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HOW DO I APPLY FOR IFSTSL MEMBERSHIP? MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY & SUBSCRIPTION WHAT BENEFITS DO I GET AS A MEMBER? ENROLMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERS

HOW DO I APPLY FOR IFSTSL MEMBERSHIP?

Membership Application form can be downloaded from the link below.
Click here to download application form

Duly completed applications with the supporting documents should be submitted to the IFSTSL office through

  1. emailing the scanned copies to info@ifstsl.org
    2. or
  2. sending hard copies to the IFSTSL office (Institute of Food Science & Technology Sri Lanka, 35/8A,1/1, Vijaya Kumarathunga Mawatha, Colombo 05 via registered post.

Membership fee payments can be made by

  1. depositing money into the following bank account and sending the paying slip through WhatsApp to 077 114 9397.
    2. Account Holder: Institute of Food Science & Technology Bank: National Development Bank (NDB), Havelock Town (Jawatta) Account Number: 101‐000151786
  2. a cheque drawn in favour of “Institute of Food Science & Technology Sri Lanka”, and cross A/P only and sending the paying slip through WhatsApp to 077 114 9397.

For any clarification, please contact:
Mrs. Sandhya Fernando
Phone: +94 117 548 770 or +94 77 114 9397
Email: info@ifstsl.org

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION

  • Entrance fee is Rs. 1,000 for individual members and Rs. 5,000 for corporate members.
  • • Annual subscription is Rs. 2,500 for fellows and Associate members. Rs. 15,000 for Corporate members and Rs. 10,000 for Associate Corporate members. Annual subscription for Interim members is Rs. 5,000 for companies and Rs. 2,000 for individuals. No annual subscription is refueled for student members.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY & SUBSCRIPTION

Fellow Member - Click here to see the list of members

Qualifications required

  1. Postgraduate Diploma/Masters Degree/ Bachelors Degree / Diploma related to ‐ Food Science & Technology
    Or ‐ Food & Nutrition
    Or ‐ Agriculture
    Or ‐ Agribusiness, offered by a recognized international institution
  2. Minimum 5 years experience in the field, out of which a minimum 1 year in a corporate member organization/ formal government institute
  3. Annual subscription paid in full

Membership Subscription

  1. Entrance fee Rs. 1,000/=
  2. Annual subscription Rs. 2,500/=

Associate Member - Click here to see the list of members

Qualifications required

  1. Basic level education (GCE O/L)
  2. Minimum 10 years experience at a senior managerial level in a food processing business
  3. Annual subscription paid in full
    Or
    • Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field
    • Minimum 1 year experience in the food industry
    • Annual subscription paid in full

    Or
    • Graduated in a relevant field
    • Minimum 2 years experience in the food industry
    • Annual subscription paid in full

    Or
    • Diploma in a relevant field
    • Minimum 3 years experience in the food industry
    • Annual subscription paid in ful

Membership Subscription

  1. Entrance fee Rs. 1,000/=
  2. Annual subscription Rs. 2,500/=

Corporate Member - Click here to see the list of members

Qualifications required

  1. Any legally registered company or formal government institute engaged in the food processing industry for over 3 years with minimum facilities along with quality certifications
  2. Employing a minimum of 1 Fellow Member of the Institute
  3. Annual subscription paid in full

Membership Subscription

  1. Entrance fee Rs. 5,000/=
  2. Annual subscription Rs. 15,000/=

  1. 1. Payable within six (6) weeks of the end of the calendar year. Any member / Associate / Interim Member who is in arrears of subscription for one year, may forfeit membership upon a decision of the Council.
  2. 2. Decided and reviewed annually by the Board of Governors of the Institute

Associate Corporate Member - Click here to see the list of members

Qualifications required

  1. Any legally registered Company or formal government institute engaged in the food processing industry for over 1 year with minimum facilities along with quality certifications
  2. Employing a minimum of 1 Fellow or Associate Member of the Institute
  3. Annual subscription paid in full

Membership Subscription

  1. Entrance fee Rs. 5,000/=
  2. Annual subscription Rs. 10,000/=

Interim Member - Click here to see the list of members

Qualifications required

  1. A Director / Manager of a company engaged in food processing
    Or
    A sole proprietorship, a partnership or a food industry incorporated in Sri Lanka
  2. Annual subscription paid in full

Membership Subscription

    Individuals
  1. Entrance fee Rs. 2,000/=
  2. Annual subscription Rs. 1,000/=
    Corporate
  1. Entrance fee Rs. 5,000/=
  2. Annual subscription Rs. 5,000/=

Student Member - Click here to see the list of members

Qualifications required

  1. Engaged in studies for a Postgraduate Diploma/ Masters Degree/ Bachelors Degree/ Diploma related to Food Science & Technology or Food Science & Nutrition
  2. Industrial experience not required
  3. Entrance fee paid in full

Membership Subscription

  1. Entrance fee Rs. 500/=
  2. Annual subscription: Rs. 500/=

  1. 3. Interim Members shall within 3 years upgrade their membership category to a member in order to continue with the membership of the Institute.
  2. 4. Membership of Student Members would hold only for which the members are officially expected to complete their studies. Student Members will not be eligible to vote at General Meetings.
  3. 5. Fulltime students of undergraduate level or below are exempted from annual membership fee for the normal duration of their study period.

HOW IS IFSTSL MANAGED

The IFSTSL is managed by a Council of 13 members and a Governing Board of 5 members elected at the Annual General Meeting among Its members. The two bodies work together to maintain high professional standards in all activities of IFSTSL.

The lFSTSL is registered under the Registrar of. Companies with a legally acceptable constitution governing its activities.

WHAT BENEFITS DO I GET AS A MEMBER?

  • All members get the privilege to interact with members of the IFSTSL very closely, which constitute of academia, researchers, industrialists and other professional groups working on food related activities in Sri Lanka
  • The members receive a free e-Newsletter which provides a forum for discussion, and express views in addition to exposure of current issues important to the food industry.
  • The members get the opportunity to come across any vacancies in the food sector.
  • The members get concessions on all fees charged for training programs, workshops and seminars organized by IFSTSL in collaboration with the Universities, research institutes, and foreign organizations with similar interests

ENROLMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERS

  1. Individuals & corporates seeking membership of the institute shall apply in writing on the prescribed form to the IFSTSL office.
  2. Any member may terminate his/her membership by notice in writing.
  3. A member who is not in arrears of subscription fees shall be eligible to attend and vote at the General Meetings of the institute, except for student members.
  4. Every member including corporate members shall be entitled to a single vote at General Meetings.
  5. The Council of IFSTSL will determine the eligibility of an application according to set criteria which will be updated with the concurrence of a majority of the membership.
  6. Student members are not entitled to vote at General Meetings.
  7. Interim members shall upgrade their membership category to a member within 4 years, from the date of membership.
  8. Interim members who are not in arrears of subscription shall be entitled to attend meetings, but shall not be entitled to vote, or be eligible for election to the Council.