Products and Services

As an IMC member, you can receive the following benefits:

Practitioner Exchange --  Member Dialogue takes place in formal and informal channels.  Many IMC members simply contact each other on an as-needed basis. Sometimes, the IMC staff helps to facilitate small group conversations based on member interests and inquiries.  Each month, an Emerging Issues teleconference takes place, involving selected members according to their issue expertise.  For the first year of membership, individuals are assigned an IMC New Member Mentor. These relationships provide the camaraderie of like-minded colleagues who are helping their organizations to reach a "break-through" in management philosophy and practice.

Access to the Members Only section of the IMC website, offers the capability to search for fellow members by name, company, region, and issue expertise in the IMC Membership Directory. Other on-line resources include the Issue Management Bibliography and the Compendium of Issue Management Speeches. as well as occasional papers and presentations of interest.

Issue Management Training --  Significant savings on registration fees for the following programs are available through member discount vouchers:

• Beginners find the one-day overview titled Introduction to Issue Management very useful as an outline of key concepts, methodologies, terminology and structure.  This workshop is usually held in conjunction with the IMC Annual Conference.

• For those interested in identifying emerging issues, the IMC hosts an Emerging Issue Workshop featuring presentations from leading issue advocates and advanced methodologies for issue identification.

• The Issue Management in Practice workshop offers case studies and practical applications of issue management in the field.  When sponsored by an IMC member company, this gathering is held as a Member Forum and registration fees are waived for IMC Members.

• The IMC Annual Conference is an examination of the current state of the art in issue management on a worldwide basis and features elements of the above themes, along with the presentation of the Chase Award for Excellence in Issue Management. At this conference, practitioners explore the most recent developments in issue management including new applications of leadership and process, opportunities for deeper integration with existing business functions and innovative approaches to anticipating and resolving issues. 

Issue Management Literature -- Through our affiliated publishing company, IMC members receive a subscription to Corporate Public Issues and Their Management, a monthly exhibit of issue management in practice at leading corporations.  Members also receive a subscription to The Issue Barometer, a monthly examination of emerging issues, as surfaced by IMC member teleconferences and supplemented by original editorial research.  A succinct Update of IMC activities is sent to members via e-mail four times per year.

Opportunity for Recognition -- Each year, one deserving organization earns the W. Howard Chase Award for Excellence in Issue Management. Winning this prestigious competition represents the highest achievement in the field of issue management. Awards are also granted for individual achievement in issue management and for extraordinary service to the IMC.  Every IMC member also receives a certificate of membership that is suitable for framing.

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