Vendor Membership

Vendor members receive year-round exposure to CIDM clients, display space at the Content Management Strategies Conference, registrations for two to both the Content Management Strategies Conference and the Best Practices Conference, as well as other benefits.

• Best Practices newsletter. This bimonthly newsletter provides the latest news in the information-development industry and reports on CIDM studies and member actions. It features articles about management strategies, benchmarking activities and best practices, a calendar of coming events throughout the industry, book reviews, abstracts of journal articles of interest to information-development managers, and so on. CIDM Vendor members are able to submit one article per year to this publication. All articles must be approved by the editor for publication. For a sample copy of the newsletter, view one of our past issues.
• Information Management E-Newsletter. Documentation and training managers and the supporting managers within their departments can participate in the CIDM’s management listserv to get immediate answers and information.  Questions and concerns are shared with the CIDM’s select membership of information-development managers and consultants.
• Access to Center Members. Our Vendor members receive year-long exposure to other Center members.  Through the CIDM web site, newsletter articles, announcements, and networking at various conferences, workshops, and other CIDM events, you are able to build long-lasting relationships with other managers involved in the organization.  These registrations are not necessarily limited to the vendor company.  They can be given to prospective clients.
• Benchmarking activities. The CIDM maintains a continuous program of 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 for a discounted fee.
• Reduced cost for CIDM activities. As a benefit of membership, all CIDM activities are available to members at discounted fees. Members receive 25% discounts on all CIDM publications and 10% discounts on seminars, consulting services from the Associates, conference fees, and more.
• 2-for-1 Comtech Services Workshop registrations. CIDM members receive 2-for-1 registration discounts on all JoAnn Hackos Workshop Series workshops (limited to two "2 for 1's" per workshop).
• White papers. The CIDM publishes reports of important developments in the field, including the results of CIDM benchmarking activities, research projects, and case studies of benefit to members. All white papers are available to CIDM participants for a reduced cost.
• Free conference registrations. All CIDM members receive two complimentary registrations to the annual Best Practices conference, dedicated to management principles and strategies. Vendor members also receive two free passes to the annual Content Management Strategies Conference.
• Exhibit space. As a CIDM Vendor member, you will receive preferred exhibit space at the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference held each spring.
• CIDM Vendor logos will be placed on the CIDM and Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference web sites with a link back to the vendor site.
• Acknowledgment on all CIDM conference brochures.
• Publication of one informational article in the Best Practices newsletter each year.
• The vendor name will be mentioned in the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference brochure.
• The company logo will be included on the CIDM Vendor member banner at the conference.
• CIDM Vendor members can submit one promotional item and one brochure or white paper to include in the participant bag for the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference.
• Conferences.
  • Receive a conference bag and Proceedings for the Best Practices and Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conferences.
  • Receive a copy of the conference participant list for the Best Practices and Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conferences.

Cost per year: $7,500