Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA )
As a support organization, the ATTA exists to:
Promote and grow the adventure travel market
Provide exclusive professional support, development, marketing, business building and cost-saving resources to ATTA members
Provide a unifying voice for the industry that promotes and facilitates knowledge sharing, networking and a common vision
Research, anticipate, interpret and share travel, consumer and industry trends
Identify, understand and rally industry leaders to tackle pressing issues, while propelling growth initiatives
Define “adventure travel” and establish “best practices” and operating standards
Encourage sustainable and environmentally and culturally sensitive adventure travel practices
Alaska Air Carriers Association (AACA)
To foster and support a stable commercial aviation industry founded upon the principles of safety, professionalism and longevity.
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), founded in 1928, is the world's largest professional organization for public-use airport executives. AAAE's primary goal is to help airport executives fulfill their responsibilities to the airports and communities they serve. The association accomplishes this through several core objectives, including member accreditation/certification and continuing education programs; representing airports and airport executives before Congress and the federal government; providing a vital communication link between airport executives and ensuring its members have access to timely, accurate and extensive information that pertains to their day-to-day duties. AAAE's Career Center is uniquely tailored to support the diverse position requirements associated with staffing an airport's personnel needs.
American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES )
The American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) shall promote the development of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit of both by fostering education and outreach, extending professional development and associations, raising public awareness, and encouraging original research.
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA)
“To advance the arts, sciences, and technology of aeronautics and astronautics, and to promote the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits.”
To achieve this mission, AIAA encourages original research … furthers dissemination of new knowledge … fosters the professional development of those engaged in science and engineering … improves public understanding of aerospace and its contributions … fosters education in engineering and science … promotes communication among engineers, scientists, and other professional groups … and stimulates outstanding professional accomplishments.
American Physical Society (APS)
Hiring a scientist or engineer? The APS Career Center is the top niche employment site for physical science and engineering jobs, attracting more than 250 new jobs and 30,000 unique visitors each month. Over 70% of registered job seekers hold at least a Masters degree in these highly-specialized fields. Pricing starts at only $450, and includes access to over 6,000 current resumes. The APS Career Center is a partner in the Physics Today Career Network, a job-sharing resource comprised of five online scientific job boards.
American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA )
ARMA serves as an advocate for firms and individuals who represent all aspects of rock mechanics and rock engineering. ARMA provides a communications link, a forum, and an information resource for members, related organizations, and the public.
ARMA's goal is to disseminate information through meetings, publications, and the Internet. ARMA publishes ARMA E-News , a periodic electronic newsletter , conducts educational workshops and short courses, organizes topical symposia, and sponsors the U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium.
ARMA serves as an information repository on the development of rock mechanics and rock engineering, and promotes the development of knowledge within the field.
ARMA maintains U.S. membership in the International Society for Rock Mechanics
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES )
In response to a manifest need to provide a society that gave equal status to representatives of both biomedical and engineering interests, the Biomedical Engineering Society was incorporated in Illinois on February 1, 1968. As stated in the Articles of Incorporation, and modified by approval of the Board of Directors in October, 2006, the purpose of the Society is: "To promote and enhance biomedical engineering knowledge worldwide and its utilization for the health and wellbeing of humankind."
Initially, the membership of the Society consisted of 171 Founding members and 89 Charter members. With the cooperation of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the first Open Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society was held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Atlantic City on April 17, 1968.
The first Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society was held in Houston, November 18-20, 1968, in conjunction with the 21st Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology.
British American Business Council of New England (BABCNE )
The British American Business Council of New England, Inc. (BABCNE) is a non-profit international business association with a membership of more than 100 New England-based companies and individuals involved in transatlantic trade. It was launched in September 1986 by HRH The Prince of Wales.
The Council is dedicated to helping its members build and manage their businesses by providing them with introductions and referrals, marketing & networking opportunities and business intelligence through a variety of programs, trade services and publications. The programs range from events with distinguished speakers from government, industry and academia, to informational seminars on current business issues and international networking evenings.
BABCNE is a founding member of the British American Business Council (BABC) network which consists of 32 business organizations located in the US and UK and with affiliates in Canada and Mexico. Its combined membership includes around 4,000 companies and individuals involved in international trade, and provides invaluable networking opportunities to the members of the various chapters.
