{"id":49,"date":"2013-05-16T00:07:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T00:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blcs.eng.cam.ac.uk\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-01-22T18:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:18:07","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blcs.org.uk\/?page_id=49","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BLCS welcomes students, academics, and industrial researchers working on any aspect of liquid crystal science and technology to become members of the Society.<\/p>\n<p>Delegates of any\u00a0BLCS supported event or meeting automatically receive an invitation for Society membership for a period of three\u00a0years. Alternatively you can sign up for news items only on our emailing list or opt out completely from BLCS related communications.<\/p>\n<h1>Student Membership:<\/h1>\n<p>Membership of the BLCS is free of charge to all students in full-time or part-time education. 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