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Is Your Organization Doing All It Can to Maximize The Skills of Its Employees?

AACE International's Corporate Sponsorship identifies your company as a leader in the industry -- a company that is committed to working with other corporate sponsors, AACE and industry as a whole to educate and train others in the cost and management profession.

AACE - where corporate executives, construction managers, cost estimators, cost engineers, educators, litigators, private consultants, professional engineers, project controls specialists, project managers, risk analysts, schedulers, and students come together to enhance their careers, their business, and the cost and management profession. AACE provides opportunities to keep you where you want to be - on top of the emerging practices in the cost and management profession.

Whether your interest is in the cultivation of business to business contacts, professional development of your staff, or becoming involved in the development of industry standards, AACE's Corporate Sponsorship Program (CSP) empowers your business. The CSP comprehensive package of benefits and services is designed to ensure a tangible return on your investment while offering leadership and educational opportunities for your staff.



Who is AACE International?

AACE International is a 501(c)3 non-profit professional association Promoting the Planning and Management of Cost and Schedules.

Since 1956, AACE International has provided its members with the resources they need to enhance their performance and ensure continued growth and success. With about 5,500 members world-wide, AACE International serves cost management professionals: planners and schedulers, project controls managers, cost managers and engineers, project managers, estimators and bidders, and value engineers. AACE International has members in 78 countries and currently includes 70 local sections.

AACE is a professional society organized for educational purposes and therefore qualifies as a nonprofit organization. AACE offers technical meetings, discounted professional books, and a certification program, and develops standards and recommended practices.



What is the AACE Corporate Sponsorship Program?

AACE's CSP is a package of benefits designed to encourage companies to develop the skills of their cost and management employees through AACE membership. AACE's Corporate Sponsorship consists of eight paid employee memberships, company recognition on the AACE Website and in the Cost Engineering Journal, the Virtual Library - CS Edition option, and discounts on various AACE merchandise, meeting registrations, and certification fees.



AACE Corporate Sponsorship Benefits

  • A monthly copy of Cost Engineering journal will be provided to each of your 8 (minimum) sponsored employees (over $600.00 in savings!). Cost Engineering journal, AACE International's official monthly publication to members is an ongoing communication link for the latest technical and non-technical information, AACE news and events.
  • One local section fee is included per core group (8) member (approx. a $120.00 value!). AACE's Section Meetings are an excellent means for your employees to network with other experienced professionals and hone their own leadership skills. Offering presentations from local industry speakers, facility tours, and social events, Section meetings are an important way to expand contacts and gain up-to-date information.
  • Virtual Library CS Edition - The Corporate Virtual Library (hosted on AACE servers) offers your company complete access to all of AACE's technical papers on a renewable license basis. It is accessible through any Web browser, at anytime, from anywhere. It is fully searchable, and contains full-text technical articles in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, that may be printed, downloaded, or read online.
  • A copy of the AACE annual Membership Directory listing thousands of network contacts will be provided to each of your 8 (minimum) employees.
  • A listing as an AACE Corporate Sponsor in the annual AACE International Membership Directory.
  • Your corporate web link will be placed on the AACE website (over 850,000 hits per month).
  • An annual listing in Cost Engineering journal, the leading industry periodical.
  • The company will receive an engraved plaque recognizing its corporate sponsorship.
  • 10% discount off the member rate to attend cutting edge AACE industry seminars.
  • 10% discount off the member rate of attending the AACE annual meeting, the essential yearly gathering of cost engineering and cost management professionals.
  • 10% discount on employee certification fees when paid by the company.
  • 5% discount on all publications produced by AACE International (ordered by sponsored employees).

Is your company ready to take the next step to success? If your organization is interested in becoming an AACE International Corporate Sponsor or if you would like an AACE International representative to provide more information concerning the program, please contact AACE International Headquarters at:

AACE International
Attn: Membership Administrator
209 Prairie Avenue, Suite 100
Morgantown, WV 26501
(304) 296-8444



How Do You Become a Corporate Sponsor?

Follow these 4 Simple Steps!

Step 1:

Choose your "Corporate Sponsor contact". Please note: This person will be responsible for your designated list of CSP members. The CSP contact must also specify if he/she is to be included on the CSP membership list.

Step 2:

Complete the Application Form. One billing address will be identified by your Corporate Sponsor contact.

Step 3:

Enclose the payment for your CSP:

  • CSP Dues = US$1040.00 (includes 8 CSP members)
  • Each additional member (more than 8) = US$105.00/member
  • Application Fee = US$95.00 (one time only)

Step 4:

Send the completed application with payment to AACE International Headquarters. Allow 10 working days for return notification. Your plaque will follow in approximately 10 weeks.



What do Others Have to Say?

"The Corporate Sponsor Program has been an excellent opportunity for BWXT Y-12 to involve our employees in AACE International; take advantage of lower membership costs; take advantage of discounts on publications and training; and allow more of our employees to pursue CCC/CCE certification. Our company has benefited by providing our CSP employee members with an increased exposure to all of AACE International's technical information, library, and database resources."

- Jennifer Bates, CCE
Project Controls Manager,
BWXT-Y12, LLC

"AACE's CSP is a great program! It consolidates the membership payments to AACE into one check which reduces accounting for our company. I feel motivated to get more involved in AACE when my company makes a commitment to the CS Program. Plus, the discounts for seminars, meetings, certification fees, publications are a great 'ROI'."

- H. Ernest Hani
Construction Manager
PMA Consultants LLC



Application Forms

To apply for Corporate Sponsorship, please use the forms below:

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