Regular Department Membership

To qualify for regular department membership in the premier information-development management organization, you must be a manager of an information-development or training organization with 11 or more members.

Best Practices newsletter. This bimonthly newsletter provides the latest news in the information-development industry and reports on CIDM studies and member actions. The newsletter features articles about benchmarking activities and best practices, a calendar of coming events throughout the industry, book reviews, tool reviews, and more. For a sample copy of the newsletter, view one of our past issues.

Free conference registrations. All CIDM Regular Department members receive two complimentary registrations to the annual Best Practices conference, dedicated to management principles and strategies. Members also receive discounted rates to all annual conferences.

Members listserv. Use the CIDM members listserv to query colleagues for their best practices and ideas for resolving dilemmas in your organization.

Members website. The Members website archives the Best Practices newsletter issues and articles, including a search tool for articles in Best Practices and the Information Management e-newsletter, provides links to CIDM webinars that are reserved only for members, lists vendor and departmental member organizations and provides contact information for the primary liaisons in these organizations. The Members website will soon include a question and answer forum on collaboration and other pressing issues. You can post your pressing questions and receive valuable advice from other CIDM members.

Reduced cost for CIDM activities. As a benefit of membership, all CIDM activities are available to Regular Department members at reduced fees. Regular Department members receive discounts on all CIDM publications, workshops, conference fees, and more.

Benchmarking activities. The CIDM maintains a continuous program of surveys and other benchmarking studies, inviting CIDM members, as well as other companies, to participate. Specific results and recommendations are available to those companies participating, with reports available to all CIDM members, some for a small fee.

Workshops. CIDM Regular Department members receive 2-for-1 registration discounts on all JoAnn Hackos Workshop Series workshops (limited to two "2 for 1's" per workshop). Members also receive a 10% discount for in-house workshops.

White papers. The CIDM publishes reports of important developments in the field, including the results of CIDM benchmarking activities, research projects, and case studies. All white papers are available to CIDM Regular Department members for a small fee.

CIDM webinars. All Regular Department CIDM members may attend live or access recorded CIDM webinars at no cost.

Personal communication. Enjoy an opportunity to discuss your issues and achievements with CIDM Director, Dr. JoAnn Hackos.

Cost per year: $5,000