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Page 1 of 4 Employment Demographics Please check your business affiliation. Select one category.

 Academic Institution (07)  Food Mfg./Processor (01)  Instrumentation Mfg./Supplier (19)  Scientific/Trade Assn./Foundation  Beverage Mfg./Processor (16)  Food Safety Svcs./Equip. Mfg./  Packaging Equip. Mfg./Materials (13)  Consulting (06) Supplier (18) Mfg./Supplier (04)  Services for the Food Industry (20)  Contract Processing/Packaging (05)  Foodservice (09)  Private Research Institution (08)  Student (17)  Food Ingredients/Flavors Mfg./  Government (10)  Processing Equip. Mfg./Supplier (03)  Other (14) Supplier (02)  Independent Testing Lab (11)  Publisher (12)

What segment(s) listed below apply to your company/business? (Check all that apply.)

 Bakery Products (05)  Foodservice (15)  Non-GMO (16)  Snack Foods (09)  Beverages (08)  Fruits/Vegetables-processed (03)  Organics (19)  Sugar/Confectionary/  Dairy Products (02)  Grain Mill/Cereal Products (04)  Pet Foods (14) Candy Products (06)  Fats & Oils (07)  Meat/Poultry/Seafood Products (01)  Prepared Foods/Dinners/Entrees (13)  Vegetarian/Vegan/Plant Based (18)  Food Ingredients/Additives (12)  Naturals (17)  Produce-Fresh (11)  Other/Not Applicable (10)

Please select your primary work function/job title. Check the one category that best describes your job.

R&D/Scientific/Technical  Vice President – R&D Scientific-  Product/Brand Manager (26)  Teaching-Research (36)  Chemist (08) Technical (01)  Sales Representative (27)  Technical-Scientific (35)  Dir. of Research/Development (02)  Other R&D-Scientific-Technical (16)  Technical Sales Representative (29)  Other Education (40)  Dir. of Technical Services (03)  Vice President (23)  Flavorist (09) Management/Supply Chain  Other Sales & Marketing (30) Consultants  Food Engineer (10)  Engineering/Processing Dir./Mgr./  Management (42) Supvr. (20)  Food Scientist/Technologist/ Purchasing  Technical/Scientific (41)  General Manager (19) Product Developer (11)  Purchasing Agent-Buyer (32)  Other Consultants (43)  Plant Manager-Supervisor (21)  Laboratory Director (07)  Purchasing-Procurement Dir./Mgr./  President-Owner-Partner-Officer (17)  Microbiology (12) V.P. (31) Government  Quality Control-Dir./Mgr./Supvr. (51)  Nutrition (13)  Other Purchasing (33)  Inspection (46)  Quality Control-Entry Level (52)  Packaging (14)  Management-Administrative (44)  Vice President  Quality Assurance – Entry Level (05) Education/Academia  Post Doctoral Researcher (50) (not R&D-Sales & Marketing) (18)  Quality Assurance Dir./Mgr./Supvr.  Administrative (34)  Research (45) (04)  Other Management (22)  Extension (38)  Other Government (47)  Research Chef (06)  Management (37)  Sensory Evaluation (15) Sales & Marketing  Post Doctoral Researcher (53) Other Job Title/Function  Broker (28)  Student (39)  Other (48)  Director (24)  Manager (25)

Please indicate the areas in which you have buying influence, i.e., select/approve, determine/specify, or purchase. (Check all that apply)

