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Who Can Join

To qualify for SIM St. Louis membership, applicants should generally fit one of the following categories. Applications are reviewed by our Membership Committee to ensure alignment with SIM's mission and membership criteria.

Practitioner

Senior technology professionals responsible for influencing technology direction in their organization.

Typical titles: CIO, CTO, CDO, CISO, VP, or Director

Must lead or support corporate or divisional technology strategy.

Academic

Full-time faculty members making significant contribution to the technology field

Typical titles: Dean, Department Chair, Professor, Associate Professor, Adjunct Professor

Departments: Information Science, MIS, Computer Science, Computer or Software Engineering

Consultant

Leaders at the partner/principal level who influence technology direction for their company or their clients' company.

Typical titles: Partner, Principal Consultant, Contract CIO, Virtual CIO, VP/Director of Consulting

Must contribute to SIM St. Louis' growth through membership recruitment, sponsorship, and volunteering for two years prior to being invited to apply for membership.

Sales professionals, account executives, and business development professionals are not eligible

Other Technology Leaders

Senior executives in non-technology roles who impact strategic technology direction.

Typical titles: CEO, President, CFO, COO, CMO, Partner, Principal

Membership Benefits

Joining SIM St. Louis is more than a membership — it's an investment in your leadership, your network, and your community.

With nearly 40 SIM chapters, members around the country have multiple opportunities to network, exchange information, and learn about what's new in the industry.

Meet other IT executives at a regional CIO Forum or at SIM's premier annual event, SIM TechExec.

SIM's Members-In-Transition (MIT) Program is our go-to resource whether you are in transition or simply keeping an eye out for your next opportunity. The MIT Program offers top-notch resources from major search firms, tips for managing your career, and much more. SIM members can participate in the weekly conference calls and email groups where leads and advice are shared.

SIM Interest Groups (SIGs) are a powerful way to gain a professional edge through collaboration with peers across industries and geographies. Topic areas include: Enterprise Architecture, IT Sourcing, Work 4.0, SIM Women, and more.

SIM's Advanced Practices Council (APC) is a community of CIOs who commission academic research on IT management topics. APC research reports feature real-world case studies and applications, providing important actionable insights that are made available to all SIM members.

MIS Quarterly Executive (MISQE) is a journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research that IT executives can use. This is not the theoretical stuff of academic journals, this publication grew out of the need for current, practical research. SIM members have access to the entire MISQE Reference Library, which contains a listing of all articles published since its inception in June 2002.

SIM's Rising Leader Forums (RLF) is an intensive, nine-month program focused on creating authentic leaders. It is designed to help CIOs develop their high potential IT leaders/managers. SIM members receive a discount.

SIM offers an active STEM outreach program to support the future IT workforce development. Chapters have sponsored STEM initiatives from kindergarten through college. This outreach has drawn almost $200,000 in annual donations for an assortment of national programs.

SIM Connect tackles today's most relevant issues, gathered from sources like The Associated Press, The New York Times, Financial Times and the leading industry publications. SIM News Extra is a monthly newsletter, which contains a compilation of association news, articles of interest, interviews and industry insights.

The SIM online library contains information on hundreds of relevant topics gathered from a variety of sources. It is made exclusively available to SIM members. Examples include:

  • White papers focused on IT thought leadership provided by SIM partners
  • Submissions for the SIM Paper Awards Competition, which is SIM's annual research contest that has attracted nationally recognized researchers for several years
  • Working group deliverables
  • Past annual conference presentations
  • Past academic workshop presentations

Join as an Individual

Individual membership gives you direct access to SIM St. Louis' full community of technology leaders — including chapter events, trusted peer engagement, leadership development programs, and national resources. Joining SIM is more than a membership — it's an investment in your leadership, your network, and your community.

Individual For-Profit (Practitioner)

$485

Individual For-Profit (Vendor)

$485

Individual Non-Profit

$242

Retired For-Profit

$272

Retired Non-Profit

$165

Join as an Organization

SIM offers three enterprise membership options designed for technology executives who want to invest in their entire leadership team. Enterprise membership extends the full benefits of SIM to multiple members at a significant value — with enhanced access, greater discounts, and exclusive opportunities.

Corporate For-Profit

$1,305+
3+ members get essential member benefits at a reduced rate. *Pricing varies by chapter.
  • 3 chapter memberships
  • Discount on additional chapter memberships
  • IT Trends Study & additional research
  • No SIM Leadership Institute program discounts
  • No special invite-only events
  • No dedicated relationship manager

Corporate Non-Profit

$565+
3+ members get essential member benefits at a reduced rate. *Pricing varies by chapter.
  • 3 chapter memberships
  • Discount on additional chapter memberships
  • IT Trends Study & additional research
  • No SIM Leadership Institute program discounts
  • No special invite-only events
  • No dedicated relationship manager