The benefits of Society membership to both members and non-members alike include:
free electronic access to all back copies of the International Journal of Dairy Technology – back to Issue No.1 published in 1947.- free subscription to the International Journal of Dairy Technology, which costs £248 to a non-member subscriber. The publication contains peer-reviewed technical articles, consisting of reviews, Conference/Symposium contributions and original research papers from around the world on the latest developments in Dairy Technology.
- members' newsletter, which contains both short articles and news about Society developments - including a Members' Page
- reduced member's rate for (i) attending the Society's Symposia, Conferences, Residential Courses and Study Tours and (ii) purchasing its Technical Manuals/Publications. The latter are now being updated and expanded by the appointment of a dedicated Technical Series Editor
- inclusion in a Members' Directory, an important dairy industry reference source which will facilitate social and networking contact between members
- existence of specialist knowledge base in Dairy Science & Technology, which can be made available to interested members. In particular, membership gains access to over fifty five years of scientific and technological research published in the Society's flagship Journal
- contact point for, and source of information on, dairy technical issues; and a structured means of keeping up-to-date on the latest changes and developments in the dairy and related food industries
- access to SDT initiatives, arising from implementation of a new Business Plan
- availability of this comprehensive SDT website ( www.sdt.org ), which will be routinely updated to improve the information flow between the members and their Society
