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Online Application for Associate Membership

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Eligibility
The following officials are eligible for Associate membership in NASPO.

Procurement personnel of state agencies and institutions which are independent of the central procurement division or have received delegated procurement authority. This includes personnel from agencies, trusts, authorities, boards, committees, universities, and like derivations of state government. Any individual from these organizations may apply for associate membership.
Procurement personnel from countries other than the United States. Foreign heads of departments charged with procurement functions for nations, states, or provinces may apply for Associate Membership.

Note: Associate Members are ex-officio with no voting privilege in the association and cannot hold office or chair NASPO committees.

Membership Benefits
As an Associate Member, you will have a direct link into the world of state procurement, including access to the association's members-only Annual Conference. The Annual Conference provides members an opportunity to interact with other procurement officials from around the country. You may also attend the 'How to Market to State Governments Meeting'; an educational seminar for suppliers that allows information exchange between procurement officials and private sector providers. You may also participate in NASPO committees, task forces, work groups and regional meetings.

Associate Members also receive a complimentary copy of all NASPO publications and access to the Association's members-only website which includes the NASPO Listserv. The listserv is a way to communicate electronically with fellow NASPO members with internet access. It is a single internet address to which you send mail to be automatically distributed to all other members. This is a continuous forum where members can ask questions, exchange information and share solutions virtuously instantaneously.

Educating and Informing
Through its annual meetings, informative publications, and programs, NASPO is dedicated to providing educational opportunities to the government procurement community.

NASPO, in cooperation with GOVERNING Magazine, sponsors an annual "How to Market to State Governments Meeting" for suppliers interested in learning more about state procurement laws, policies and procedures.

NASPO also holds an Annual Conference which provides members with an excellent networking opportunity as well as a chance to participate in sessions on timely and provocative procurement issues.

NASPO, in collaboration with the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), has formed the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC) to encourage and award Certified Public Purchasing Officer and Certified Professional Purchasing Buyer certification to those in the public purchasing arena.

The association also publishes various reference books and research briefs, complimentary to members, which serve as guides for procurement officials as well as suppliers who do business with the states. Recent titles include:

Website
The NASPO web site (www.naspo.org) provides both members and suppliers with information on the latest issues in state government purchasing. It includes:

Information on upcoming NASPO conferences, including agendas and registration forms;
A monthly electronic newsletter filled with state and member news, updates on association activities, and articles on procurement issues;
Access to online versions of many NASPO publications and research briefs; and
An archive of Members Only NASPO listserv requests.

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