As an individual member of SOLE, you'll take an active part in shaping the future in areas like the environment, space frontiers and alternative energy sources. You'll have an opportunity to participate in SOLE's numerous boards and committees or serve as an elected officer.
You'll build on your knowledge base by working with your peers and other experts to find solutions to matters of worldwide importance. You'll be at the forefront of establishing current policy. SOLE, for instance, helped to drive the policy on computer software maintenance adopted by the defense and commercial industries.
As a corporate member, you'll open the door for new growth opportunities in an emerging global market and have a mechanism to share solutions with other organizations in a changing business climate. You'll receive complimentary memberships for your employees, and take a big step in increasing the value and professionalism of your work force. You'll also take advantage of a vast number of other benefits, like discounts on advertising in SOLE publications and exhibit space at SOLE-sponsored events, just to name a few.
As a SOLE corporate member, the return on your investment will be a more effective, productive employee, a larger circle of business contacts and, in turn, a more favorable bottom line.
Benefits
- New Technologies and Best Logistics Practices Membership in SOLE entitles you to a role in shaping the future of your chosen profession. Take an active role in promoting current initiatives like:
- Performance Based Supportability - reducing the cost of ownership by design
- Reverse Logistics Management - utilizing logistics to develop, implement and sustain eco-efficient business practices that create multi profit-cycles for products
- Outstanding Seminars and Workshops Only SOLE offers training across the entire spectrum of logistics; many programs in cooperation with renown educational institutions.
- Bi-monthly Journal - Theme issues explore the hottest topics in your areas of expertise.
- Two Annual International Logistics Conferences with Exhibitions - Learn from and network with the world's leading logistics professionals.
- Special Interest Conferences - Hone the skills required for your area of expertise or explore new areas of interest.
- Accreditation Program - SOLE's CPL program is the only internationally recognized professional logistics certification. Recertification requirements continuously validate your expertise and elevate the designation's recognition in industry.
- Professional Career Counseling - Learn how to "package" your strengths to compete in a dynamic job market.
- Member Bookstore - Enjoy significant discounts on a wide variety of business and industry publications
- Application Divisions - Join one or more of SOLE's 8 special interest groups to focus your development in your area(s) of interest.
- Publish - SOLE offers ample opportunity to publish journal articles, monographs or technical papers and presentations
- Speak and Teach - Join SOLE's Speakers Bureau and share your knowledge and expertise at local (chapter) or national meetings, conferences, seminars and workshops.
- Leadership - Distinguish yourself as a leader in your profession by Participating in SOLE management. Opportunities abound at the local, national and international levels.
- Awards - Earn recognition for outstanding contribution to your industry and your society.
- Resume Clearinghouse - Don't miss out on that dream job. Circulate your resume to more than 30 firms per month - free of charge.
- Classified Listings - Put yourself in the global marketplace by advertising on SOLE's web site.
- Job Recruitment Services - Professionals help you find the right job, in the right place for the right salary.
- Global Logistics Network - Members helping members. The Global Logistics Network reaches out across the worldwide logistics community to bring its combined knowledge to your fingertips.
- Corporate memberships based upon the size of the company:
- Less than 49 employees - 3 free memberships (Value $390)
- 50 to 500 employees - 6 free memberships (Value $780)
- Over 500 employees - 9 free memberships (Value $1,170)
- 1 year free membership for member sponsoring the Corporate Member each year (Value $130)
- Corporate Membership Pins for corporate sponsored members
- Corporate Member plaque and yearly brass member plate (Value $150)
- Access to the SOLE research library including proceedings, periodicals, and other documents
- 25 % discount on mailing labels from SOLE’s database that contains approximately 17,000 names (Value: $2,550 Total or $150/1000)
- Full-page advertisement in the Society’s Membership Directory and available to Corporate Members only (Value $600)
- Discount on in-house training based upon number of attendees (Value $900 or $100/member)
- Member rates for any staff member attending SOLE sponsored or co-sponsored workshops or seminars (Value $900 or $100/member)
- Receipt of SOLE’s publications, Logistics Spectrum and SOLEtech, by corporate representatives (Value $900 or $100/member)
- Free 100-word job posting in the SOLEtech monthly newsletter (Value $3,000 or $250/month)
- Access to the full size resume clearinghouse at Headquarters, where members post their resumes
- Free copies of Proceedings from SOLE sponsored or co-sponsored symposiums/workshops (Value $100)
- A free full page advertisement in the Proceedings of the Annual Symposium (Value $600)
- Identification as a Corporate Member in the exhibit hall when exhibiting at the Annual Symposium
- A second exhibit booth at no cost if one is purchased at full cost for the Annual Symposium (Potential Value $1,300)
- 20% discount on advertising in the Logistics Spectrum. SOLE’s premier logistics journal (Value $234)
- An additional 5% discount on advertising in the Logistics Spectrum for each exhibit booth purchased (Value $60)
- Free one-page article highlighting the Corporate Member in the Spectrum on a space available basis. Corporate Member provides copy and photos (Value $600)
- Free 100 word job postings on the SOLE website (Value $25 per posting)
- Free 100-word company description plus a hyperlink to a corporate provided page of data (Level 1) on SOLE’s website (Value $225)
- 10% discount on Level 2 of SOLE’s website (Level 1 plus hyperlinks to Corporate Home Page and email) (Value $36)
- Recognition as a corporate member in SOLE publications (Value $700)
- A mechanism for interaction with other corporate members
- An opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with colleagues in industry, government, and academia
- Recognition at SOLE Headquarters as a corporate member (Value $300)
- An opportunity to have corporate members participate in SOLE’s Professional Certification Program (Value $900 or $100/member)
Types of memberships
An individual working (or interested) in the logistics profession or in a related activity who has demonstrated competence in the practice of logistics or who seeks to improve their competence through professional activities. There is a one-time new member application processing fee of $10.00.
- New Member Rates: 1 year - $140 USD, 3 years - $370 USD
- Renewal Rates: 1 year - $130 USD, 3 years - $360 USD
- New Member Rate: 1 year - $40 USD
- Renewal Rate: $40 USD