IBSMA Membership Programs | Advisory Council
What does it mean to be an IBSMA member?
As a member of IBSMA you are part of the world's largest organization of IT professionals who manage business-application software. Members of the association include IT asset, software, configuration and IT service management professionals. IBSMA estimates the community of software asset managers to be more than 10,000, with practitioners in commercial, non-profit and government organizations worldwide.
IBSMA know that IT asset management (ITAM) and software asset management are cross-functional, multi-disciplinary practices with a unique way of looking at the financial and operational tasks associated with managing the life cycle of IT assets. We know what it takes to be a successful SAM practitioner.
Representing a community of diverse interests, IBSMA lobbies software publishers, trade associations and others advocating policies, practices and issues consistent with the members' interests. It pays to belong to a focused organization like IBSMA. Our agenda includes:
> Establishing standards for software audits
> Working with discovery-tool providers to develop standards for reporting software titles
> Developing a book of SAM best practices and processes
> Creating a forum and means to communicate with software publishers and associations
> Developing professional credentials
> Developing standard contract terms and conditions and naming conventions
> Lobbying for legal action
> Reducing the cost of compliance and the cost of procuring and managing business software
Advisory Council and Association Management
ECPweb.com (ECP), an independent publisher and conference producer covering IT asset, software and service management, manages the association's business, marketing and administration. Leveraging its 6,000-strong subscriber base, ECP is well suited to support the activities of this innovative organization. More about ECPWeb.com.
The association is run by an advisory council composed of members and industry experts. Council members are appointed to rotating one-year terms and may serve as leaders of various member-run committees. The heads of the various committees and work groups will sit on the council. Other positions on the council include membership and outreach, programming (including education and training) and the annual SAM award.
The Advisory Council will meet at least four times per year with one meeting at ECP's SAM Summit in the spring. At least one meeting will be held in Europe. Committees will determine their own meeting schedule. Most meetings will be by telephone.
IBSMA Executive Office
IBSMA maintains its business office within the ECP offices located at 400 North First Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA. For membership, publication or event-related inquiries contact IBSMA@ECPWeb.com.
IBSMA Chapters
A chapter is a locally run sub-unit of IBSMA. Chapter activities include guest speakers, seminars, workshops and social/networking activities. Contact IBSMA regarding forming a chapter in your area. IBSMA provides support for local chapter activities.
Awards
The Best-Practice Award for Software Asset Management, administered by IBSMA, will be presented at SAM Summit '07 in Chicago on May 14-17, 2007. This award recognizes special efforts made to advance the practice of SAM in practitioner organizations.
Publications
Members receive ECP's Technology Asset Manager, Software Manager and Tools Manager publications and reports. Refer to the membership page for more information on publications.
Who May Join IBSMA
IBSMA is open to practitioners, consultants, software publishers, software vendors and other service providers. Refer to the membership page for membership options.
Questions? E-mail to Inquiry@ECPWeb.com or call 734.930.1925.
