Iowa Business Education Association

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Hello Fellow Business Educators!

I would like to invite you to join one of the premier professional organizations for business educators, the National Business Education Association (NBEA). This organization provides business and marketing educators many professional development opportunities plus it gives you many advantages.

NBEA membership gives members the following advantages:

Automatic membership in NCBEA

Automatic $2,500,000 liability insurance

Free subscription to the NBEA Forum, Keying in, and the NBEA Yearbook.

Low-cost insurance programs

Discounts on excellent NBEA educational publications

Reduced convention registration at NBEA and NCBEA

You can visit NBEA’s website http://www.nbea.org to see for yourself the many opportunities afforded you through membership. For ease in joining, you can join online or print the forms provided on both IBEA’s and NBEA’s web pages

Below is information from the NBEA website. Learn firsthand how this organization can benefit you and fellow educators in your school district.

The National Business Education Association (NBEA) is the nation's largest professional organization devoted exclusively to serving individuals and groups engaged in instruction, administration, research, and dissemination of information for and about business. NBEA is the leading association devoted to the recognition that business education competencies are essential for all individuals in today's fast-changing society.

NBEA is committed to the advancement of the professional interest and competence of its members and provides programs and services that enhance members' professional growth and development. Further, NBEA serves as a unifying agency among other groups dedicated to advancing and improving business education.

NBEA provides the vital link between both the private and public sector. NBEA gives business educators an opportunity to stay on top of the changing skills required in today's business world through its linkages with corporations and small businesses. In addition, NBEA's Legislative Advocacy Committee keeps members involved with the ongoing national, state, and local efforts to further business education in our schools and communities.

Finally, NBEA provides members with a link to the U.S. Chapter of the International Society for Business Education (ISBE). Through ISBE's journal, The International Review for Business Education, informative newsletters, the international conference, and many other benefits of ISBE, you will be apprised of important developments in the global economy.

Join NBEA today and become part of a growing movement of successful business educators and business people who rely on NBEA for professional growth and development. NBEA keeps you at the forefront of your profession through:

· Timely publications;

· Annual national convention, featuring renowned guest speakers;

· Regional association membership;

· Professional development opportunities;

· Networking with your peers;

· International business;

· Legislative advocacy;

And much, much more.

The National Business Education Association is the foremost professional organization that holds the following as its vision:

· provides leadership for the direction of business education,

· represents and promotes education for/about business, and

· supports instruction for preparing individuals to function effectively within the global and competitive economy.

To fulfill this vision, NBEA will:

· Encourage, represent, and strive to embody the highest ideals and values, achievements, and aspirations of business educators at all levels.

· Advocate business education as a promising field for our best and brightest teaching candidates.

· Promote business education programs in higher education which are dedicated to preparing future generations of business educators.

· Stimulate and provide opportunities for the ongoing, professional education and advancement of the nation's business teachers.

· Work collaboratively with government, community, business, and educational leaders at the national, state, and local levels to achieve universal acknowledgment that business knowledge is vital to the success of every individual and, therefore, is an essential component in all students' education.

· Develop compelling, innovative programs that engage people in the advancement of the business curriculum.

Promote an understanding of the vital role business education plays in the success of American business and the world economy.

Enjoy the many benefits membership can bring you. JOIN TODAY!

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at the following: jemer2006@hotmail.com