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Member Benefits
Joining SIM connects you with top IT leaders in the industry, including: CIOs, senior IT executives, prominent academicians, consultants, and other top IT professionals.
Why invest in membership? There are many other benefits to being a SIM member, such as:
Local meetings and events - with 43 SIM chapters, members around the country have multiple opportunities to network, exchange information, and learn about what's new in the industry.
Discounts to regional and national event - meet other IT executives at a regional CIO Forum or at SIM's premier annual event,
SIM Connect Live
.
Professional support - 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.
Special interest working groups - our forums a powerful way to gain a professional edge through collaboration with peers across industries and geographies. The following groups are available to SIM members:
SIM Women
Enterprise Architecture
IT Procurement
Cybersecurity
Targeted industry insights - 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.
Specialized journal -
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.
Leadership development - SIM's
Regional Leadership Forum (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.
Opportunities to give back - 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.
Weekly and monthly newsletters -
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.
Research library - 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
For additional information on membership, please send an email to
sim@simnet.org
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