Benefits and Services

Member Benefits

• Direct, personal contact at AMSA meetings with meat scientists from academia, industry, and government
• Participation in online collaboration and discussions through meatscience.org
• Discounts on registration fees for the Reciprocal Meat Conference, Meat Industry Research Conference, and the Western Science Conference
• Opportunity to attend various exclusive short courses on meat science subjects and an invitation to attend the International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST)
• Dissemination of scientific information at joint programs with American Association of Meat Processors, American Meat Institute, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Board, National Meat Association
• Opportunity to become involved in the programs that shape your career by participating on committees to determine the structure of meetings and industry programs

AMSA Members Receive

• Annual Proceedings of the Reciprocal Meat Conference and the Meat Industry Research Conference (online)
• AMSA Directory of Members - a listing of addresses and phone numbers (online) for networking with other meat science professionals
• The biweekly AMSA eNews filled with activity updates, members news, meat science and industry updates, and employment opportunities
• A subscription to the print magazine Animal Frontiers (professional members)
• Discounted subscription rates to Meat Science, the official journal of AMSA
• Unlimited access to all online ‘member-only’ information

Join AMSA

You can join the association now! Dues are $180 for professional members, $85 for graduate students and $30 for undergraduate students.

• Join as a Professional Member ($180)
• Join as a Graduate Student Member ($85)
• Join as an Undergraduate Student Member ($30)