IAM Is Unveiling New Membership Categories for All Members

Beginning with the 2023 membership year, your company will need to select one of our revised membership categories. This process will fulfill one phase of IAM’s strategic plan—to restructure membership in support of creating a world-class experience for our members. IAM hosted a webcast on the topic. Watch now!

How Will the New Categories Affect My Company?

IAM’s programs and services—the Annual Meeting & Expo, the Receivable Protection Program, Mobility Exchange, and many more—will all remain the same. The new membership categories will give you more flexibility in choosing which IAM services are right for your company. Instead of your membership cost and benefits being set by your business model, you will be able to select your level of engagement based on which benefits you value most.

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Upcoming dates to keep in mind for the IAM Annual Meeting & Expo

• Mid-May: Conference agenda and Exhibitor, sponsor and branding prospectus will be emailed.
• May 24: Annual Meeting & Expo website launch.
• June 7: Registration for the IAM Annual Meeting & Expo will open; sponsorships and branding opportunities will be available to all members, but Governing members will enjoy a week of exclusive access to reserve booths before registration opens for all members.
• June 14: Exhibit sales open to all members.
• July 5: Early Bird registration discount ends for Core and Supplier members.
• October 11: Raffle deadline for the Ultimate IAM VIP Experience!(Complete your fully-paid registration by October 11 for your chance to win!)

Keep watching your inbox for more information. Also, make sure you and your colleagues join IAM’s Chuck White and friends on May 25 at 11 am EDT to learn more about this year’s Annual Meeting & Expo.

USTRANSCOM Conditions Based Movement Call (17 May)

Please see attached notes and slides from today’s (17 May) USTC/Service/JPPSO/Industry call.  Be sure to check out some highlights in the notes on:

• OCONUS Fuel Surcharge
• DPS problem with submitting annual financials
• Help Desk wait times.
• Some initial CSS return rates on the new CSS process.

Coming Up at IAM Learning

A number of sessions are currently scheduled and more are being planned to help IAM members learn what they need and to make connections to help them do business better. Currently in the lineup and ready for your registration:

• What's New for This Year's Annual Meeting - May 25
• US Government & Military Affairs Update - June 15

Here are some recent popular sessions you may have missed:

• Electronic Inventories: Drivers Weigh In On Upcoming Requirement
• What it's Like to Work for a Family-Owned Business
• You Provided a Service - Now Make Sure You Get Paid
• Diversifications - Professional Office Moving
• IAM CEO Forum

Digital Inventory Product Demos

IAM hosted a series of digital inventory product demos last week, spurred in part by the mandate issued by US Transcom that all DoD shipments will require digitally prepared inventory lists by May 2023. Based on the strong expression of interest by IAM members, the association provided information that may be useful to the industry related to digital inventory products.

See the demos you may have missed:

• Voxme Software, Inc.
• Move4U
• MoversPOE
• Shipeezi
• Moveware
• Netensity

Portal Magazine

In every issue of the Portal, we invite our authors to share their experiences, success stories, learning experiences, and vision with others in the moving and forwarding industry. In addition to our regular columns, feature articles for each issue are united by a central theme. 

JPPSO NC (KKFA) Job Board Posted on IAM's Website at iamovers.org

In coordination with JPPSO NC, we have posted their “job board” for DoD personal property shipments that were not awarded to TSPs via the normal shipment award process; and are therefore now available via the job board. You can find this daily list of shipments online. If you’d rather navigate to it via the IAM home page, you can click on “News & Events” and then select “JPPSO NC Job Board.”  

USTRANSCOM Conditions Based Movement Call (10 May)

Please see attached notes and slides from today’s (10 May) USTC/Service/JPPSO/Industry call.  Of note, there was some dialogue you can read in the notes on the Gun Safe policy that I had put out previously to this group, and whether TRANSCOM has interim policy on the topic until it is finalized.

IAM Country Guides

IAM’s Country Guides provide customs information for more than 170 countries and territories around the world.

USTRANSCOM Peak Season Call (5 May)

Please see notes and slides from today’s (5 May) Peak Season Call.