Individual Membership
Dues: Individual Members: $120 Annually
Add Print Subscription to any membership: +$206
Term: Society for Cryobiology membership operates on a January - December calendar year. Membership fees are not pro-rated for members joining part-way through a year. Membership must be renewed by March 15 annually to remain a member in good standing of the Society.
Sponsorship: New applicants require sponsorship by a current society member in good standing. If you do not know a member of the society, the society secretary will review your application form and act as your sponsor. Active members sponsoring paid applicants are eligible for a member referral bonus.
Benefits:
- Resources & Access
- Substantially reduced Annual Meeting registration fees (save up to $230)
- Cryobiology Journal
- Free online access to all Cryobiology issues 1964 - current (save $36 per article)
- Exclusive Opportunity to purchase a hard copy print subscription to Cryobiology (available exclusively to Members)
- 20% discount on Open Access publishing in Cryobiology (save $734)
- SfC Webinar (~monthly): webinars feature both senior scientists alongside young researchers to explore a wide variety of cryobiology topics and themes.
- Reduced Price Job Postings to the Society's Job Board/Zip Recruiter (save up to $100 per job)
- Access to member-only forums and information:
- member directory
- member newsletter
- document library
- archive of annual meeting documents
- The right to vote in all Society for Cryobiology Election
- Professional Development, Education, and Awards
- Leadership opportunities through participation in Society Governance through the Board of Governors, committees, and working groups,
- Eligible for prestigious SfC awards including,
- The Dayong Gao Young Investigator Award - $5,000 and special lecture
- Arthur W. Rowe Best Paper Award - travel expenses and invited lecture at the Annual Meeting
- Cryo-Fellows - presented with the prestigious Basile J. Luyet medal and featured at the Annual Meeting
- Peter Mazur Award -recognizes significant and sustained contributions to cryobiology
- Participate in SfC-hosted career development activities that may be planned throughout the year, such as job fairs, leadership training, grant writing seminars, resume writing workshops, etc
- Networking and Visibility
- Opportunity to host or give a talk in our SfC webinars
- SfC social media (e.g., Linkedin, X)
- Opportunity to submit requests for posts to SfC social media sites
- Submit your accomplishments to SfC for posting on social media sites
Members on Membership
 Daniel Ballesteros, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - Individual Member
"I joined the Society for Cryobiology in January 2018. I am not sure why I did not apply for membership before, as I have been attending the meetings of the Society regularly and the membership would have saved me money on registration fees.
I enjoy being a member of the Society because it has allowed me to participate in the Society's decisions. I have also been able to get involved in the organization of the Annual Meetings, being a member of the Program Committee in 2018 and 2019.
The Society for Cryobiology is the largest group of cryobiology professionals in the world, and as a plant cryobiologist, I have found a great support and platform for my research here."
Zoran Marinović, Szent István University, Hungary - Student Member
"My name is Zoran Marinović and I am a PhD student at Szent István University, Hungary. I became a student member of the Society in late 2016. My main motivation for becoming a student member was the opportunity to be engulfed in a community of likeminded researchers who deal with topics similar to mine. As this was the first time I was a part of such community, I did not know what to expect, however, at the CRYO2018 meeting in Madrid I realized that the Society was more like a family with each member being eager to gather again and exchange new scientific ideas and opinions. Long-time members were also very welcoming and open towards the new members, especially the enthusiastic and interested student members.
As a student member I was able to apply for a Travel Grant to attend the annual meeting. Additionally, I had the opportunity to compete for the Society’s prestigious Peter L. Steponkus Crystal Award for Best Student Oral Presentation, which I won in 2018. Besides having the honor of being one of the best student presenters at the conference, I was also awarded a generous honorarium that I decided to spend on my further scientific development."
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