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You're here because you want to know more about IMC. If you provide advice to business executives and managers, your effectiveness as a consultant and profitability as a business depends on your ability to continually sharpen your consulting skills, business knowledge, and practice management.

IMC USA is the premier professional association for management consultants.

Founded in 1968, the Institute of Management Consultants USA, Inc. (IMC USA) is the national professional association representing management consultants and awarding the CMC (Certified Management Consultant) certification mark. The IMC USA Mission is: To promote excellence and ethics in management consulting through certification, education and professional resources. IMC USA is part of the global community of institutes that certifies management consultants according to the strict international standards of the  International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI).

We hope you will come to an IMC NCR meeting or two in the near future to 'get to know us'. It's a welcoming group of people. We have two great meetings coming up -- perfect for anyone venturing into consulting, needing to hire a consultant, or furthering your skills in leading groups.

IMC NCR members make up a diverse, experienced virtual consulting firm.

IMC NCR is the IMC USA chapter for management consultants in the Washington, DC region (MD, DC, and VA), providing value to both your consulting firm and individual consultants. There are three reasons people join professional associations - to Get Smart, Get Friends, and Get Business. Already 120 members strong, IMC NCR is the fastest growing of the 26 IMC USA chapters because we deliver these values to our members.

IMC NCR members practice in strategy, information technology, organizational development, executive coaching, benchmarking, performance measurement, market research, finance, diversity strategies, knowledge management, project management, risk management, public sector and non profit management, ISO/Baldrige/Six Sigma and other processes, leadership development, turnarounds, survey research, operations planning, and  international development.

Our member's practice scope ranges from local to global, their business role ranges from solo practitioner to large firm partner, their business experience ranges from brand new to consulting to almost 50 years, and their industries range from health care to manufacturing to trade associations to professional services. If you are ready to become a member of this fast growing "consulting firm," then you can join IMC online.

Certification	Set yourself apart from your competitors. The Certified Management Consultant (a registered mark) or CMC is the only certification for management consulting in the US that meets international standards for technical competency and ethics and that provides reciprocity in 36 countries. Find out more about the CMC
Professional Development	Keep your competencies sharp. The hardest thing for consultants in small firms is to keep up with changing technologies, business practices, and management consulting skill sets. Our first class education and skill building will help you keep pace with client demands for experience in an increasingly broad range of competencies. To see upcoming programs, go to the IMC NCR home page.
Ethics	Deliver the highest professional ethics. IMC USA has imposed rigorous ethics standards for certification, including both written and oral ethics examinations, an expanding ethics training program, new compliance and reporting procedures, and an increasing differentiation in the eyes of business executives of professional conduct between IMC and non-IMC consultants. We will be strengthening our Code of Ethics in 2004.
Mentoring	Fine-tune your practice. A service for new consultants or those reinventing their practice, where senior member consultants help you develop or retool your business plan and marketing strategy..
Referral Service	Expand your business. Increasingly, businesses see IMC NCR as a reliable source for experienced and ethical consultants. Members wishing to post their profiles in the IMC NCR Consultant Directory are accessible
Networking	Get out more. Meet consultants in similar or complementary disciplines.
Consulting to Management (C2M)	Keep up with the profession. Receive the quarterly magazine of management consulting profession, focusing on both the growing body of knowledge in the profession and consulting as a business.
Newsletters	Keep up with your colleagues. Monthly newsletters from both IMC USA and IMC NCR describing national issues of concern to the consulting profession, upcoming chapter events, professional development opportunities, member services, tips to help run your consulting practice better, and teaming or business development opportunities.
Senior Consulting Roundtables	Create your own Board of Directors. A new service where selected members meet regularly in small groups to improve their businesses and review business strategies and practice management in confidential sessions.
National Conferences	Stay at the top of your game. IMC USA sponsors two national conferences annually, including the IMC national conference in May and the western Confab in October, the world's largest conference for independent management consultants.
Regional Breakfasts	Stay in touch. To better serve members in Baltimore and Southern Virginia, IMC NCR occasionally convenes breakfast meetings for members and guests to discuss IMC member services, consulting topics, and business development opportunities.
.  .  .  and much more to increase your value to your clients and to enjoy your profession.

Join today and start your path to certification and the distinction of earning the CMC, a designation achieved by less than 1% of practicing management consultants. Annual dues for IMC USA is only $295, among the lowest of any professional certifying association (nor is there any chapter or local dues) and entitles you to all IMC USA and IMC NCR member benefits. As of July 1, you can become a member through December 31, 2004 for a prorated dues of $145.

If you are not quite ready to join, but want to keep up with IMC NCR and the consulting profession, we welcome you to subscribe to our newsletter. Of course, non-members are welcome to attend our events (except member-only events) or workshops.

Still have questions? Email Dave Rogers CMC, IMC NCR President, at president@imcdc.org or one of the other chapter officers.