Ingredients  Flavor Potentiators (23) Processing/Packaging/Laboratory Services for the Food Industry  Acidulants (01)  Flavors (22) Equipment, Instrumentation  Additive/Ingredient Analysis (45) and Supplies  Anticaking Additives (02)  Fruits & Vegetables (fresh/dehyd/  Analytical Testing Service (46)  Chemical/Ingredients Analyzers (42)  Antifoaming Additives (03) freeze-dried) (24)  Computer Equipment/Software/  Food Packaging Equipment/Systems  Antimicrobial (04)  Gums/Hydrocolloids (25) Systems (61) (38)  Antioxidants (05)  Maltodextrins (26)  Contract Processing/Packaging (47)  Food Packaging Materials/Supplies  Meat/Poultry/Fish/Seafood (27)  Education/Information Services (48)  Bakery Product Ingredients (06) (39)  Natural Colors (64)  Foodservice Product/Process Dev  Bases/Mixes/Stocks (07)  Food Processing Equipment/ (49)  Batters/Breadings (08)  Nuts (28) Systems/Supplies (36)  Govern. Regulatory/Inspection/R&D  Botanicals (65)  Pasta Products (29)  Food Processing Instrumentation (37) Svcs. (50)  Bulking Agents (09)  Probiotics (68)  Lab Equipment/Supplies (44)  Management/Marketing Consulting  Proteins/Protein Products (30)  Cannabis (66)  Microorganisms Detection Kits (41) (53)  Spices/Seasonings/Salt (31)  Cereal Grains (10)  Physical Property Measuring  Package Development/Design (54)  Starches (32) Instruments (40)  Certified Colors (13)  Personnel Recruitment/Placement  Cheeses/Cheese Products (11)  Sweeteners (33)  Sensors & Internet of Things (IoT) (59) (67)  Cocoa/Chocolate Products (12)  Vitamins/Minerals/Nutrient  Process Development (52) Supplements (34)  Temperature/Humidity/Water  Confection Ingredients (14)  Product Development (51)  Yeasts/Yeast Products (35) Activity Instr. (43)  Dairy Product Ingredients (15)  Publications/Books (55)  Emulsifiers (16)  Quality Assurance/Control (56)  Encapsulated Ingredients (17)  Regulatory/Legal Consulting (57)  Enzymes (18)  Sensory Evaluation (58)  Fat Replacers (19)  Site Selection/Economic  Fats & Oils (20) Development (60)  Fiber & Prebiotics (21)  No Buying Influence (62) Page 2 of 4 Regional State/Section Sec. ZIP Code Range Dues Join State/Section Sec. ZIP Code Range Dues Join Sections ALABAMA NEW HAMPSHIRE South Eastern 17A 35000-36999 $15  Northeast 03A 03000-03899 $20  IFT members in ALASKA NEW JERSEY the U.S. who work Puget Sound 12A 99500-99999 $10  New York1 06A 07000-07699, 07800-07999 $25  or reside in an area ARIZONA Central New Jersey1 06B 07700-07799, 08500-08699, 08800-08999 $25  served by a Section Cactus 45A 85000-86099, 86300-86999 $20  Philadelphia 10A 08000-08499, 08700-08799 $20  (based upon your ARKANSAS NEW MEXICO primary address Mid-South 52A 72300-72499 $15  Bonneville 49A (Utah) $20  zip code) will be Ozark 53A 71600-72299, 72500-72999 $20  Rocky Mountain 32A (Colorado) $20  automatically CALIFORNIA Cactus 45A (Arizona) $20  added to the Southern California 04A 90000-91899, 91901-93199, 93400-93499 $25  Longhorn 35A (Texas) $25  Section. IFT will add San Joaquin 02D 93200-93399, 93500-93799 $20  NEW YORK this to your order Northern California 02A 93800-96199 $25  New York1 06A 10000-10999, 12400-12799 $25  and your COLORADO Long Island 47A 11000-11999 $15  total will be Rocky Mountain 32A 80000-81699 $20  Western New York 08A 12000-12399, 12800-14999 $6  adjusted. CONNECTICUT NORTH CAROLINA

