee of $500.00. After submitting this form, you will be presented with an invoice that you can print.
Make checks payable to “McNamee, Lochner, et. al IOLA” and include ”NY-BEST” on the memo line, and send to: NY-BEST 677 Broadway, Suite 500, Albany, NY 12207.
Designate a lead individual to receive communications from NY-BEST and participate in development sessions.
Send an authorized voting representative to Annual Meetings of NY-BEST held each March.

Please note that membership fees are non-refundable. Please also note that membership is non-transferable, although you are free to send an alternate staff person to meetings. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. NO AMOUNTS PAID TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF NY-BEST SHALL BE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE OR TREATED AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

Membership in the NY-BEST Consortium is open to any organization with an interest in positioning New York as a global leader in energy storage technology. Should you have any questions, please contact Anne Savage at (518) 522-6494 or info@ny-best.org.

Organization Information

Please complete the following information about your organization.

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Industry (For-profit commercial entities directly involved in the energy storage industry)

University

Other (Organizations that are not “Industry” or “University”, such as representatives of the financial or venture capital community, government, research labs, end-users (including utilities), etc.)

Description:

Please provide a brief description (one or two sentences) of your organization’s current activities in battery and energy storage or future interest in this area.

Staffing:

Please indicate the approximate number of people active in Battery and Energy Storage in your organization.

Your Information

Please provide your own contact information so we can contact you if we have questions about this form.

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Voting Representative Information

Please designate the individual who will cast your vote at each Annual Meeting. If you would like an alternate person to vote for your organization at any Annual Meeting, you will need to provide a letter designating that person as the voting representative.

We are happy to add as many individuals to our mailing list as you like, simply enter them here: Mailing List.

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Marketing Representative Information

Each Member of NY-BEST will be profiled on our public website with a link to your own website. We will contact the person you identify below for the text, images and link to include.
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