Membership

Welcome to the industry's most prestigious association for IT executives. Joining SIM connects you with nearly 3,000 of the world's premier IT leaders. Our resources provide you with both practical and insightful business solutions, along with educational opportunities for professional development and growth.

Member Requirements:

Candidates for membership should be senior information executives in private or public sector organizations who are Corporate/Division heads of an I.S. organization responsible for information systems and technology. Candidates who are full-time faculty members in colleges or universities should be engaged in teaching and/or research activities that are devoted primarily to areas of senior managerial interest.

To qualify for membership in SIM New Jersey, you must belong to one of the following membership categories:

Practitioners:

IT MANAGEMENT- Senior information technology executives in private or public sector organizations who are Corporate or Divisional heads of Information Technology organizations responsible for information systems and technology. A senior information technology executive's direct report(s) with significant responsibility may also be admitted for membership.

BUSINESS EXECUTIVES - Senior business executives from public or private organizations whose primary responsibility is not information management, but who play a key role in the use of information technology in their own organization (i.e., CEOs, CFOs).

OTHER LEADERS - Leaders in shaping and influencing law and government policy in areas of professional concern to information mangers.

Vendors:

(Note: SIM NJ limits the number of vendor members to 20% of Practitioners)

CONSULTANT - Leading individuals and other experts from consulting firms who are able to demonstrate that their consulting activities are primarily performed at the senior level of the organizations they service and are not primarily in a sales role.

VENDORS - Leading individuals and other experts from vendor firms (software, hardware, IT Recruiting, other IT) who are able to demonstrate that their activities are primarily performed at the senior level of the organizations they service.

Academics:

(Note: SIM NJ limits the number of academic members to 10% of Practitioners)

ACADEMIC - Full-time university or college faculty members making a significant contribution to the field. An academic institutional chapter membership may be approved by the Executive Committee for the purpose of permitting participation of multiple members of academic institutions, however, one member of the academic institution must be designated as the SIM International member and will by the sole institutional member with voting rights.

Others:

REGIONAL LEADERSHIP FORUM (RLF) GRADUATES - Individuals who have graduated from the SIM International's RLF programs.

Membership Categories

To meet the needs of our diverse membership, SIM has four membership categories:

Individual
Academic
Corporate (Enterprise)
SIM Partner

Individual and Academic

For consideration as an Individual or Academic member please fill out a SIM NJ application which is available via the link at the top of this page. Your completed SIM NJ application should be emailed to one of our VP's of Membership:

Risa Fogel or Kevin Schwesinger

Please do not submit any payment with your application. If your membership is approved, you will be invoiced for your dues.

Corporate (Enterprise) and SIM Partner

SIM's Corporate Membership offers employers an opportunity to extend the benefits of SIM membership throughout their company, offering increased networking, education and idea exchange opportunities. Organizations with three or more qualified professionals may want to consider Enterprise Membership.

SIM's Partner Program fosters teamwork and an on-going intellectual exchange between senior IT executives and industry product/service providers. Through this program, SIM members have the opportunity to develop relationships with vendors in a non-threatening environment. SIM Partners provide benefit to the membership through their vendor-neutral white papers and webinars, sponsorship of local and national events, and demonstration of thought leadership within the chapters. SIM Partners and members share the common goal of continuous advancement within the IT industry, and SIM is the catalyst for this community of thought leaders to share experiences and rich intellectual capital that can help to shape the future of IT.

Further information about Enterprise and SIM Partner memberships is available at www.simnet.org. Enterprise and SIM Partner membership applicants must fill out membership applications for both SIMI and SIM NJ. Acceptance by SIMI does not guarantee membership to SIM NJ. Each Enterprise or Partner applicant must be approved locally by SIM NJ subject to local requirements and quotas of membership types.

For your information, the dues schedule for 2010 is as follows:

Regular Members: $380
Academic Members: $190
Enterprise Members: $360 - See Enterprise Fact Sheet
Pre-paid meeting option with any membership: $390 (Applies to eight monthly meetings during calendar year, a $520 value) -- next yearly prepay starts with January meeting in 2010 and lines up with membership renewal for 2010. There are no partial year prepays.