  In addition, you Nutmeg 42A 06000-06999 $25 Dogwood 39A 27000-28999 $20 can join as many DELAWARE NORTH DAKOTA 2 optional sections Philadelphia 10A 19700-19899 $20  Minnesota 28A (Minnesota) $15  as you like; list the Maryland 11A 19900-19999 $12  Great Plains2 28B (South Dakota) $15  numbers for the ad- FLORIDA OHIO ditional sections you Florida 07A 32000-34999 $30  Ohio Valley 15A 43000-43399, 43700-43999, 45000-45999 $20  wish to join GEORGIA Lake Erie 43A 44000-44799 $25  on the line under South Eastern 17A 30000-31999 $15  OKLAHOMA “Additional HAWAII Oklahoma 46B 73000-74999 $20  Sections”. Hawaii 25A 96700-96899 $10  OREGON IDAHO Intermountain 37A 97900-97999 $30  1. By joining Intermountain 37A 83200-83499, 83600-83799 $30  Oregon 16A 97000-97799 $35  New York or ILLINOIS PENNSYLVANIA the sub-section Chicago 01A 60000-61999, 62300-62399, 62500-62799 $25  Keystone 55A 16800-17999, 18200-18299, $10  noted with a St. Louis 05A 62000-62299, 62400-62499, 62800-62999 $15  18600-18899, 19500-19699 “1”, you are INDIANA Philadelphia 10A 18000-18199, 18300-18599, 18900-19499 $20  automatically   a member of both. Indiana 20A 46000-46299, 46500-47099, 47200-47999 $15 Pittsburgh 21A 15000-16399, 16600-16799 $20 Chicago 01A 46300-46499 $25  Western New York 08A 16400-16599 $6  2. By joining Bluegrass 33A 47100-47199 $15  RHODE ISLAND Minnesota or IOWA Northeast 03A 02800-02999 $20  the sub-section Iowa 13A 50000-50999, 51400-51499, 52000-52999 $25  SOUTH CAROLINA noted with a Great Plains2 28B 51000-51399 $15  South Eastern 17A 29000-29999 $15  “2”, you are Ak-Sar-Ben 24A 51500-51999 $20  SOUTH DAKOTA automatically KANSAS Great Plains2 28B 57000-57999 $15  a member of both. Kansas City 29A 66000-67999 $25  TENNESSEE KENTUCKY Mid-South 52A 38000-38399 $15  Bluegrass 33A 40000-40999, 41100-42999 $15  Volunteer 44A 37099-37999, 38400-38599 $20  Ohio Valley 15A 41000-41099 $20  TEXAS LOUISIANA Longhorn 35A 75000-76799, 79000-79699 $25  Longhorn 35A 71000-71199 $25  Alamo 51A 76800-78999, 79700-79999 $20  Louisiana Gulf Coast 34A 70000-70999, 71200-71599 $10  UTAH MAINE Bonneville 49A 84000-84999 $20  Northeast 03A 03900-04999 $20  VERMONT MARYLAND Northeast 03A 05000-05999 $20  Washington, D.C. 31A 20700-20999 $20  VIRGINIA Maryland 11A 20600-20699, 21000-21499, 21600-21999 $12  Washington, D.C. 31A 20100-20199, 22000-22399, 22900-24699 $20  Pittsburgh 21A 21500-21599 $20  Maryland 11A 22400-22899 $12  MASSACHUSETTS WASHINGTON Northeast 03A 01000-02799 $20  Puget Sound 12A 98000-98599 $10  MICHIGAN Oregon 16A 98600-98699 $35  Great Lakes 09A 48000-49999 $15  WASHINGTON, D.C. MINNESOTA Washington, D.C. 31A 20000-20099, 20200-20599 $20  Great Plains2 28B 56000-56299 $15  WEST VIRGINIA Minnesota2 28A 55000-55999, 56300-56999 $15  Maryland 11A 24700-25999, 26100-26499, 26600-26899 $12  MISSISSIPPI Pittsburgh 21A 26000-26099, 26500-26599 $20  Mid-South 52A 38600-39999 $15  WISCONSIN Louisiana Gulf Coast 34A (Louisiana) $10  Wisconsin 27A 53000-53999, 54100-54699, 54900-54999 $15  South Eastern 17A (Alabama) $15  Minnesota2 28A 54000-54099, 54700-54899 $15  MISSOURI WYOMING St. Louis 05A 63000-63999, 65000-65299, 65400-65599 $15  Rocky Mountain 32A 82000-82099 $20  Kansas City 29A 64000-64799, 65300-65399, 65900-65999 $25  Intermountain 37A (Idaho) $30  Ozark 53A 64800-64899, 65600-65899 $20  Great Plains2 28B (South Dakota) $15  MONTANA Ak-Sar-Ben 24A (Nebraska) $20  Intermountain 37A (Idaho) $30  Bonneville 49A (Utah) $20  NEBRASKA Ak-Sar-Ben 24A 68000-69999 $20  International Sections Sec. Dues Join NEVADA CANADA 22A British Columbia $9  Southern California 04A (California) $25  UNITED KINGDOM 40A British $20  San Joaquin 02D (California) $20  JAPAN 30 Japan $20  Northern California 02A (California) $25  Cactus 45A (Arizona) $20  Bonneville 49A (Utah) $20  Intermountain 37A (Idaho) $30  Oregon 16A (Oregon) $35  IFT Regional Sections Subtotal: $ ______

