Dear NIBA Members and Future NIBA members:

Membership in NIBA helps you meet the challenges of today's business climate by providing networking opportunities for you and your trading partners, presenting educational programs for your employees, promoting marketing of belting through Distribution, and providing you access to the newest Industry changes and product developments. Here are just a few of the ways NIBA will provide value to your company:

• Access to technical seminars, printed materials, videos and DVDs for use in training employees.
• Access to the NIBA web site with a Members Only section including belting formulas, interactive calculators, the latest convention information, a library of technical articles for training your employees as well as the ease of registration for NIBA programs and the opportunity to purchase products online.
• The Belt Line newsletter published five times a year, which includes industry and association news as well as business and technical information.
• The NIBA member directory published in a handy pocket-sized format and online for ease of access to members' contact information.
• Hyatt Lost Pines Resort in Austin, Texas hosts NIBA convention 2009 - September 23-26.

Finding those special business opportunities through association networking or forging new relationships that not only impact but POWER your business growth are the greatest reasons to be a member. When and where else can you have individual or group eye-to-eye business discussions with top management representatives and decision makers of DOZENS of high carat suppliers and/or customers at the equivalent cost of visiting two or three? NIBA offers you and your organization that kind of opportunity and savings.

I am honored to be your president in 2008.

Sincerely,

Jackie Robb Britt
NIBA President, 2008
Financial Officer
Rubber & Accessories, Inc.

It's easy to join; just complete our membership application and return to NIBA Headquarters now to enjoy NIBA benefits in 2008.