The benefits of joining a lively, growing network of English-language specialists include:

• Obtaining support from fellow professionals and native-English speakers
• Staying in touch with developments affecting the English language
• Keeping up to date and learning new skills
• Increasing your professionalism
• Solving terminology and language problems
• Avoiding second-language interference
• Increasing your efficiency and your profitability
• Learning from others in peer-sharing sessions.

As a SENSE member, you gain:

• Access to our lively online forum
• Access to the members-only section of the SENSE website
• Access to the online Handbook, our ongoing reference source for word professionals
• Access to the SENSE professional networking group on LinkedIn (if desired)
• A personal listing in the SENSE freelance register (if desired)
• eSense, our informative and entertaining society newsletter, published quarterly
• Special members-only discounts to useful publications, software and to sister organizations

We encourage SENSE members to participate in:

• Professional development lectures and workshops organized by SENSE
• Regional and/or subject-driven Special Interest Groups (medical, legal, copywriting, etc.)
• Our enjoyable social programme and society events, including the Annual General Meeting

Who may join SENSE?

Full membership is open to native-English speakers who work as editors, translators, writers or language teachers. Associate membership is open to language professionals with other mother tongues whose core business involves working with the English language. We expect our associate members to have a near-native level of spoken and written English. Most of our members reside in the Netherlands but this not a requirement.

Acceptance of membership is at the discretion of the SENSE Executive Committee.

Costs
The membership fee of SENSE for both full and associate members is currently €72,50 per year. 

If you would like to join SENSE, please fill out and submit our membership application form, together with your CV. Before submitting any personal data, you may want to read our privacy policy.