Becoming a Member

Candidate Criteria

Membership in ISHC is by invitation only.  To be eligible for membership, an individual must initially meet the following minimum criteria.

1. Be a practicing hospitality consultant with five consecutive years of consulting experience immediately preceding invitation or have three consecutive years of consulting experience immediately preceding invitation if the candidate has a total of 10 years hospitality industry experience.
2. One’s primary professional activity is as a practicing hospitality industry consultant.
3. Be an owner, officer, partner or principal of his or her own company, or the equivalent thereof.
4. Be sponsored by existing members as determined by the Board of Directors. Currently, U.S. candidates are required to have three existing members as sponsors. Non-U.S. candidates require two existing members as sponsors.

Procedures to Become a Candidate for Membership and Candidate Obligations

1. Review our on-line membership directory and identify members that are personally familiar with your work experience as a consultant.
2. Contact the member and inquire if he/she is willing to serve as a sponsor for your membership.  (Please note that the sponsoring member must be personally familiar with your professional work as a consultant to launch the candidacy process. For example, simply knowing the candidate or being on a conference panel is typically viewed as insufficient to be a sponsoring member.)
3. Attend an ISHC conference if invited.  (Annual conference is typically held in the Fall.)
4. Submit payment for candidacy fee upon invoicing. The 2009 candidacy fee is USD $350.
5. Submit payment for annual dues upon invoicing. The 2009 dues are USD $1,000.