Organizations - Professional

Professional Organizations

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Here are a few professional associations and societies, some lists or directories are included for more information. Many of the organizations listed here have publications available online.

Higher Education Associations: Association of Governing Boards
American Association of Higher Education
EDUCAUSE (Information technologies)

List of Scholarly and Scientific Organizations: List of Scholarly Societies on Internet; Scholarly Societies Project (listing of societies); Academy of Management; American Institute for Biological Sciences; National Academy of Sciences; American Philosophical Association; American Council of Learned Societies; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); American Chemical Society; Soil Science Society of America
Futures Oriented Organizations: Association of Professional Futurists; World Future Society; University of Houston - Futures Studies Curriculum; Strategic Futures International; Global Business Network; World Futures Studies Federation
Professional Associations: List of Organizations (via Yahoo); List of Environmental Associations; World Guide to Scientific Associations and Learned Societies; List of Professional Associations
Government Organizations: US Department of Education; National Academy of Sciences

Non-governmental Research Organizations: Rand Corporation; International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); World Bank; World Resources Institute
Publishers and News Sources: US News; The Economist (UK); CNN News; List of Media Sources (including Newspapers and Magazines) (via Google)
Volunteer and Miscellaneous Organizations: The United Nations Volunteers; The Peace Corps Information Network; International Institute for Sustainable Development; Environmental Organizations in Universities; Travel the World for Knowledge

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