Membership

We welcome you to come join our active community of food professionals in Western
Washington. Puget Sound section of IFT offers excellent opportunities to meet and
network with other area food scientists, ingredient food specialists and many others
involved in the food industry.

Membership in the Puget Sound IFT runs from January 1^st through December 31^st

NEW! Pay by credit card online OR Pay by check (mail)

Your Choice of payment is up to you.

Pay By Credit Card
Select "Buy Now" button and follow the prompts for completing the credit card transaction.
Then, fill out the membership form and send it (email or mail) to the address below. Mark the
form that you paid online.

Pay By Check
Print out the membership form and mail it along with your check to the address below. Mark
the form that you paid by check.

PUGET SOUND IFT MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM (.DOC)

Aisha Kabani Email
Eagle Beverage
7021 South 220th Street
Kent WA 98032
(253) 867-6140

Need Help? How to register online . . . click here

BENEFITS of SECTION MEMBERSHIP

Participation in a Regional Section provides up to date scientific information, along with an excellent
opportunity to network and help your profession

- FREE admission to Supplier's Night
- FREE Membership Directory
- Section Newsletters including all meetings and events information and job postings
- Access to advertise in the newsletter and/or on the website

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

Regional Members - INSTITUTE members who are also members of the Section (Qualified to vote or hold office).	DUES: $10
Regional Associates - NOT INSTITUTE members.	DUES: $10
Emeritus Member - Emeritus Membership is granted to retiring members with a membership tenure of 20 or more years. Emeritus Members do not pay dues and receive substantial discounts on publication subscriptions and event registrations.	NO DUES
Student Members - a full-time student working toward an Associate or higher degree in food science/technology or a related field.	DUES: $10

For information on becoming a member of the INSTITUTE click here:

ANNUAL DUES

(Any adjustment to the annual dues for Regional Members, Associate Members, Emeritus Members
and Student Members is submitted to the executive committee before implementation)

The dues year is from January 1 through December 31 of each calendar year.

Members in arrears over 60 days (end of February) shall be dropped from the official rolls of
the SECTION.

PRORATION OF DUES

Applications received between November 1 and May 1 require a full year's dues.

Student Member applications received between November 1 and August 1, the dues will be credited
to the current calendar year.

Graduating Student Member applying for Member status will be granted a fifty percent (50%)
discount during their first full year of full Member status.

Annual Dues Exceptions:
A member with Emeritus status pays no dues.