NEW! Based on a recomendation from the Membership Committee to the Executive Board and Chapter Presidents' Board, effective July 1, 2006: Any first time new member to join on or after July 1 of the current year, shall pay the following year’s membership rate, and receive the remaining months of the current year at no additional cost. This does not apply to Enterprise Premier, Enterprise Advantage or Enterprise Platinum memberships. Contact your local chapter to find out if you qualify.
Individual
Chapter:
Individuals can join through one of the 31 local chapters.
At-Large:
Individuals located in an area where there is not currently a chapter may join via SIM International at-large membership. Annual dues are $285 ($142.50 non-profit/academic).
Companies with three (3) or more individual members receive dues discounts for joining through one of four (4) tiered enterprise membership packages. Enterprise memberships are offered at both the Chapter and At-Large (no chapter affiliation) level.
Enterprise memberships are open only to practitioner companies with a minimum of three (3) members. Consulting and recruiting firms, vendor/service providers, and academic institutions are excluded from this offering.
Each chapter should use this information to develop its own corporate membership pricing structure by including chapter–based components (e.g., chapter dues, add-on services, etc.) to the SIM base price.
BASE MEMBERSHIP PRICING
Dues amounts below are based on three (3) members. Additional memberships should be charged $140 per person.
| |
Individual Membership Pricing |
Corp. Membership Pricing |
Savings |
| SIM Dues |
$160 ($80 non-profit/academic) |
$140 x 3 |
$20 x 3 |
| Chapter Dues |
Varies by Chapter |
Varies by Chapter |
Varies by Chapter |
| SIMposium |
$1,595* |
$1,000 |
$595 |
| RLF |
$7,500 |
$6,000 |
$1,500 |
Enterprise
Offers companies with 3+ individual members, dues discount per member.
Base Cost: $420 ($140 x 3) + chapter dues
Savings: $60 off SIM dues + chapter savings
Enterprise Advantage: Offers companies with 3+ individual members, dues discount per member plus one (1) SIMposium 2008 registration.
Base Cost: $1,420 ($1,000+ $140 x 3) + chapter dues
Savings: $595 off conference* + $60 off SIM dues + chapter savings
Enterprise Platinum: Offers companies with 3+ individual members, dues discount per member, one (1) SIMposium 2008 registration plus one (1) Regional Leadership Forum (RLF) registration.
Base Cost: $7,420 ($6,000 + $1,000+ $140 x 3) + chapter dues
Savings: $1,500 off RLF + $595 off conference* + $60 off SIM dues + chapter savings
Enterprise Premier: Offers a company participation in the Advanced Practices Council® (APC), five (5) individual chapter memberships, one (1) SIMposium 2008 registration, four (4) SIMposium registrations at the lowest discount, and one (1) RLF registration.
Due to the APC component to this membership, chapters are encouraged to market; however, APC Program Director makes final approval.
This membership covers five (5) individuals at either a Chapter or At-Large level and has total annual dues of $25,500 (fixed price). In chapter situations, SIM remits the equivalent of five (5) individual chapter memberships’ dues to the appropriate chapter. Members may be from different chapters.
Academic Institution
SIM Academic Institution:
Chapter: Local chapter dues vary by chapter.
At-Large: SIM International dues are $1,750 per institution.
Joint SIM/AIS Academic Institution:
Chapter : Local chapter dues vary by chapter.
At-Large : SIM International dues are $3,000 per institution.