What does the IARE do?
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Member Benefits Description
Here are just a few of the member
benefits IARE members value the most! The IARE ...
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Provides networking opportunities
through its annual international conference, its e-mail list
server program and periodic regional meetings.
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Sponsors a stimulating annual
conference and products exhibition with a full range of
educational, informational and social activities.
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Publishes a quarterly electronic
newsletter and periodic bulletins that provide timely,
action-oriented information, designed to stimulate creativity,
effectiveness and improved business performance.
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Serves as a central source for
reservation center information.
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Supports allied organizations and
the trade press in the collection and assessment of trends in
global reservation management.
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Provides opportunities for
personal contact with top leaders of the reservation center
industry and to top experts in the field.
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Informs the general public and
other audiences about the benefits of effective reservation
center industry through its media relations programs.
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Recognizes persons who have
contributed to the reservation center industry.
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Collects and compiles statistical
data on key subjects of interest to those involved in managing
travel reservation call centers.
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Offers opportunities for member
companies and their staff to influence the industry through
involvement in IARE committees, project teams and board of
directors.
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Maintains a professional staff and
headquarters office to assist the association in meeting its
goals.
And that’s not all!
Membership can be as valuable as the individual member chooses to
make it. In today’s highly competitive economy, every prospective
member can use all the help they can get! IARE is here to
provide it.
Categories of Membership
The
Travel Call Center industry is a diverse industry -- diverse in every
way, including the size of centers and firms, and in the way centers are
affiliated. Centers range from very small staff operations to mega
centers with up to 1,000 employees. In addition, firms may consist of a
singe small center in one location, to dozens of centers of various
sizes throughout the world.
To
accommodate this diversity, the IARE has two membership categories:
1
- A
Principal Member is a company that provides
travel/hospitality reservation services to the public through
telephonic or electronic contact and whose intent for membership is
to expand knowledge related to contact center operations. Each
contact center location is considered a Principal Member and is
entitled to vote on behalf of the contact center location. One
person, who is a full-time employee of the Principal Member and who
is actively engaged on a daily basis in the management or technical
supervision of that organization’s contact center location, shall be
designated as the Principal Representative for that contact
center location. The Principal Representative is to serve as the
primary contact for the contact center location and to cast votes on
its behalf.
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An Allied Member is defined as a company that provides goods
or services or is otherwise related to the travel/hospitality
industry or its contact centers but does not qualify for membership
as a Principal Member. Each Allied Member shall designate one
person, the Allied Representative, as the primary contact.
Membership Investment
Principal Member dues in IARE are based on the number of employees in
each contact center location as follows:
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Reservation Employees
in Corporate Entity |
Principal Center
(US Dollars)
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99 or fewer employees |
$200 |
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100 or more employees |
$400 |
Allied Member dues are $300
per year.
Value-Added Membership
Packages for 2008: Principal Member Packages
$1,045 Principal Membership plus one registration for the 2008
Conference
for Principal Members with 100+
employees
$845 Principal Membership plus one registration for the 2008
Conference
for Principal Members with 99>
employees
Take
advantage of all IARE has to offer, we invite you to join IARE today!
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