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Societies
& Standards Groups:
Professional
groups
These
organizations get fairly specific in their memberships. You may find
something that's just perfect for you.
American
Advertising Federation: “The American Advertising
Federation (AAF) is The Unifying Voice for Advertising. We are the only
professional advertising association that binds the mutual interests of
corporate advertisers, agencies, media companies, suppliers and
academia.”
American
Business Women's Association: “To bring together
businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for
them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally
through leadership, education, networking support, and national
recognition.”
American
Farm Bureau Federation: “The purpose of Farm Bureau is
to make the business of farming more profitable, and the community a
better place to live. Farm Bureau should provide an organization in
which members may secure the benefits of unified efforts in a way which
could never be accomplished through individual effort.”
American
Industrial Hygiene Association: Industrial hygienists are
the people in charge of making sure you have a clean, healthy and
environmentally sound work environment. With more than 13,000 members,
the AIHA is "dedicated to the anticipation, recognition,
evaluation, and control of environmental factors arising in or from the
workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the
well-being of workers and members of the community.” If you feel your
workspace is not up to par, visit the site, gather information, and see
what you can do to improve your work environment.
American
Institute of Architects: Source for information for those
in the architecture world, as well as those consumers looking for an
architect.
American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants: “AICPA is
the premier national professional association for CPAs in the United
States.”
American
Institute of Graphic Arts: “The purpose of the AIGA is
to further excellence in communication design as a broadly defined
discipline, as a strategic tool for business, and as a cultural force.
The AIGA is the place design professionals turn to first to exchange
ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research,
and advance education and ethical practice.”
American
Institute of Professional Bookkeepers: Offers tips,
continuing education, a certified bookkeeper program, bookkeeping and
tax updates, and other member benefits.
American
Marketing Association: “The American Marketing
Association is an international professional society of individual
members with an interest in the practice, study, and teaching of
marketing. Our principal roles are: First, to urge and assist the
personal and professional development of our members; and second, to
advance the science and ethical practice of the marketing discipline.”
American
Society of Corporate Secretaries: “The American Society
of Corporate Secretaries is a professional association whose membership
is composed principally of corporate secretaries, assistant secretaries
and other persons who are involved in duties normally associated with
the corporate secretarial function. The Society regularly comments on
proposed and existing rules and regulations of governmental agencies and
other bodies and occasionally on legislative matters in the areas of
particular interest to members. It also promotes and assists in the
voluntary exchange of information and experience relating to the duties,
problems and practices of corporate secretaries and their companies.”
American
Society for Information Science: “Since 1937 ASIS has
been the society for information professionals leading the search for
new and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access
to information. ASIS counts among its membership some 4,000 information
specialists from such fields as computer science, linguistics,
management, librarianship, engineering, law, medicine, chemistry, and
education; individuals who share a common interest in improving the ways
society stores, retrieves, analyzes, manages, archives and disseminates
information, coming together for mutual benefit."
Association
for Women in Computing: “Promoting the advancement of
women in the computing professions.”
Black
Data Processing Associates: “Since 1975, BDPA has
served as an invaluable conduit between the information technology and
African American communities. Through more than forty local chapters
across the country, we offer career counseling, technological
assistance, networking opportunities, workshops, computer competitions
and more to students eager to join the information age and IT
professionals seeking advancement.”
Forty
Plus: “Forty Plus is the Nation's oldest and most
successful non-profit organization dedicated to helping managers,
executives and other professional types over 40 years of age find jobs!
Forty Plus also offers employers a rich talent pool of experience.”
Institute
of Management Foundation: “The mission of the Institute
of Management is to promote the art and science of management.”
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers:
“The IFPTE is working to meet the specific needs of professional
employees as they prepare themselves to face the challenges of the 21st
century. IFPTE offers a unique combination of a proud history as well as
a focus on representing highly skilled men and women.”
International
Guild of Professional Consultants: “The International
Guild of Professional Consultants is dedicated to furthering
professionalism among consultants through programs and support services
that enhance both the quality of services provided to their clients and
the profitability of their consulting practices.”
International
Telework Association & Council: “ITAC is a
non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the economic, social and
environmental benefits of teleworking.”
The
ManKind Project: Home of “The New Warrior® Training
Adventure," the ManKind Project is for those males who feel they
have lost their masculinity (and have retraced their steps and still
can't find it). If you still don't get it, let's put it this way — the
whole process begins with an “experimental weekend training
adventure” where men are “challenged in deeply personal ways to look
at who they are and how they make choices and live behaviors which work
and don't work for them.”
Mensa:
One of the well-known organizations in the world, Mensa members' IQs
must be in the top 2% of the population. Incidentally, Mensa is Latin
for "table"; though, if you're just learning that now, you
probably don't have a chance of being a member.
National
Association of Professional Organizers: “The National
Association of Professional Organizers is a non-profit professional
association whose members include organizing consultants, speakers,
trainers, authors, and manufacturers of organizing products. It is the
only national association of, by, and for organizers, with members
thoughout the world.” It's still a bit unclear to the uneducated
reader as to what “organizing” actually is, but if you're in the
organizing world, you probably know what it is, and that's really all
that matters.
National
Watercolor Society: Founded in 1920, the NWS is dedicated
to exhibiting and educating about the watercolor art form.
Current News Sources:
Consultants/Market
Research Sites:
Jim Pinto's
Commentaries: http://www.jimpinto.com/home.html
Website comes from Jim Pinto, founder of Action Instruments (now part of
Invensys) and well-known industry commentator. It not only synthesizes
merger and acquisition trends, but also covers latest in technology and
relevant business news. It spotlights hot new companies, job
connections, startup connections and funding, as well as commentaries
and predictions that have caught attention of industrial automation for
years.
Independent Safety System Consultants:
http://www.exida.com
This site talks of
the techniques, tools, training, coaching and consulting needed by
operating companies, engineering companies and solution providers to
achieve the most cost effective safety and high availability automation
systems. Site provides several other safety-related
links.
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