Membership
The IMSI staff, executives and board members actively work on the advancement of the maple industry’s objectives and respond to regulatory, competitive and busines challenges. We are committed to providing you, your company, and your association with pertinent tools to face today’s challenges and to be your partner in keeping you connected with your industry.
Here are some of the key features and benefits of an IMSI membership:
You get access to a wide and well-established network of thousands of maple industry professionals in every cross functional field such as regulatory experts, equipment and supplies manufacturers, independent producers and producers’ associations, maple packers, marketers and exporters and maple science and technology institution’s experts.
Participation privilege on IMSI’s committees and task forces which regroup industry professionals who share questions/problem solving/professional development/networking via a group email, face to face meetings and webinars. For example:
Access to the IMSI’s Industry News Bulletins and Board Meeting Summaries outlining current maple issues and opportunities.
Member rates for the Annual Maple Industry Conference held every fall.
Your business listed on the IMSI website’s List of Members. (only for paying members)
Here are some of the key features and benefits of an IMSI membership:
You get access to a wide and well-established network of thousands of maple industry professionals in every cross functional field such as regulatory experts, equipment and supplies manufacturers, independent producers and producers’ associations, maple packers, marketers and exporters and maple science and technology institution’s experts.
Participation privilege on IMSI’s committees and task forces which regroup industry professionals who share questions/problem solving/professional development/networking via a group email, face to face meetings and webinars. For example:
- The IMSI Regulatory Committee monitors government regulatory agencies and acts to influence government legislation and policies affecting pure maple syrup and informs members of the proceedings.
- The IMSI Pure Maple Syrup Standards Advisory Group works on preventing adulteration of pure maple syrup and misleading advertising of competing sweeteners. The group is currently working on a comprehensive Standard of Identity strategy and CODEX filing to protect all pure maple syrup producers in domestic and foreign markets.
- The IMSI Marketing Committee drives the content and social media communications to provide an accurate source information to consumers, individual members and producers, producer associations as well as print and social media publications who need accurate maple industry and maple products information.
Access to the IMSI’s Industry News Bulletins and Board Meeting Summaries outlining current maple issues and opportunities.
Member rates for the Annual Maple Industry Conference held every fall.
Your business listed on the IMSI website’s List of Members. (only for paying members)
