Membership - About Membership

Benefits of Membership

Some great reasons to belong to
HSMAI / Northern California Chapter

• professional educational programs to help improve business and professional selling skills
  
• leadership and organizational skill-building through committee and board involvement
  
• peer recognition through networking opportunities, word of mouth referrals, monthly networking / brochure table, member / business profiles in monthly newsletter
  
• cost - saving and profit enhancing benefits and discounts on a variety of services
  
• annual membership directory and interactive monthly newsletter
  
• "HSMAI Net" - an interactive forum for research and education
  
• HSMAI Foundation providing industry publications, research and scholarship opportunities
  
• Affordable Meetings Expo and Conference discounts
  
• internationally recognized certifications for the hospitality professional - Certified Hospitality Marketing Executive (CHME), Certified in Hospitality Sales Competencies (CSHC), Certified Revenue Management Executive (CRME) and the newest designation Certified in Hospitality Business Acumen (CSBA)
• HSMAI annual educational conference
  
• build long lasting relationships with industry peers; lead-sharing and cross-selling opportunities
  
• HSMAI Marketing Review Magazine quarterly ($65.00 value)
  
• Econnect Resource Clearinghouse

Membership Structure

We are a professional association offering individual memberships only with dues payable any time, thus creating an "anniversary or expiration date."

HSMAI is a professional association dedicated to education, research and networking opportunities for the professional development of individuals involved in the sales and marketing disciplines of the hospitality industry.

Membership is individual (as opposed to corporate) and based on an anniversary date (as opposed to a fiscal year).

Membership transfers with a member, if relocated. Although the membership leaves with the individual, the organization can appoint an individual to fill the slot of the individual who left at no cost, and the appointed individual will receive a renewal notice on the anniversary date of the person who left. The intent of this policy is to have one membership become two. A membership transfer can be made only through the duration of the expiration date. (At most, a 12-month period.)

Membership in HSMAI does not compete with other association because it is the only association dedicated to the professional development of hospitality sales and marketing professionals. It does not compete for time and money.

Membership in HSMAI is an investment in a person's career. Working toward the Certified Hospitality Marketing Executive (CHME) designation is an integral part of the professional's career.

The ROI of membership in HSMAI is "relative on involvement." This involvement includes participation in chapter functions, reading materials and publications, and attending programs and events at an International level.

Membership Types