Not quite a freebie, but it's pretty close: Join AIIM- you name your price! (offer expires 6 PM EST March 17)

For any of you who might be unfamiliar with AIIM, it's the membership association for individuals who work with Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technologies and for the organizations that create them. You might say, it's a vendor-agnostic, all inclusive hub for the ECM community. (What's up with the AIIM acronym, you might be wondering? The association was formed before the web and technologies like Documentum became mainstream; A=Association, I=Image, I=Image, M=Management). AIIM has since re-branded itself as the Association for Enterprise Content Management.)

In any case, the folks at AIIM are responding to the recession in a creative way; instead of asking you to scrape up the $125.00 membership fee, they're inviting you to name your own price when you join.

If you're wondering how belonging to AIIM might benefit you; here are some things to consider;

• Membership would give you a wider lens through which to view your profession
• Membership  would give you access to ECM workshops and webinars (some of them free)
• With CMIS becoming an industry standard, a broader,  more informed outlook on your industry couldn't hurt

So, I say, why not take a look while the looking is cheap? (And, no, there is nothing in your joining for me- except that I'll have a more qualified and informed group of professionals to work with).

I've pasted AIIM's offer in below, so you don't have to crawl the web looking for it.

 

Call it March Madness, Till March 17^th, AIIM Is Letting You Name Your Price For Professional Membership (Reg. $125)

Pay what you think it is worth; Pay what you can afford -- receive AIIM's Professional Membership Subscription for one year.

• ECM Toolkit Collection
• Free and Discounted Best Practices and Standards
• Email Management ROI Calculator
• Discounts on all Training Courses

Why?
Because times are tough and we are committed to being your information management resource while assisting you in making informed and efficient business decisions. No strings attached.
How Does It Work?

• It's too crazy of an idea for our IT infrastructure to support, so we are going to get personal and have you call our Membership Coordinator, Michelle Turner, at 301 755-2684 or 1 800 477-2446 to make the transaction.
• Only credit cards can be accepted.
• You need to call in between now and Tuesday at 6pm EST.

CALL NOW THRU MARCH 17^th AND PAY WHAT YOU CAN FOR ONE YEAR OF AIIM's PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP