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IDA Is Your Tool for Professionalism and Business Growth BY Jane Treiber, Membership Manager If you received an International Door Association membership application inside the plastic covering on this issue of ID&OI; magazine, we urge you to read it and consider joining the IDA for 2014. The membership application was only mailed to nonmembers of the IDA. If you think this is an error and that you are a member, please contact us at 1-800-355-4432. IDA has several membership categories, included Installing/ Servicing Dealer, Branch Offce Dealer, Industry (includes manufacturers and distributors), as well as non-membership categories such as Subscribing Dealer, Subscribing Associate, and Subscribing Professional. The criteria for all of these categories are listed inside the brochure. IDA is an international trade association representing the interests of the door and access systems industry. Its mission is to increase the professionalism of the door and access systems industry, and it strives to do so through education, communication and products and services of value to the small, medium and large overhead door dealer. Join the more than 2,000 dealer and industry representatives who are proud to call themselves a member of the IDA! Membership Information and Application VALUE Value for your money is what you receive with your IDA membership. What do members want from IDA? Here are some recent responses to that question: • Technician training at a reasonable cost • Representation within the industry • Promotion of professionalism • Help with employment recruitment and training issues • Insurance programs • Public awareness PROFESSIONALISM Enhance your professionalism by being a member of the only association geared specifcally for the door and access systems dealer. Make a statement when you join IDA! When you display your membership plaque and Code of Business Conduct certifcate in your showroom, it lets consumers know that you, as business owner or top manager: • care enough about your profession to belong to your industry's professional organization • have long-term experience in the industry • have agreed to abide to a comprehensive Code of Business Conduct as part of your membership • believe in the concept of life-long learning. Consumers can fnd you on the IDA website in the membership listing, and through two other consumer oriented websites. Promote your professional affliation even further with IDA logos and decals. Dealers and industry members are permitted to reproduce the IDA logo on their business documents and marketing materials. IDA logo decals for truck windows and offce windows convey your affliation directly to your customers. 86 International Door & Operator Industry™