Defense professionals need the right equipment to do their jobs. NDIA is the association for defense professionals. No matter what your role in the defense community – government, military, industry, academia – you need a source for knowledge, information, and contacts. You can rely on NDIA membership to meet that need.  Corporate membership offers specific advantages for your company. Membership represents an investment in visibility and access. For small companies, dues average less than two dollars a day. Begin using NDIA membership as a source for knowledge, visibility, and advocacy by joining today.

Increase Knowledge & Contacts:
Symposia
Logistics, policy, combat, and acquisition form the base for most technical and policy symposia, about 80 per year. By attending, you will meet and hear from the movers and shakers in the field and increase contact with peers who share your interests. Defense professionals from the public and private sectors rely on these programs for information straight from the experts and for making contacts in industry and government.

News
NDIA equips you with information you can use. National Defense magazine helps you stay on top of market trends, scientific breakthroughs, product development, and military programs. Each month, this member benefit brings you news and views from the Pentagon, the administration, Congress and industry. Learn more at http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/.

Networking
Through its symposia, exhibitions, and chapters, NDIA offers networking with many key government and industry people. Advance your career through networking and http://www.defensejobs.com/.

Government Policy
NDIA serves as an advocate in Washington to work with Congress and the Executive Branch on broad industry issues. Details and recent examples are available on NDIA's Advocacy pages.

How to Join:
·   Print an application (PDF) and fax to NDIA headquarters:

National Defense Industrial Association
2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: (703) 522-1820; FAX: (703) 522-1885

or Register Online through NDIA Headquarters

NDIA Membership Equips Defense Professionals.  Members receive:

· Technical and policy information at symposia from the movers and shakers in the field plus contact with peers who share your professional interests

· Member discounts on meeting registration

· 12 issues each year of National Defense magazine, reporting defense developments, trends, and issues

· An advocate in Washington to work with Congress and the Executive Branch on industry issues and to guide legislation and policy

· The ability to find or post a job by using www.defensejobs.com, an employment web site for the defense industry

· The annual Mega Directory, a handy reference of corporate capabilities and the defense acquisition community

· Local networking in most parts of the nation through a chapter

· Savings on air travel and car rentals

· Convenient online meeting registration, contact information updates, and membership renewal