Membership with the American Cheese Society provides access to targeted benefits, resources, tools, and discounts. Review the member benefits chart below to explore ACS Membership Levels and associated benefits.
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Professional Level Membership Benefits
Individual Membership Benefits
An individual membership gives 1 individual the following benefits:
- Unique personal username and password for full ACS online access
- Free access to live member webinars
- Free access to webinar recordings, informational sessions, and other resources in the ACS Learning Center
- All ACS member communications including the monthly Cheesebytes newsletter, weekly The Weekly Rind newsletter, and important Member Updates
- Listing in searchable ACS Membership Directory
- Eligibility to serve ACS Committees, the Board of Directors, and in other key volunteer roles.
- Discounted Member pricing on select ACS products and services including but not limited to:
- Annual Conference Registration
- ACS certification exam application and testing fees
- Job-postings in the ACS Career Center
- Discounted Member pricing on industry resources including but not limited to the below. The codes to take advantage of these discounts can be found on the homepage of the ACS Member Center.
- Online Food Safety for Artisan Cheesemakers course through North Carolina State University for FREE.
- 33% discount on subscription to Profession Fromager
- 50% off intermediate/advanced courses through Dairy Connection’s CONNECT U which features a variety of video presentations on technical aspects of making cheese.
Small Business Membership Benefits
Small Business 1, Small Business 2, and Small Business 3 Memberships include all the benefits of Individual Membership for 1, 2, or 3 employees, plus:
- Ability to enter products into Annual ACS Judging & Competition
- Opportunity to exhibit at Meet the Cheesemaker
- Opportunity to apply to become an ACS Authorized Education Provider
- Opportunity to send ACS Member-2-Member Marketing Emails
Corporate Membership Benefits
Corporate 4 and Corporate 5 Memberships include all the benefits of Small Business Membership for 4 or 5 employees.
Corporate PLUS Membership includes all the benefits of Corporate 5 Membership, plus discounted pricing on select ACS products and services for unlimited representatives beyond the first 5 named members.
Corporate Sustaining Membership includes all the benefits of Corporate PLUS Membership, plus full access to ACS membership benefits for unlimited representatives beyond the first 5 named members. Sustaining Members also receive year-round logo recognition on the ACS website and in select annual media placements.
Associate Level Membership Benefits
These benefits are included with a Student or Enthusiast Membership.
- Unique personal username and password for full ACS online access
- Free access to member webinars
- Free access to webinar recordings, informational sessions, and other resources in the ACS Learning Center
- All ACS member communications including the monthly Cheesebytes newsletter, weekly The Weekly Rind newsletter, and important Member Updates
- Eligibility to serve on ACS Committees
- Discounted Member pricing on select ACS products and services including but not limited to:
- Annual Conference Registration
- ACS certification exam application and testing fees
- Job-postings in the ACS Career Center
- Discounted Member pricing on industry resources including but not limited to the below. The codes to take advantage of these discounts can be found on the homepage of the ACS Member Center.
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- Online Food Safety for Artisan Cheesemakers course through North Carolina State University for FREE.
- 33% discount on subscription to Profession Fromager
- 50% off intermediate/advanced courses through Dairy Connection’s CONNECT U which features a variety of video presentations on technical aspects of making cheese.
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