The National Association of Purchasing Management - National Capital Area, Inc. (NAPM-NCA) is an affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). We promote our members professional development, networking, and informational needs of their purchasing and materials management and decision making skills, their knowledge of the purchasing and material management professional, and their relationships and stature with internal customers, subordinates, the management of their organizations, and vendors.

Who Can Join?

• Anyone involved in the purchasing or materials process, including without limitation, purchasing, purchasing research, value analysis, inventory control, materials management, supply chain management, or any other activity or function which is related to the purchasing or materials process.
• A full-time teacher of, or researcher into, purchasing or materials management.
• An undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full time in an accredited college or university.

Why Join Our Affiliate?
Our main focus is to educate our members on a variety of purchasing and supply management topics and help them network with their fellow purchasing colleagues.

We annually offer:

• 8 Dinner Meetings
• 8-10 Pre-Dinner "Early Bird" Seminars (offering Continuing Education hours)
• Networking with more than 500 regional purchasing professionals
• One Supplier Exhibits Night
• One Job Fair Night
• CPSM Review classes
• Up-to-Date and Informative Website
• Searchable Member Database
• Annual Scholarships - A Practitioner's Scholarship open to our membership and an Academic Scholarship open to local students
• An opportunity to volunteer and gain leadership experience
• Local support by a responsive Board of Directors and Association Manager
• ISM Satellite Seminars

What Does ISM Offer in Addition to Our Affiliate?
By becoming a member of NAPM-NCA, you'll also be a member of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). As a international organization comprised of more than 48,000 purchasing and supply management professionals, they offer:

• Inside Supply Management™ monthly magazine
• Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business
• ISM's Web Site including articles, Career Center, and InfoCenter
• CPSM Certification Program
• International Purchasing Advocate
• Professional Development Resources, including the Knowledge Center
• Special Interest Groups and Forums
• Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS)

What Are Your Dues?
New Membership Dues are $355.00, which includes a one-time $20.00 Administration Fee and a $10.00 Initiation fee.

How Do I Join?
To get started, simply view and print our Application. Once you've completed your information, please fax it to Melanie Turner, our Association Manager, at 703-536-4602. Or you can mail it to our Association Office at NAPM-NCA, P.O. Box 5808, Arlington, VA 22205.

To find out more about NAPM-NCA and why you should join today, please contact:

Melanie Turner Association Manager (703) 536-3376 admin@napm-nca.org

Deborah Richardson Director of Volunteer Services volunteerservices@napm-nca.org

We look forward to hearing from you soon!