Page 3 of 4 Membership  Premier* – $209 (Plus section dues, if applicable.) Home Section Options Best deal! Premiere members receive a 12-month print subscription (Required, if applicable. Refer to page 3.) to Food Technology magazine, free webcasts and the IFT salary survey, For questions on your home section, All prices are in U.S. dollars and the largest discounts on IFT events, products, and services, as well call us at +1.312.782.8424 as eligibility for the IFT Achievement Awards and Class of Fellows. *Of the dues, $57 ______(non-deductable) Premier Membership Early Career Discount (Plus section dues, if applicable.) is allocated to Additional Sections Food Technology  1st Year Graduate – $80  2nd Year Graduate – $120  3rd Year Graduate – $160 magazine. Join as many sections as you like and list the Qualifying members must have graduated within the three years prior to completing numbers for the sections here. this application in order to receive the early career discount. ______ Networking & Engagement – $99 (Plus section dues, if applicable.) Networking and Engagement members receive online access to Food Technology magazine, discounts on webcasts, and lower discounts on IFT events, products, and services.

Additional Food Technology Magazine Airmail (Premier Membership Only)  Food Technology Magazine Airmail $60 Resources  JFS Online $130 Journal of Food Science (JFS) online subscription (12 issues annually) All prices are The Journal of Food Science is your source for peer-reviewed, original research on both the in U.S. dollars. basic and applied aspects of food science. Within JFS, you’ll find more than 500 papers published each year focusing on critical topics such as food chemistry, food engineering, food microbiology, food safety, sensory and food quality, nanoscale food science, food health and nutrition, and toxicology and chemical food safety.

Feed the minds that will feed the future. Support Feeding Tomorrow. I would like to donate $ ______Feeding Tomorrow, the foundation of IFT, aims to raise awareness of careers in the to the mission of Feeding Tomorrow. science of food, support the next generation of food professionals, and contribute knowledge that will help feed a growing and diverse population. Learn more about our programs FeedingTomorrow.org. Suggested donation: $75

Divisions Topic-based interest groups on IFT Connect – free for members.  Aquatic Food Products  Food Microbiology  Nutraceutical & Functional Foods  Biotechnology  Food Packaging  Nutrition  Carbohydrate  Foodservice  Product Development  Dairy Foods  Fruit & Vegetable Products  Protein  Education, Extension and Outreach  International  Quality Assurance  Food Chemistry  Marketing & Management  Refrigerated & Frozen Foods  Food Engineering  Muscle Foods  Sensory and Consumer Sciences  Food Laws & Regulations  Nonthermal Processing  Toxicology & Safety Evaluation

Payment Payment - U.S. Funds Only Annual Membership Dues $ ______ Personal check  Business/Company check  Money order IFT accepts the Home Section Membership Dues $ ______following forms of payment:  American Express  Discover  MasterCard  Visa Additional Section Membership Dues $ ______Journal of Food Science Subscription $______• Checks in U.S. dollars drawn Contribution to Feeding Tomorrow $ ______on a U.S. bank Card Number # ______SUBTOTAL $ ______• Postal money Expiration Date ______orders in Airmail (optional) $ ______U.S. dollars Name on Card ______5% GST (Canadian residents only) $ ______• American Express • Visa Signature (required) • MasterCard TOTAL AMOUNT DUE $ ______• Discover

Wire transfers ______are not accepted. By submitting this application, I adhere to the IFT Code of Professional Conduct. Read more at ift.org/codeofconduct.

Mail or fax application to: NOTE: Your application for membership must be submitted with Institute of Food Technologists payment to be processed. If you have any questions, please contact 97478 Eagle Way us at 800.438.3663 (North America), or +1.312.782.8424 (outside of Chicago, IL 60678-9740 North America), or email [email protected]. Fax: +1.312.782.8348

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