Local
affiliate membership benefits:
- It's
great for your purchasing and supply management career!
As
an active participant you can learn more about our great profession.
- Recognition
for being a leader in the prchasing and supply management field!
Be recognized with your employer for your commitment! The top
staff are those who contunually sharpen there professional "saw".
This is what we are about.
- It's
"economical"! -Registering through the affiliate saves
you the ISM service fee.
In fact, in 2002 the board actually dropped the cost of joining
NAPM-SC while keeping services and opportunities expanding.
- Dinner
Included!
All of our monthly dinner meetings are part of your membership.
Event
Schedule
- Free
Training Included! Satelite Seminars
Satelite Seminars are free. Great training! Event
Schedule
- C.P.M
and A.P.P. Training Assistance and Mentoring
There is no better time to improve your education and future
than now!
- A
network of peers to lean on for ideas, resources, and fun
Let's face it, sometimes your staff and execs just don't understand
how great you are and what a great thing you are doing for the
company. We do! And, we can help you be even better.
- Professional
and career development, network and opportunites
Gone are the days of a lifetime at the same company for most
people. We want to aid you in keeping your position longer and
preparing you for your future role in the purchasing and supply
management field. Many of our members found their next position
through the affiliate.
As
part of your local affiliate membership, you are a full member
in ISM™ giving you access to:
-
Inside Supply Management®
Our monthly magazine contains national and international information
on new trends and developments in the profession plus insightful
"how-to" articles. The magazine is published exclusively for
ISM members.
- Manufacturing
and Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business® (ROB)
Published in Inside Supply Management®, our monthly survey
of purchasing statistics is the first of its kind. It's considered
by many economists to be the most reliable, near-term economic
barometer available today.
- Unlimited
Access to ISM's Web Site
Unlock the possibilities of this valuable research tool. Members
can search an extensive database for information and articles
on supply management issues, take part in professional forums,
contact their local affiliates or other related organizations,
and learn about ISM's assortment of educational products and
services. Members also have access to:
- The
Online Career Center - where you can search a database
of employment listings from across the country, post your
resume for organizations to see, or take advantage of other
career-enhancing tools.
- The
ISM Online InfoCenter - members can search an expansive
articles database via the Internet, access the Frequently
Asked Questions table, search ISM's Bid Specifications Database,
and take advantage of free Resource Guides.
- PEO Brokerage, Inc. (PBI) - a business-to-business
broker of PEO (professional employer organization) services
throughout the U.S.
- National
Waste Network
National Waste Network (NWN) is a business exchange that serves
the solid waste industry. With a database of more than 12,000
solid waste collection companies in the United States, NWN is
able to match your particular needs with information from their
database of collection companies based on a variety of criteria
provided by you. NWN claims an average savings of 18% for customers
they have serviced in the past.
- Purchasing
Advocate
No one understands better than ISM how purchasing affects the
bottomline. One of our objectives is to promote the purchasing
profession. Members have access to all ISM printed and electronic
materials to help promote purchasing within the organizational
infrastructure. We can help you communicate your value-added
contributions to the senior management of your organization.
- C.P.M.
and A.P.P. Programs (NAPM-SC reimburses for certification
testing)
ISM offers two professional designations. The Accredited Purchasing
Practitioner (A.P.P.) program is for entry-level buyers primarily
engaged in the tactical or operational side of purchasing/materials
management. It is also available to those outside of an organization's
purchasing/materials management department with definite procurement
(supply chain management) responsibilities. The Certified Purchasing
Manager (C.P.M.) program focuses on the managerial, administrative,
and strategic, as well as tactical aspects of the purchasing
and materials management function. Both programs are designed
for those working in any of the major private, public, or non-profit
work sectors. Both programs are administered by ISM and members
receive discounts on exams and study materials.
- Committees
Acquire new skills in planning, managing, and organizing while
developing your leadership potential. Some committee members
report on economic conditions (the primary statistics become
the highly-respected Report on Business®), direct ISM's annual
conference, assist in program development, and much more. Only
ISM members can participate.
- Special
Interest Groups
and Forums
Gain a deeper understanding of your purchasing specialty and
develop valuable connections across the U.S. when you join an
ISM special interest group or forum. ISM has groups in interest
areas ranging from materials management to health care providers,
to federal acquisitions. Only through ISM can you participate
in the ISM special interest groups or forums.
- CAPS
Research ISM members receive purchasing-related research
studies and benchmarks free from CAPS, the only national not-for-profit
research center in purchasing and materials management. CAPS
sponsors three international roundtables throughout the year
in North America, Europe, and Asia. Participants include more
than one hundred Fortune 500 companies.
- Seminar
Discounts
Enhance your professional development and job performance when
you enroll in ISM seminars taught by experienced instructors.
Over 90 seminars are conducted annually throughout the United
States; intensive, one-week purchasing management programs are
also conducted at selected universities. Members save up to
$200 on each two-day seminar and $400 on each management program.
