The official statement:
To enable your account for advertising in these forums, you must first be verified by ECCIE Worldwide staff. This process typically takes under 24 hours to complete, however could be delayed if you are not able to provide sufficient information to establish yourself as a legit provider or agency. To become verified, you'll need to submit links to your reviews on ECCIE or another recognized review site and obtain a vouch from an established ECCIE member, either male or female.
Here in Austin, we place a lot of emphasis on the "vouch" from a well known and respected board member. You can have your vouch sent to any of the Austin Moderators (Spacemtn or myself) or by email to
austin@eccie.net and we can get the process started for you.
More details:
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=19229
ztonk
AustinModStaff