Why APICS Membership?

APICS membership offers professionals in the Operations Management field a distinct competitive advantage. APICS members benefit from:

• Enhanced skills and career mobility achieved through APICS certification programs

• Full use of the premier online resource management placement site-the APICS Career Center

• The latest techniques and strategies discussed in leading-edge publications (available in print and online in the Members-Only section of the APICS Web site)

• Networking opportunities and targeted local training available through more than 270 APICS chapters

• Discounts averaging 20% on APICS books, videotapes, courseware, and training aids

• Timely information on trends and best practices shared at the APICS International Conference and Exposition

• Savings on more than 30 workshops and programs designed to keep performance levels high

• Solutions and best practices shared by and with your peers through 10 electronic discussion lists

• Real-time solutions to real-life business challenges in areas from software selection to production activity control, available through Ask APICS (formerly the Industrial Inquiry Service)

• Discounts on business services such as car rental and express shipping services

• Specific industry/interest group knowledge offered by APICS SIGs

• Recognition, career enhancement, increased project management, and team-building skills achieved through participation in the APICS Recognition Program.

• To find out more about the benefits of joining APICS, visit: Membership Benefits

Do I have to be Certified to become a member?

Member Application

To become a member, join online or download an application and start shaping your future today. Membership is just $200 ($150 for National Membership and $50 for Chapter dues). Be sure to indicate that you are joining the North Shore Chapter #20 on your membership form.

Benefit Extension for Unemployed Members

Society headquarters will bill each member on his/ her anniversary month. The billing will include both society and chapter dues. Payment is due within thirty days after billing. If, at the time of billing, the member is unemployed, and actively seeking work within the APICS business sector, his/her membership may be extended for one (only) six-month period, without cost. The member will apply for the extension through the local chapter, which must approve the request and waive the chapter dues assessment.

APICS members requesting an extension of benefits due to unemployment status should use this form. The completed APICS Benefits Extension for Unemployed Members Form must be received at APICS Society within thirty days after expiration date. The form must be signed by the member and approved by the member' s chapter president . (For complete rules see reverse side of form.)