AME Membership

Who should join AME?

Anyone who is dedicated to driving enterprise excellence in their organization! AME members benefit from being part of an international community of practitioners and industry leaders committed to achieving enterprise excellence today and tomorrow!

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“Being part of AME has helped transform our organization. By integrating lean practices, process optimization, continuous improvement and people centric leadership throughout our organizations, we have grown, attracted incredible talent and work with customers who love us! We could not have done it without being part of the AME community.”

Robert Cenek

Director, Corporate Initiatives
Minerals Technologies

Membership benefits

Community

AME’s peer-to-peer network of support is a hallmark of membership. With over 4,000 members around the world, being part of the AME community makes you part of the largest network of leaders and experts focused on enterprise excellence in the world.

AME Events

AME conducts in-person and virtual events year-round. As a member, get early notifications and free access to many events.

AME International Conference

AME’s annual international conference is the world’s leading enterprise excellence conference. AME members get deeply discounted access to this premier event as well as exclusive networking opportunities.

Regional summits

Meeting our members where they are, members receive discounts to AME regional summits.

Lean Sensei

Member-only access to Lean Sensei

AME’s premier lean assessment tool which allows you to benchmark your organization relative to the best of the best and support you on your lean journey.

AME Programs

AME offers a broad range of programs exclusive to its members, including: AME Consortia, AME Emerging Leaders, AME Lean Certification, AME Champions Club and many more.

AME Resources

AME provides members with a treasure trove of resources on lean practices, continuous improvement, operational excellence, people centric leadership, emerging trends, technology and other critical topics associated with enterprise excellence.

AME Excellence Awards

AME members participate in our Excellence Awards with discounted applications to enter.

AME Membership

Whether you are an executive leader, individual practitioner, subject matter expert or company that believes driving enterprise excellence is essential to your growth and driving continuous improvement, AME has a membership tailored to your needs.

Individual Membership

Starting at:

$150 /year

For individual professionals who want to share, learn and grow their skills, network and capabilities and accelerate their enterprise excellence journey!

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Corporate Membership

Starting at:

$1,000 /year

For companies interested in making membership available to all its team-members to drive organizational enterprise excellence!

Become a Corporate Member

Consortia Membership

Starting at:

$6,000 /year

AME’s Regional Consortia networks are the pinnacle of peer-to-peer learning and collaboration. Learn more about AME Consortia and find a regional network that’s right for you.

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Champions Club Membership

Starting at:

$4,000 /year

AME’s Champions Club are networks of senior leaders with shared responsibilities in continuous improvement. Champion Club members are proven agents of change who together, through peer-to-peer interactions learn share and grow from one another.

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Starting at:

$0 /year

Get a jump on your career, join AME today!

Submission of proof of current full time student status is required to receive membership. Email Membership@ame.org for more information.

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AME has partnered with SME and Women in Manufacturing to offer bundled membership. Select this option, under Individual Membership, if bundled membership is right for you!

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