About the ISM Special Interest Groups & Forums

GROUPS: ISM Groups are composed of members with common interests for education and networking in various topics. Group membership is open to all ISM Regular and Direct members.

Chemical Group — Supply Management Professionals of chemicals, drugs, pharmaceuticals and allied products companies.

Electronic Supply Management Group — Composed of members who have interest in all types of supply management opportunities on the Internet.

Federal Acquisition and Subcontract Management Group — Network on governmental control of the procurement and subcontract management process and your influence on its dominance.

Global Group — Composed of members who have the responsibility for the purchasing of global products and services.

Indirect-MRO Group — Supply management professionals involved in the procurement of indirect materials and MRO supplies versus the raw materials directly contained in the finished product.

Logistics and Transportation Group — Composed of members who have responsibility for buying transportation or logistics services.

Materials Management Group — Promotes the proper utilization of the management of materials and services in the corporate structure through training, education and professional promotion.

Medical Industry Group — Purchasing and supply management for hospitals and similar institutions; supply management professionals for manufacturers and distributors of healthcare products and services.

Minority and Women's Business Development Group — To educate and offer guidance regarding development and/or implementation of meaningful minority supply management programs providing business opportunities for minority-owned firms.

Northeast Supply Management Group — Composed of members who have an interest in the interchange of ideas and knowledge that are specific to industries and commodities within the Northeast United States.

Services Group — Promotes a focus on providing "best practices" information to its members who are either in service industries or who buy services.

Women in Leadership Group — Provides an opportunity to educate members and companies on how to better develop and advance women within the supply management profession.

FORUMS: ISM Forums are composed of members who are employed in a specific sector and come together for the sole purpose of exchanging information and ideas about supply management in that specific sector. Forum membership is limited.

Association Management Forum — Represents those members of ISM who are involved, either as employees or volunteers, with the management of their affiliate.

Hospitality Supply Management Forum — Supply management professionals, including foodservice purchasing managers, in the hospitality sector.

New York/New Jersey Forum — Represents members of ISM who are members of affiliates in New York and New Jersey.

Petroleum Industries Buyers Forum — Supply management professionals who work for refining companies and petroleum product producers.

Pharmaceutical Forum — Composed of members having supply management responsibility within the research-based pharmaceutical and biotech industry.

Southwest Forum — Represents those affiliate members of ISM in the area encompassing Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas and is committed to provide the highest level of educational development opportunities to every purchasing and supply management professional in this geographic area.

Steel Buyers Forum — Supply management professionals who work with the steel industry, steel buyers and local steel buyers' groups to promote a better understanding of the steel buying function.

Utility Purchasing Management Group — Officers, managers and employees of gas and electric utilities who are directly involved in purchasing or supply management.

Consider the benefits of belonging to one of ISM's Special Interest Groups or Forums. Complete the enrollment form and return it to ISM. You will be added to the membership roster of the Group or Forum of your choice.

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