In the United States, the International Society for Business Education is the advance team preparing globenetters for the 21st century. Its purpose is to provide educational and business training, opportunities and programs for members. This organization is a vital link connecting the interests of business and education. Business representatives and educators benefit from affiliation with ISBE through the following objectives and membership privileges:

• Focusing on international topics with opportunities to participate at the local, state, regional and national levels

• Networking with business and educational leaders from four continents and attending the ISBE/SIEC annual conference at an international site

• Interacting, visiting, observing and exchanging educational strategies and operations with progressive multinational corporate and educational leaders

• Pioneering database resources and disseminating knowledge via telecommunications including international research and training materials for the academic and corporate worldwide classrooms and chambers of commerce

• Enhancing, updating and assessing new developments in the fields of intercultural, cross-cultural, multi-cultural and corporate arenas

• Receiving semi-annual SIEC Review and ISBE newsletters

• Providing opportunities for individuals to advance and prepare themselves and others for the 21 century

• Serving as business ambassadors of goodwill from the United States