Association for Business Communication
- Includes background, membership information, publication and convention details, jobs list, and members-only section.
- http://www.businesscommunication.org/
NordTerm
- An association of organizations and societies in the Nordic countries which are engaged in terminology work, training, and research. Includes organization background and a forum.
- http://www.nordterm.net/
Finnish Technical Communications Society
- Offers technical communications resources, articles and links in both in Finnish and English.
- http://www.dokumentoijat.net/
Australian Society for Technical Communication (NSW)
- Professional non-profit organisation for technical communicators. Includes information about local chapters and membership details.
- http://www.astcnsw.org.au/
The Finnish Terminology Centre (TSK)
- Provides terminology consultation, work, publications, newsletters, training and activities for its members.
- http://www.tsk.fi/
Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT)
- Student organization designed for college students who have a professional interest in the field of communications related to agriculture.
- http://nact.okstate.edu/
Société Québécoise de la Rédaction Professionnelle (SQRP)
- Society of technical writers. Membership requires that prospective members pass an in-house certification exam. Includes exam information and a list of members.
- http://www.sqrp.org/
tekom, e.V
- German professional association for technical communication. Includes information about careers and education, articles, news, and a forum.
- http://www.tekom.de/
Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA)
- Helping members of co-operatives excel in communications - from writing, photography, and editing to video, layout, and design
- http://www.communicators.coop/
Alliance for Computers and Writing (ACW)
- Supports teachers at all levels of instruction in their intellignet, theory-based use of computers in writing instruction.
- http://www2.nau.edu/acw/
Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS)
- Evaluates the proficiency of manuscript editors in the life sciences and to award credentials similar to those obtainable in other professions. Provides certifcations as Editor Life Sciences (ELS).
- http://www.bels.org/
Center for Information-Development Management
- Committed to providing a focused, expert, and progressive forum to support documentation, training, and customer service managers in creating high performance teams that produce effective and appropriate deliverables. White papers, listserv, publications
- http://www.infomanagementcenter.com/
European Association for Terminology (EAFT-AET-EEO)
- Supports the terminology sector in Europe; designed to further plurilingualism through terminology, to provide a European platform for promoting and professionalising terminological activities and improving awareness of them, and to liaise and cooperate a
- http://www.eaft-aet.net/
Conseil des Rédacteurs Techniques (CRT)
- A French non-profit organization for technical communicators. [Information in English and French]
- http://www.chez.com/crt/
European Association of Science Editors (EASE)
- A truly international organization providing science writers and editors resources, links, newsletter, mailing lists, networking.
- http://www.ease.org.uk/
National Association of Science Writers (NASW)
- Organization of science journalists and communicators providing links, newsletter, networking, regional meetings, and educational workshops.
- http://www.nasw.org/
Council for Advancement of Science Writing (CASW)
- Group of distinguished journalists and scientists committed to improving the quality of science news reaching the general public
- http://nasw.org/users/casw/
Council of Science Editors (CSE)
- Improve communication in the sciences by educating authors, editors, and publishers through articles, links, resources, publications, and job bank. Formerly Council of Biology Editors (CBE).
- http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/
International Society of Performance Improvement (ISPI)
- Dedicated to improving productivity and performance in the workplace through human performance technology; supports members through conferences, workshops, chapter meetings, links and resources, awards, and networking.
- http://www.ispi.org/
Technical Communicators' Forum (TC-Forum)
- Sought to stimulate professional discussion through participation of its worldwide network of members. Includes an archive of magazine issues up to the final March 2002 issues.
- http://www.tc-forum.org/
National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC)
- Professional network of federal, state and local government employees who disseminate information within and outside government. Its members are editors, writers, graphic artists, video professionals, broadcasters, photographers, information specialists a
- http://www.nagc.com/
Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC)
- The UK professional association for technical communicators (technical authors, technical writers, technical illustrators) and information developers. Also of interest to those working in associated jobs, such as translators.
- http://www.istc.org.uk/
IEEE Professional Communication Society
- The primary mission of the IEEE Professional Communication Society (PCS) is to help engineer and technical communicators develop skills in written and oral presentation.
- http://www.ieeepcs.org/
Association of Earth Science Editors (AESE)
- An organization of editors, journal managers, and others concerned with publication in the earth sciences.
- http://www.aese.org/