Our satellite seminar series addresses different purchasing/supply
management issues and is offered several times throughout the
year. This live program allows you to interact with speakers
and peers without leaving your city or affiliate area.
- Professional
Development Resources
Over 80 different audio/video programs and over 50 different
books to choose from. All programs are designed to heighten
your acumen in a variety of subjects, including: global sourcing,
negotiations, legal issues, and supply management. Video tapes
are easily adaptable to individual or group presentations. Publications
include: textbooks, workbooks, the TECHnotes series, with subject
matter covering purchasing topics plus general business information.
These professional development resources accommodate your unique
schedule and pace, and ISM members save on all purchases and
rentals.
- Annual
International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit
Network with 2000 peers at the only international conference
devoted exclusively to purchasing and supply management. Examine
emerging trends and challenges during comprehensive workshops
conducted by your peers. Workshop presenters are selected as
a result of ISM's "Call for Presentations." The conference attracts
distinguished speakers to discuss current national and international
issues and features several sessions highlighted by prominent
corporate leaders. Members receive significant savings on registration
fees.
- The
Journal of Supply Chain Management
The nation's first scholarly journal devoted exclusively to
purchasing and materials management research and development.
New members receive more than one-half off the 1 year subscription
rate.
- Recognition
and Awards
Earn recognition when you are rewarded for exemplary service
to ISM and the profession at large. The J. Shipman Gold Medal,
established in 1931, is the purchasing profession's highest
honor; other awards are given to ISM members for outstanding
performance in the categories of Education/Learning, Innovation/Creativity,
Leadership, Marketing/Communicating and Volunteerism.
- ISM
Knowledge Center
Members can enroll in a free course on cost/price analysis,
or take one of the growing number of other self-directed online
courses and earn Continuing Education Hours toward recertification.
- Member-Get-A-Member
Campaign Once you are a member, you can receive valuable
rewards by recruiting others into your professional association
- ISM. Campaigns are run each year, giving members a continual
opportunity to win.
For
more information call send e-mail to NAPM-SC.
Who
Can Join ISM?
- Anyone
involved in the purchasing or materials process, including without
limitation, purchasing, purchasing research, value analysis,
inventory control, materials management, supply chain management,
or any other activity or function which is related to the purchasing
or materials process.
- A full-time
teacher of, or researcher into, purchasing or materials management.
- An editor,
business manager, or secretary employed by an ISM affiliate.
- An undergraduate
or graduate student enrolled full time in an accredited college
or university.
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Requirements
for Membership
Membership
in ISM shall be open to the following:
- A
person who is involved in the purchasing or materials process, including
without limitation, purchasing, purchasing research, value analysis,
inventory control, materials management, supply chain management,
or any other activity or function which is related to the purchasing
or materials process.
- An
editor, secretary, or business manager employed by an Affiliated
Association.
- A
person with a full-time appointment as a teacher, research specialist,
department head, director or dean of a college, university, or other
academic institution whose academic responsibility includes purchasing
management or materials management or other related fields or subjects.
You may qualify for dues
free status.
- A
regular member whose dues are currently paid on a continuous basis
who is unemployed shall continue to be eligible for membership.
- A
regular member whose dues are currently paid on a continuous basis
who retires shall continue to be eligible for membership.
- An
undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full time in an accredited
community college or four-year college or university. You may qualify
for dues
free status if you meet the requirements and can provide
the requested documentation.
- A
person who is engaged in the business of providing consulting services
primarily in the field of purchasing management and materials management
on condition that such person does not solicit members of an affiliated
association for consulting engagements.
In
principle and in practice, the Institute for Supply Management values
and seeks a diverse membership. Individual viewpoints and contributions
are pursued and respected. There are no barriers to full participation
in ISM on the basis of ethnic background, gender, creed, age, sexual
orientation, national origin, or disability. For ISM, diversity is
valuing and respecting individual strengths, viewpoints and contributions.
Diversity is viewed as a positive asset in ISM's growth and success.
The association will value and embrace diversity in the membership.
It is the policy of ISM not to be affiliated with an association which
fails to adhere to the provisions of this statement of policy.
Categories
of Membership
Option
1: Regular membership includes national membership and
membership in the local affiliated associations. You receive the full
value of membership both locally and nationally.
Option
2: Direct National Membership includes membership
in the national association only. Membership in the local affiliate,
local networking opportunities, and other local benefits are not included.
Option
3: The Regular Membership Volume Discount Program provides
dues discounts to companies with 50 or more purchasing employees as
members. For more information on the Volume Discount Program, please
e-mail Rob Palmer
at ISM, call 800/888-6276, extension 3111, or write to:
ISM
- Volume Discount Program
Membership Department
P.O. Box 22160
Tempe, AZ 85285-2160
For
more information on membership, please e-mail NAPM-SC Customer Service,
NAPM
Southern Colorado
PO Box 1144
Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1144
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