Regular Membership -- Any company whose business includes publishing of newspapers, magazines, books or other periodicals is eligible for regular membership. This includes its headquarters, service centers and corporate supply companies, as eligible.
Regular memberships belong to the respective companies and are held on their behalf by representatives meeting the criteria stated below. There is no limit for regular memberships held by a company as long as membership dues are current. The representative with a regular membership has voting privileges and may hold an office or directorship of the association.

Regular membership representative criteria: Any company’s employee who is involved in the purchasing, strategic sourcing, or materials process, including without imitation, 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.

Associate Membership -- An associate membership may be held by an individual whose business is consulting or the outsourced management of processes described in the regular membership representative criteria above. The associate member may attend meetings, but cannot vote or hold office or directorship in the association.

Membership dues are as follows:

Regular Membership: $150.00/year Single, $250 Multiple from the same company
Associate Membership: $100.00/year

To obtain an application for NPMA membership, or to get more information on membership complete our membership application online.

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