MEMBERSHIP APICS membership is made up of professionals who are ambitious about their career enhancement and want to gain a competitive advantage to improve their on-the-job performance. APICS member benefits are designed to build stronger and timelier techniques to help members maintain their edge MESSAGE TO THE MEMBERS We would like to welcome the membership of the APICS Lima Chapter to the 2005 year. We look forward to seeing you at the various functions that the chapter will be holding during this year. Throughout the period September through June, Professional Development Dinner/Meetings and Tours and Seminars will take place where you can learn about a subject that may be of significance to your company or your career. These meetings also give you the opportunity to meet other local management professionals as well. We hope to make your membership in APICS and your affiliation with the Lima Chapter a value-added experience to your career and your company, and we appreciate and value your membership in APICS. Your suggestions are always welcome. BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP APICS education and training tools offer members the opportunity to shape the direction of their future. Join APICS to begin benefiting from: Local access to classes for certification, seminars, plant tours, and Professional Development Meetings Opportunities to take CPIM & CIRM certification exams. Potential to network with local professionals at Professional Development Meetings (PDM's) Opportunities to accumulate recertification points by attending Professional Development Meetings EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS Exclusive member benefits through the Members Only section of the APICS National Website include: Discounts on APICS books and a variety of other materials in APICS Bookstore. Access to searchable database of articles in the APICS magazine - "APICS - The Performance Advantage " and in the "Production and Inventory Management Journal". Access to the 10th edition of the APICS Dictionary in searchable format. Gateway to APICS Career Center where you can view job listings, receive E-mail alerts, post your resume, and obtain career advice. HOW TO JOIN Join a global network of nearly 50,000 manufacturing and service industry professionals and enjoy discounts on educational programs and events as well as hundreds of products, services, and publications designed specifically for resource managers. You can apply for membership online right now, or download an application in PDF format to fill out and fax or mail in. If you have specific questions please feel free to contact Doug Nemura. Doug will be glad to answer any questions. LIMA MEMBERSHIP BREAKDOWN 55 Professional members 20 Corp. voting members 18 Corp. non-voting members 4 Student members 1 Retired member = 98 total We have the lowest chapter dues in the area. We have kept our cost down to maintain this $ 25.00 figure for your benefit. Most chapters have their dues set at almost twice that of the LIMA chapter.