Software Publishers Association

“Full Member Company, Associate Member Company.”

“Full Member gets one vote, Associate Member for more than 2 years and annual dues>$10k, gets 0.5 vote.”

“990 Reviewed by VP of Finance and Executive Director.”

“Annually the Executive Committee of the Board reviews the performance of the President for the past fiscal year. As part of that process, the Committee reviews and updates the employment contract. Periodically, but not every year, compensation data for chief executives of similar size and purpose trade associations is obtained from 990s for purpose of determining reasonability and comparability of President's compensation.”

“The Governing documents and Financial Statements are available upon request to the public. The Conflict of interest policy is found in the employee handbook and board handout.”

“To represent the common business and public policy interests of the computer software and digital content industries. The industry markets it products through several delivery vehicles, including disks, the Internet, private and public networks, cable, wireless, and satellite transmission. The industry operates in a borderless world and therefore must serve an international constituency. The code and content industry segments share public policy objectives in strong intellectual property protection, a favorable tax and electronic commerce environment, and a favorable investment climate. Specifically, SIIA seeks to serve businesses that develop or market the following: - Technology that enables the learning process or provides instructional content in digital form - Software applications and services for horizontal and vertical markets - Enterprise resource planning, and other enterprise-wide software products - Software infrastructure, authoring, development tools, opera”

“Government Affairs - As the strongest voice for the education technology, financial information services, online content and software industries on Capitol Hill, in state legislatures, and throughout the world, the Association provides member companies with access to lawmakers and a voice in developing the Association's legislative agenda, including policies on intellectual property protection, encryption, online privacy, electronic commerce, taxation, and education technology. Publications - The Association offers publications on subjects ranging from software marketing and public relations to financial profiling, drafting contracts, and attracting investors. Member Programs - Member programs represent the costs of providing additional member services to members. Public Relations - The Association promotes the interests of its members and the financial information services, education technology, online content, and software industries worldwide. Industry Programs - The Association provides the only peer recognition awards in the industry, the Codie Awards, enabling software, education, and content companies an opportunity to strengthen business relationships and increase sales. Research - The Association is the most authoritative source in the industry for benchmarking reports and surveys, including detailed research information on industry salaries and benefits, finance allocation, and technical support practices.”