| Membership
Benefits
Designed and led by top Canadian
credit professionals, NACM-Canada offers targeted, performance
driven programs. Included with the cost of membership is a subscription
to NACM's Business Credit magazine, published 10 times a year,
which features articles, news and research on a wide range of
domestic, Canadian and international credit, financial and management
issues. Additionally, NACM-Canada members will also receive FCIB's
Bulletin and Newsletter published throughout the year. Current
changes affecting credit, collections and foreign exchange and
economic conditions throughout the world are reported in the FCIB
International Bulletin, presenting an invaluable digest of ever-changing
conditions in world markets. News about FCIB and its many educational
events are also included in each issue of the FCIB newsletter.
The many membership benefits of NACM-Canada include the ability
to enjoy both NACM and FCIB products and services at a member
rate:
- NACM-Canada Sponsored
Executive Educational Conferences and Events
Watch for details announcing
NACM-Canada's educational conferences. These conferences will
provide cutting edge education covering a wide range of advanced
credit and financial management topics.
- International Credit
and Business Information Reports
FCIB's superior reports on companies worldwide,
including in the US and Canada, provides the information needed
to make better credit decisions. Members can order single reports
as needed without cumbersome or minimum contracts. All reports
are competitively priced and volume discounts are offered, in
addition to special member discounts
- Country Specific Risk
Reports
FCIB provides country risk reports which
integrate financial, political, currency, regulatory, insurance
and trading terms information as well as country risk ratings.
- Consultation, Research
and Members Hotline Service
FCIB, with extensive experience and contacts
in the international credit and financial arena, stands ready
to assist members with unusual problems encountered in managing
daily credit operations.
- Quarterly Round Table
Conferences via Teleconference
Held in New York City, members will be able
to participate in these quarterly meetings in person or interact
with the meeting in progress via audio conferencing. Each meeting
serves as a clearing house for ideas for the seasoned international
credit and finance manager and provides practical training for
those newer to the profession. Members create the agenda by
providing the topics and questions and gain ideas and solutions
from an open forum discussion expertly led by a moderator and
panel.
- The NACM Annual Convention:
The Credit Congress & Exposition
Held each May or June, this four day educational
event provides members with a wealth of educational sessions
and access to an exhibition, affording participants the opportunity
to browse many products and services available to the credit
and financial management professionals.
- The FCIB Global Conference
Held each November in New York City, this
annual gathering of senior level international credit and finance
professionals draws upon the combined expertise of financial
executives from all regions of the world providing attendees
with practical insights for managing in a rapidly evolving international
environment.
- The FCIB ICE (International
Credit Executives) Conference
Held annually during the month of April in
the Chicago area, this executive educational forum provides
leading edge information on regions of the world.
- The FCIB Risk Management
Institute
Held each September in the Phoenix area,
this program provides in-depth coverage and analysis of problematic
regions of the world. Past programs have examined topics such
as the Asian and Latin American crises in detail.
- Industry Credit Groups
FCIB and NACM-Canada operate a number of
industry credit groups. Group members discuss past experiences
of individual mutual accounts as well as examine general problems
specific to the industry.
- Books and Publications
NACM's Bookstore carries many carefully selected
and crafted books and respected publications for the international
business credit professional. Members enjoy a 20% discount on
all offerings.
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"NACM-Canada
specifically addresses the needs of the credit professional who
has responsibility for both sides of the border, namely providing
top flight education that cannot be locally secured."
Geoff Last, National
Credit Manger
Anixter Canada, Inc. |