Biomedical Engineering Society BMES was created to "promote the increase of biomedical engineering knowledge and its utilization." The Society has several conferences and publications, including the Annals of Biomedical Engineering and the BMES Bulletin. Members receive free subscription to the BMES Bulletin, the annual BMES Membership Directory, member rates on subscription to the Annals of Biomedical Engineering, discounts on registration fees at BMES meetings, advance notice of all BMES-sponsored meetings and events, privilege to hold office in the Society, and voting rights in the annual election of Society officers." More information about BMES can be found at http://www.bmes.org/ and you can obtain an application form here: http://www.bmes.org/membership.asp.