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Events & Conferences
Stay updated with the latest events, conferences and seminars happening around the globe.
Professional Networking
PINES provides a venue for established sport nutrition clinicians, educators, and researchers from around the globe to share their knowledge and help both aspiring and experienced sports dietitians. Meet up in person at major events where PINES is represented.
Monthly PINES newsletter
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Mentoring/Mastermind Sessions
Led by an experienced sports nutrition professional, you’ll get answers to your questions about how to establish/grow your business. Topics could focus on how to get your foot in the door; whether or not to measure body composition, how to counsel athletes with low energy availability, etc.
PINES Community Chat Group
PINES on Listserv: Email exchange to network, ask questions, provide answers, and be part of a global community of sports nutrition professionals! Exclusive for PINES members only!
PINES Resources
All the resources related to sports nutrition linked in one place! PINES offers resources like Feature articles, Researcher Q&A, Sports Nutritionist Q&A, Olympic Experiences, International Food Fact Sheets, Translated articles, Video Resources
Membership Categories
Student Membership
Criteria for Student Membership:
- Students must be currently in a tertiary level nutrition science, exercise science, sports nutrition or sports medicine degree. On completion will be eligible for professional membership.
$25 per year
Professional Membership
Criteria for a Professional Membership:
- Tertiary qualifications in nutrition and dietetics as recognised by local dietetic association (eg. RD or APD) OR equivalent in exercise science or sports medicine
- Further completion of training in a recognised course in sports nutrition, or completion of a relevant post graduate research program, or equivalent industry experience in sports nutrition
$35 per year
Important notes:
- The current payment service the PINES website hosts is through Stripe. Please check here for a list of countries that this service supports support. If you are joining from a country not listed then please email info@PINESnutrition.org to have an admin assist with your registration.As our membership is growing in number and diversity we will be looking to possibly integrate other payment services into the website or other changes to make membership easier for professionals in a greater range of countries.
- You will need to upload evidence of your qualification/s or enrolment. An admin will review your membership within 2 business days.
- You will receive an automatically generated receipt immediately after submitting your membership registration. If you do not receive this please email info@PINESnutrition.org to confirm that your registration has been received.
- PINES membership is an annual subscription via auto renewal which can be switched to payments via invoice by contacting info@PINESnutrition.org.
Income-wise Membership Categories
To increase our global membership and outreach, PINES is excited to announce that for 2021, membership fees will be based on Country income level. Current PINES membership pricing will remain for high income economies in both the Professional Member and Student Categories. Professionals and students from upper-middle income, low-middle income and low-income economies can join or renew at the discounted rate below, based on World Bank criteria.
Income levels | Professional | Student |
| High-income economies | $35 | $25 |
| Upper-middle income economies | $25 | $20 |
| Low-middle income economies | $20 | $10 |
| Low-income economies | $15 | $5 |
Visit this link for a list of full classification of countries and income levels
World Bank Country Income Classifications
In addition, organizations that are involved in sports nutrition can also apply for organizational membership discounts based on the same criteria. Click here for additional information.
Last reviewed: January 2021
