The Society of Dairy Technology

Membership of the Society is open to anyone who either works at production, processing or marketing levels in the dairy industry, or is engaged in dairy/food education and/or research, or is a supplier of inputs or services to the dairy industry, or works in environmental health, retailing, consultancy or an appropriate local or national Government department.

If you work in any of these, or related, areas, then membership of the SDT should be most beneficial to you in pursuing your particular career – especially as a key source of specialist information in Dairy Science & Technology.

To apply for membership, simply print and complete the Membership Application Formand then forward, together with the printed and completed Direct Debit Instruction form, to the Society for approval by its Council, if you are unable or unwilling to set up a Direct Debit Instruction we are now able to accept payment via credit card using the PayPal system, please email execdirector@sdt.org for further details.

Your application will be acknowledged, indicating that it will be submitted for ratification at the next Council meeting of the Society. These are held quarterly in February, May, August and November of each year. Subsequently, you will be notified of your election, together with details of your nearest Regional area.

Support of your membership application by two existing members is required by the Society's Constitution and Rules. However, Council has the power to nominate for election at any general meeting applicants unable to comply with this requirement. Hence, an application should still be submitted, even if the applicant does not personally know any Society members at the time of application.