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BENEFITS:
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Benefits for Member Trade Associations
By joining IBCA, associations give their members
access to "first line" information about many technology topics by
calling the IBCA office to speak with an experienced consultant free of charge.
IBCA also has "getting started" information at the IBCA web site.
Additional support for companies is available through IBCA's company membership
option.
What kind of information is available to associations? To
start, IBCA has 25 years of hands-on experience with bar coding and other
technologies. Their ongoing research, documentation and coordination provide
associations with "on-staff" expertise that would cost associations a
great deal of time and money.
Click here for a trade
association membership application
Services directed to your association...
 | Technology Review.
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| Telephone Conference for Your Members. Free one-hour
live telephone conference for your members, hosted by Rick Bushnell or Jack
Householder. You can
offer this as a member benefit, free of charge, or at a fee to recoup the
cost of IBCA membership.
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| Technology Web Page. Web page constructed by IBCA
containing association-specific information about bar codes, EDI and
electronic commerce. This page can also contain company and committee
contact points for your association, if appropriate. Take advantage of this
member benefit to ensure that every existing member knows what your
association is doing. It may even attract new members.
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| Telephone Support. Your staff can call IBCA for
answers to technology-related questions, such as EDI, bar codes, electronic
commerce, or for guidance on the direction of the association's technology
pathway. |
| Bar Code Application Guidelines. They're already
available through IBCA. Based on the U.P.C., these guidelines are routinely
maintained and distributed to association members. IBCA keeps members aware
of guideline-related changes in the IBCA newsletter... IBCA News and
Views.
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| IBCA Technology Library. A comprehensive library of
articles that can be used by associations in their newsletters, bulletins,
web sites, etc.
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| Info-Internet Link.
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| Link quickly to other trade associations facing similar
technology challenges; |
| Review online publications, reports and more; |
| View member U.P.C. databases; |
| Discover when important technology events are
happening. |
| What? No association web site? IBCA will host the
association's web site, too! |
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| Technology Resource Center. IBCA has a library of
books and videotapes available on an array of technology-related topics.
Information for beginner to advanced is available. Special discounted prices
are available to IBCA members.
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| In-The-Loop. Association representatives are invited
and encouraged to get involved with IBCA. Associations may serve on the IBCA
Board of Directors, on the Standard Practices Committee, on the Electronic
Commerce Task Force, or on the Bar Code Task Force, ensuring that bar code
guidelines are protected, maintained and enhanced to meet industrial
requirements.
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| The GS1 Connection. IBCA is the association's
liaison with GS1 and other standards organizations such as ANSI, AIM and
ISO. |
Services directed to your members...
| IBCA Help-Line. Your members may call IBCA free of
charge up to four times each year:
| IBCA will conduct research and clarify Bar Code
Application Guideline issues
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| IBCA will provide assistance on how to access the
information available at its web site.
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| IBCA will provide answers to basic questions on getting
started with bar code and electronic commerce. |
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| Keep Me Current Service. Your members may request to
be included in IBCA's Keep Me Current Service. This service notifies
companies, via e-mail, any time there are changes to standards, upcoming
events, meetings, and other important information.
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| On-Line Information. IBCA's web site contains bar
code guidelines, complete books, articles, white papers, frequently asked
questions, and more. Your members are encouraged to visit it often to access
the latest information.
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| Educational Opportunities. IBCA provides educational
sessions and telephone conferences to provide a wide range of information to
individual companies that are preparing themselves to implement new
technologies. Your members will receive discounted tuition for these
sessions.
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| Free "VIP" Pass. IBCA provides
complimentary passes to the industry trade shows when available. |
Click here for a trade
association membership application |
