ICSC SERVICES FOR MEMBERS

Conventions
ICSC's Spring Convention, Trade Exposition and Leasing Mall bring together more than 40,000 developers, owners, retailers and lenders for education and deal making. ICSC's Fall Conference focuses on management and marketing. ICSC's Canadian Convention attracts major industry players from across the provinces. Value Retail News also offers Spring and Fall Conventions that focus on the outlet industry.

Searches, Directories, Web Access
ICSC.org allows members to access the wealth of ICSC resources instantly from anywhere in the world. With a click of a mouse, you can register for a meeting, retrieve research reports and full-text articles, access databases, review Leasing and Purchase Opportunities and scan the up-to-the-minute editions of the Membership Directory, Company Directory and Products & Services Directory. Plus add your own Industry Links, and post Job Opportunities and Resumes.

Publications
Our publications department gives members the best thinking, the most innovative ideas, the soundest data and the most effective training tools in the shopping center industry. A full line of more than 75 books, manuals, packets and audiocassettes is available at our Bookstore.

ICSC's monthly Shopping Centers Today business magazine is a respected and dependable publication that covers the entire scope of the industry, including development, retailing, marketing, management, financing, leasing, architecture and government relations. Value Retail News is an equally comprehensive monthly publication that covers the world of outlet shopping centers. Both also provide the latest news trends, interviews and analysis. SCT Xtra, a weekly newsletter, gives members the latest news, while ICSC also provides an online pipeline to industry-related news through ICSC SmartBrief, EuroBrief, AsiaBrief and the SCT Newswire.

Specialized Conferences
ICSC conducts several multiday national and regional conferences, bringing together industry executives to share their knowledge and experience on such critical issues as environmental concerns, construction, finance, security, law, research and financial management and accounting.

Expositions
Trade expositions at conventions and conferences throughout the year give you the opportunity to improve your bottom line. Meet vendors of products and services who offer everything from roofing equipment to state-of-the-art interactive technology.

Idea Exchanges & Regional Conferences
Here is your opportunity to brainstorm with the best and the brightest. These state and local meetings provide the most accessible and successful forum for personally sharing knowledge and information on industry issues.

Accreditation & Certification

In addition to ICSC's long-standing professional designations, the CSM (Certified Shopping Center Manager) and CMD (Certified Marketing Director), we now offer the CLS (Certified Leasing Specialist). The CLS is designed to recognize the leasing specialist at a time when the art and science of leasing retail space has grown in complexity and sophistication.

ICSC: A Global Association
With members in 80 countries and affiliate offices in Asia, Europe and Latin America, ICSC provides unparalleled global business opportunities. ICSC sponsors annual conventions and trade shows in Asia and Europe and coordinates, across the globe, an exciting mix of meetings, symposia, seminars, training and Educational Study Tours.