One of the benefits of AFCEA corporate membership is the free corporate profile that companies receive annually in the January issue of SIGNAL Magazine. Called the Source Book issue, this publication includes descriptions of leading technology companies in addition to the magazine’s regular columns and feature articles. Additionally, the AFCEA corporate members’ informative listing is accessible at www.afcea.org/sourcebook. The online version is fully searchable by company name, city, key words and business specialty.

To ensure that the most current information about your firm is available to customers, your company’s AFCEA contact can now update the corporate profile through the AFCEA portal. The deadline for updates to be included in the January 2008 print directory is September 24, 2007.

The corporate contact at your company has been sent a letter that includes instructions about how to update the company’s profile online at https://afceaportal.org. A user identification number and password are required. All corporate contacts should review their company’s profile on the site to ensure its accuracy. Contacts should also be sure to add their firm’s areas of expertise to the Topical Guide. Profiles that do not require changes should be reviewed and approved by clicking "okay for publication."

Corporate contacts who have not received a letter from AFCEA or have questions about updating the company’s information can e-mail the Source Book Coordinator. Company profiles can be updated year-round; however, changes after the September 24 deadline will not appear in the January 2008 print directory.

Because some companies publish different contact and marketing addresses in the Source Book than they use for AFCEA correspondence, the association maintains two separate databases. Both AFCEA corporate membership information and Source Book publication information can be updated on the AFCEA portal; however, changes in one database do not automatically transfer to the other database. When corporate contacts update either area, they will receive a prompt that will direct them to update the other area.

Information posted is subject to review by the SIGNAL staff and will be edited for grammar, punctuation and spelling.

In addition to the free corporate listing, rotating banners are available on the online site for the 2008 calendar year for $499 if ordered before September 24. Banners ordered and submitted by the September 24 deadline will be posted for the remaining months of 2007 as well. There are more than 20,000 visitors each month to the Source Book site, so do not miss this important opportunity to reach your next customer. Contact Marsha Carpenter for more information.