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Join or renew your IBSMA membership and receive
a free SAM Assess Tool!

If you’re not a member of the IBSMA, you’re missing out on the best professional resource available to further your career and advance your organization’s practice of software asset and license management.

Why continue to go it alone when you can tap into the knowledge and experience of thousands of SAM pros around the world and publishers such as Microsoft, CA and Adobe who are IBSMA members?

Discover how IBSMA’s publications, events, certification training, and research, along with its networking online forum, can help you reach the top of your game and take your organization to a whole new level of technology proficiency.

Here's a sampling of what IBSMA members receive:

Tools Manager. Looking to buy a new asset management or auto-discovery tool? The in-depth, nonbiased reviews in the quarterly Tools Manager will steer you to the right fit. Access to our publication archives is included with basic and premium memberships.

$50 discount on IBSMA courses. Get on the fast track to success by achieving one or all of IBSMA’s professional certificates. Looking for training on SAM assessment or software license management? Check out our courses.

$150 discount on SAM Summit '09. Make lifelong friends and valuable contacts while learning profitable business strategies and techniques from the experts at IBSMA’s 9th annual SAM Summit, June 1-2, 2009 in Chicago.

Free tool evaluation consultation via phone. How does your current tool stack up to the competition, need to consult with an expert? Members can schedule a free 30-minute consultation.

Priceless networking online. Save countless hours and minimize frustration by getting help with your most difficult business and technical challenges in our private discussion groups, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at IBSMAforum.com.

Help define the future of the industry by volunteering with your peers to author groundbreaking publications, like our new SAM Glossary, or write industry standards on an IBSMA member committee.

Membership categories
Student | Professional Courtesy
Associate
Basic
Premium
Corporate (10)
Industry Member

Join IBSMA!

Looking for more information on the benefits of membership, please contact IBSMA at 734.930.1925 or Services@IBSMA.com.


Industry members receive special benefits and recognition as industry members of IBSMA. Industry members support the mission and goals of the association and receive recognition for their contributions to advancing the practice of software asset management. Industry members may offer products or services to the members at members-only rates, sponsor events or programs, provide publications or other materials and be invited to join the committees. We invite software publishers and tool vendors to contact IBSMA for the most current program details.


All memberships (except industry members) are transferable once during the membership term. All membership rates (except industry members which are per organization and include 3 individuals) are per person, per year. Memberships (except STUDENT) include voting rights. Only voting members may serve on the board of directors.

   
IBSMA Membership - Student | Professional Courtesy
$45.00
IBSMA STUDENT | PROFESSIONAL membership is intendent for students and nonworking professionals. Receive selected publications by mail and access to the IBSMA FORUM (online member networking and information forum). Selected publications are available in PDF format on the IBSMA FORUM. STUDENT | PROFESSIONAL memberships are nonvoting.

**STUDENT | PROFESSIONAL members do not have access to back issues or reports in the ECP publications archives.** If you are interested in access to the archives select BASIC or PREMIUM membership. IBSMA will add $20 for non U.S. shipping addresses to cover additional postage.
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IBSMA Membership - IBSMAforum
$125.00
Select IBSMA FORUM membership and receive selected publications by mail and access to the IBSMA FORUM (online member networking and information forum). Selected publications are available in PDF format on the IBSMA FORUM. IBSMA FORUM members receive the hi-level version of the SAM Assess Tool.

**IBSMA FORUM members do not have access to back issues or reports in the ECP publications archives.** If you are interested in access to the archives select BASIC or PREMIUM membership. IBSMA will add $20 for non U.S. shipping addresses to cover additional postage.
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IBSMA Membership - Basic
$295.00
BASIC membership includes access to ECP publications archive (Tools Manager, Software Manager and Technology Asset Manager) and premium reports. Membership in a local best-practice group (where available) or free attendance to ECP-sponsored networking meetings. Receive the annual study of IT asset and software management at no charge. Special interest group Web casts are free to IBSMA members. Only IBSMA members are eligible to serve on the Advisory Board, join a committee or receive the SAM Practitioner of the Year Award. 20% off the regular rate for all chargeable publications. IBSMA will add $20 for non U.S. shipping addresses to cover additional postage.
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Price $295.00 $265.00 $250.00 $235.00

   
IBSMA Membership - Premium
$545.00
PREMIUM membership includes access to ECP publications archive (Tools Manager, Software Manager and Technology Asset Manager) and premium reports. Membership in a local best-practice group (where available) or free attendance to ECP-sponsored networking meetings. Receive the annual study of IT asset and software management at no charge and ECP Best Practice Guide (PDF version, $395 value). Special interest group Web casts are free to IBSMA members. Only IBSMA members are eligible to serve on the board of directors, join a committee or receive the SAM Practitioner of the Year Award. 20% off the regular rate for all chargeable publications. **PREMIUM members take $100 off the regular conference fee for SAM Summit.** IBSMA will add $20 for non U.S. shipping addresses to cover additional postage.
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Price $545.00 $510.00 $495.00 $480.00

   
IBSMA Membership - Corporate (10)
$1,950.00
BASIC membership for ten (10) individuals in the same organization. Includes access to ECP publications archive (Tools Manager, Software Manager and Technology Asset Manager) and premium reports. Membership in a local best-practice group (where available) or free attendance to ECP-sponsored networking meetings. Receive the annual study of IT asset and software management at no charge. Special interest group Web casts are free to IBSMA members. Only IBSMA members are eligible to serve on the Advisory Board, join a committee or receive the SAM Practitioner of the Year Award. 20% off the regular rate for all chargeable publications. IBSMA will add $20 for non U.S. shipping addresses to cover additional postage.
 

 
 
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