Verify your membership
If your organization has a visitor agreement with SMB, you can ask us to verify your account. You can then register for eligible events.
Join us
Would you like to become a member?
You must be at least 20 years old to apply for membership. Before you can become a member, you send us a short introduction and attend an information meeting. If you would like to meet us first, a munch is the simplest way.
How to apply for membership
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Send us an email
Send a short introduction to medlemskap@smbergen.org before the information meeting. Tell us briefly who you are, your experience, and why you want to join. A few lines are enough, and we treat everything confidentially.
02.
Attend an information meeting
The information meeting is required for membership. We explain how the association works, our rules, and what to expect. Bring ID.
03.
Pay the membership fee
After the information meeting has been completed and your membership is approved, you pay 500 NOK for the calendar year. Half price from 1 July. Then you're in, and the rest you'll find on the members' pages.
After the information meeting
After you have attended the information meeting, the membership care team reviews your application and contacts you with the next steps. If your application is approved, your first 12 active months are a trial-membership period. You receive access to the members' pages and can pay the annual fee.
You may want to begin with a café meetup, an open café meetup or another social event to get to know people and the organisation. Attending a munch is not required before applying for membership.
New members may ask for a buddy. A buddy can answer practical questions about the organisation, explain our approach to discretion and conduct, and may meet you before an event and show you around. A buddy is not a BDSM instructor and is not responsible for your choices or what you want to learn.
Events you can attend as a member
- Munches, workshops, and partiesWe hold social meetups, workshops, playbars, and parties. When you are signed in, you will find the practical information on each event.
- Workshops and shared experienceAt workshops and informal meetups, members share knowledge and experience with one another.
- Visiting partner organizationsSMB has visitor agreements with eleven organizations in Norway. Members can usually attend events that are not reserved for the other organization's own members.
- Buddies and event monitorsNew members can ask for a buddy who answers practical questions. At events with play, you can contact the event lead or an event monitor if you need help or have a question.
- Photographs from previous eventsMembers can view photographs from some previous events in the gallery.
- Hiring the venueMembers can hire SMB's venue for small groups or private events when the organization is not using it. Everyone attending must know the venue rules.