About

The Society of Sensory Professionals is a 501(c) non-profit organization devoted to promoting the field of sensory science.


Mission

The mission of SSP is to advance the science and education of sensory evaluation, including consumer research, and the role/work of sensory professionals, for the purpose of sharing knowledge, exchanging ideas, mentoring and educating its members.


Openness

The society is an open organization and welcomes members in all parts of the globe. The organizing committee feels strongly that this society is largely a “virtual” (i.e., web based) entity and intends to provide a professional organization that can help link members and foster collaboration, education, scientific inquiry, and mentoring in the field.

Although the society does plan to hold bi-annual conferences in years other than Pangborn years, it is expected that these conferences may be more regional in focus, should not supersede the efforts of other regional conference organizers, and that collaboration with regional or national groups would be required to further develop this regional conference system. We welcome inquiries and we are happy to share our bylaws with other groups.


Membership is now open

Membership processing is now open!  You can also now register for the November inaugural conference, but if you want to take advantage of the member discount, you must be logged into your account before you proceed to pay for the conference.  Please note that the early registration fees hold only through July 31.

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Sensory Science Wiki

As an additional member benefit, the society is maintaining a sensory science wiki.  Although the wiki will be open to the public for browsing and reading, only SSP members will be able to contribute or edit content.

If you are completely unfamiliar with wikis, you may want to read the wikipedia article on them.

Friday, May 2, 2008
Inaugural Conference

The society is proud to announce that the Inaugural Conference of the Society will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio (USA) November 5-7, 2008.  The theme “Creating the Future” builds on the mission of advancing the field of sensory evaluation and consumer research.  For more information on the conference, please consult the conference web page.

Thursday, May 1, 2008