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SIM is the only national professional network that connects senior-level IT leaders with peers in their communities — providing valuable opportunities for knowledge sharing, professional development, collaboration, and career advancement. What Does SIM Offer? Recognizing the unique needs of the industry, SIM collects the intellectual capital of IT leaders nationwide and offers the resources you need to do business better, including: Face-to-Face meetings/networking – SIMposium, Advanced Practices Council (APC) meetings, Regional Leadership Forums (RLF), chapter meetings, and CIO roundtables bring you face-to-face with other key industry executives to share knowledge and network about topics pertinent to IT leaders Online tools – On-demand Webinars and archived Webcasts, working group deliverables, past conference presentations and much more to bring best practices of other IT leaders straight to your desktop. Publications – SIM News, a compilation of association news, articles of interest, interviews, and industry insights and MIS Quarterly Executive (MISQE), a quarterly online publication dedicated to publishing high quality articles, case studies and research reports. More Resources/Programs – SIM offers a wealth of knowledge with these resources and more. Click on the Programs tab to view all the ways SIM can help you raise the bar. Our Vision: To be the most respected society of IT leaders. Our Mission: SIM brings together IT leaders to share, network and give back to their communities through the collaboration of local chapters. SIM members strongly believe in and champion: The alignment of IT and business as a valued partnership; The creation and sharing of best practices; The effective, efficient and innovative business use of information technology to continuously bring to market valuable products and services; IT management and leadership skills development that enables our members growth at each stage of their career; The replenishment and education of future IT leaders including a strong role in influencing university curricula and continuing education; Working with the IT industry to shape its direction; Policies and legislation that stimulate innovation, economic development, healthy competition and IT job creation; Serving our communities and the industry through giving and outreach Membership Criteria: Membership is offered to invited candidates who have a vested interest in broadly-based information systems and who are: The Chief Information Officer or the Senior Information Systems Executive for their organization Direct reports to the CIO or Senior Information Systems Executive and sponsored by him or her for membership Persons directly responsible for the process of defining the strategy for information systems for their organization, or Persons responsible for strategic issues in the information industry overall, through such activities as professional speaking, writing articles, or conducting research Membership is limited to practitioners rather than vendors. This policy assures members that their participation and contribution will be held in the strictest confidence due to the proprietary nature of the information that may be exchange