• Networking: Local chapter meetings, conferences, roundtables and seminars.
• Knowledge Sharing: Working Group deliverables, Advanced Practices Council (APC) research, bi-monthly Member eNewsletter, Webcasts and SIM's online community, simnet.org.
• Education: Access to the SIM Regional Leadership ForumTM, providing industry-specific training for future IT leaders.
• Advocacy: The collaborative "voice" of SIM on issues such as cyberspace security and software licensing.
• Industry Leadership: Access to peers who understand and manage similar challenges and issues.

• Meet the qualification criteria
• Submit an application
• Pay the appropriate fee
• Participate

• Practitioner: A senior-level IT professional in either a public or private sector organization meeting the following criteria:
  • Functioning as the corporate/divisional head of a corporate or divisional IS organization.
  • Functioning as a member of IS management staff supporting corporate or divisional IS heads in a key management role, as certified by the head of the organization.
• Academic: A full-time university or college faculty member making a significant contribution to the IS field.
• Consultant: Leaders at the partner/principal level who influence the direction of their own company or their clients' companies, and who directly contribute to the IT profession.
• Other Leader: A non-IT executive such as a vendor, recruiter, or leader from another profession who is a major IT thought leader or has a major role in matters impacting strategic IT direction.

Note: SIM adheres to a strict policy against marketing or commercial activity. Sales and marketing representatives are accepted to SIM International through the SIM Partnership Program. See www.simnet.org for more information.

• Click on: www.simnet.org.
• Select Becoming a Member
• Select the Colorado Chapter in the application form.

• Annual dues include SIM Colorado chapter dues, admission to all regular chapter meetings and membership in SIM International.
• Memberships are for the calendar year.

Individual Corporate	$280
Individual Academic/Government/Not-for-Profit	$200

• Upon approval of your membership application, SIM will notify you and invoice you via e-mail. You may pay on line or via US mail.
• You may also pay by credit card by returning to this form.
• Membership renewals and payments for the meetings by check should be sent to the following address:

  SIM Colorado
  C/O Steve White
  7025 Silver Ponds Hts
  Colorado Springs, CO 80908
  

• Take advantage of member benefits as provided by SIM International (see www.simnet.org. ) as a SIM International member.