Membership

The association is a professional and educational organization of meat scientists and technologists with objectives of advancement of all aspects of science and technology relating to production, processing and marketing of meat and meat products to serve the humanity.

Membership is open to degree and or/diploma holders in meat/food science, related discipline and to those engaged in the profession. Professional individuals or groups, institutions or corporate bodies interested and engaged in research, training and education in meat science and all other related and allied subjects and any other relevant areas duly recognized by the association are eligible for the membership of the association. Overseas Indian students and scientists are also encouraged to be members of the association as per rules.

Membership benefits :

Each member will receive a copy of the Journal of Meat Science published by IMSA and all other communications related to association activities time to time.

1.    Individual members will access all activities of the association, get free News Letters, avail preferences and discounted registrations for workshops, meetings, conferences, field technical questions, and more.

2.    Group members will nominate one representative who will avail all benefits of an individual member. In addition to the above, Society will help in organizing special lectures/interactive discussions for the group and with the involvement and logistics/financial support from the group.

3.    Corporate Members benefits are as for Group Members above. In addition, association will provide knowledge support to workshops, discussion meetings, technical sessions to promote meat science education. Corporate members can share space (one to two paragraphs) in the News Letters on Technical notes, major new product news after approval from editorial committee.

Membership applications will be received throughout the year and will be reviewed and approved as early as possible. Ordinary or student membership will become active immediately and will expire on December 31 of the same year, regardless of the month it is received and approved.

Membership Fee may be paid either by Cash or Demand Draft in the name of Indian Meat Science Association, payable at Hyderabad. No partial payments are accepted. Please take the printout of the membership application form provided below and send the filled application form with membership fee to:

Dr. M. Muthukumar,
Secretary, Indian Meat Science Association,
ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat,
Chengicherla, Boduppal Post,
Hyderabad-500092, Telangana

e-mail: imsanrcm@gmail.com

Please download the membership form and send the filled form to Secretary, IMSA