British-American Business Council of Tampa Bay (BABC )
The British-American Business Council Tampa Bay (BABC Tampa Bay) was first incorporated in 1985 as the British-American Chamber of Comerce of Tampa Bay and is an affiliate member of the British-American Business Council (BABC), which represents more than 10,000 executives of 33 member organizations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
The principle purpose is to promote trade and commerce between the United States and the United Kingdom. Locally, we represent a variety of companies and individuals who are either English establishing contacts, or setting up a business in the US -- or, Americans wishing to do business in the UK and/or attract inward investment.
Greater Washington Urban League (GWUL )
Founded in 1938 and one of more than 100 affiliates of the National Urban League, the Greater Washington Urban League is a major civil rights and social services organization located in the District of Columbia. The League has nearly
70 years of experience in dealing effectively with a wide range of social and economic problems, and is governed by a 37-member Board of Directors composed of a cross-section of individuals from the Washington metropolitan area, and an Advisory Board that lends expertise and guidance to support the work of the agency.
The mission of the League is "to increase the economic and political empowerment of African Americans and other minorities and to help all Americans share equally in the responsibilities and rewards of full citizenship." To accomplish its mission, the League uses the tools and methods of social work, economics, law and other disciplines to bring about equal opportunities and equal access to African Americans and minorities in the Washington metropolitan area.
This new decade and century see the Greater Washington Urban League continuing an ongoing partnership with major institutions in both the public and private sectors to alleviate the hardships experienced by our constituents. Such partnerships also provide new avenues for our constituents to enter into the economic mainstream. Base support is provided by various private funding sources and the League also has contracts with federal and local government agencies to conduct specially-funded programs. Although many of our programs are government funded, the League continually seeks creative ways in which to involve the private sector and community groups in joint programmatic ventures.
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO )
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials has been protecting the public’s health and safety for more than eighty years by working in concert with government and industry to implement comprehensive plumbing and mechanical systems around the world.
As a membership-based association, IAPMO is proud to utilize an open consensus process in the development of our flagship Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Mechanical Code. These codes are established through scientific research, debate, and analysis, strengthening our position at the forefront of the plumbing and mechanical industries.
The IAPMO Group is a complete service organization, providing code development assistance, industry-leading education, and a manufacturer-preferred quality assurance program. Each component of the IAPMO Group works toward our ultimate goal of protecting the health of people everywhere.
Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA )
Measurement, Control & Automation Association online. They are the trade association of leading companies who manufacture and distribute a wide variety of process controls, field measurement and analysis instrumentation, systems and software used in industrial process control and factory automation around the world.
Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is the largest military officers association in the Untied States with 375,000 members and the only military association in the United States that provides full transition services for its members and their spouses. Included in those services is a job board where employers from all over the nation post a wide variety of positions and, by request, receive resumes from our member database free of charge. The positions are viewed daily by hundreds of MOAA members in job transition who are highly intelligent, dedicated, loyal, hard working professionals, and experienced leaders and managers in the widest variety of technical and general fields.
The Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG )
AEG is the acknowledged international leader in environmental and engineering geology, and is greatly respected for its stewardship of the profession.
AEG offers information on environmental and engineering geology useful to practitioners, scientists, students, and the public. Other geoscience organizations recognize the value of using and sharing AEG's outstanding resources.
AEG leads the profession in its advocacy for:
Legislation
Professional Licensure
Regulation
Codes and Standards
Women in Aerospace (WIA)
Women in Aerospace (WIA) is dedicated to expanding women's opportunities for leadership and increasing their visibility in the aerospace community. Our membership, women and men, shares an interest in a broad spectrum of aerospace issues, including human space flight, aviation, remote sensing, satellite communications, robotic space exploration, and the policy issues surrounding these fields.
To facilitate discussion of issues facing women, as well as the aerospace industry as a whole, WIA organizes monthly programs in the Washington, DC area. Our member programming is geared towards audiences interested in a broad spectrum of aerospace issues, including human space flight, aviation, remote sensing, satellite communications, robotic space exploration, and the policy issues surrounding these fields. Featured speakers include senior representatives of the Administration, Congress, and Industry, including scientists, educators, and international aerospace experts.
