About the ICEA

Welcome to the Indiana Chamber Executives Association Website!

What is the Indiana Chamber Executives Association? The Indiana Chamber Executives Association (commonly known as ICEA) is more than 200 paid chamber of commerce and associate staff members representing 99 local chambers of commerce throughout Indiana who, through their collective strength, seek to improve their profession and their organizations. These desired individual results are bolstered by ICEA through formal and informal exchanges among members, and the various conferences and programs conducted in response to member needs.

Why join? Quite simply - to take advantage of the knowledge and experience of your counterparts from across Indiana. ICEA members also benefit from the following:

• Scholarships - annually, ICEA budgets a money to award scholarships to assist with the professional development of our members. Scholarship funds can be requested for statewide conferences and national programs through ACCE and the U.S. Chamber Institute.
• Salary/Benefits Survey - a solid tool to share with your board of directors, data can be extracted from our assessment to do comparisons based on your specific criteria.
• Discounted rates to two statewide conferences - A summer and a winter conference are staged annually to provide you with the latest issues and techniques needed for Chamber execs and staff members to be more effective in their profession
• Hoosier Chamber Academy - this intense session focuses on the nuts and bolts necessary for operating a chamber successfully. Academy class size is limited in number and the meetings are held on four separate days in Indianapolis.
• News - informational briefs are e-mailed monthly to keep you tuned in to organizational news and trends in chamber management.
• iceaonline.com - your source for communicating with peers and resources to help you in your chamber career.
• Peer network to gain new ideas and offer fresh programs for your members.
• Board strategic planning - ICEA has a network of retreat facilitators available to work with your board of directors in conducting strategic planning sessions. This is a fee-based service.
• Niche Programming - programs specific to newcomers to the chamber field, membership directors and support staff members.

How much does membership cost? Very little! But to be more specific, membership fees are based on your chamber's annual operating budget:

0-100 members=$85
100-300 members= $150
300-500 members=$200
500-700 members=$250
700+ members = $350

Annual membership fee is for the organization.Membership is billed on the ICEA fiscal year of July - June.

How do I join? You can click here to join online now or call the ICEA office at 812/265-9488. Shelli Williams, ICEA Executive Director, will answer any questions that you have on membership and process your application request over the telephone!