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<H3><B>Engineering Associations</B></H3>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.ieee.com">Institute
of Electric and Electronic Engineers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.asme.org/">American Society of Mechanical Engineers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.spie.org/">The International Society for Optical
Engineers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.afe.org/">The Association for Facilities Engineering<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.ase.org">The Alliance to Save Energy<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.iienet.org/">Institute of Industrial
Engineers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.acec.org">American Consulting Engineers Council<BR>
</A><A HREF="mailto:aspehq@aol.com">American Society of Plumbing Engineers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.swe.org">Society of Women Engineers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.engr.umd.edu/organizations/shpe/">Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://users.why.net/aiaa/">American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics North Texas Section</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.integratedconcepts.com/eaa168/">Experimental Aircraft Association Dallas Chapter 168</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.flash.net/~aiafw/">Fort Worth Chapter of American Institute of Architects</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.nss.org/">National Space Society</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.fastlane.net/homepages/apbrooks/sawetexas.html">Society of Allied Weight Engineers Texas Chapter</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://rampages.onramp.net/~sfte/">Society of Flight Test Engineers</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.cadence.com/north.texas.html">North Texas Cadence Users</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.smta.org/">Surface Mount Technology Association</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://mecad.uta.edu/~ASME/">UTA The American Society of Mechanical Engineers</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://hfes.org/HFES/Overview/Organization/OrganizationalUnits/RegionalChapters/Chapter-NorthTexas.html">North Texas Chapter of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://stc.org/region5/lsc/">Society for Technical Communication</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.sae.org/">Society of Automotive Engineers</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://snap.seas.smu.edu/~cie/dfw/">Chinese Institute of Engineers</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.afe.org/">Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)</A> <br>
<A HREF="http://www.pic.net/dfwifma/">DFW Metroplex Chapter of International Facility Management Association</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.psaeng.com/">PSA Engineering</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.smu.edu/~ieee/ ">Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers at SMU</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.ieee.org/regional/section/dallas/ ">Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Dallas Section</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.flash.net/~ieeeftw/">Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fort Worth Section</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.TSPE.org/">Texas Society of Professional Engineers</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www-ee.uta.edu/~ieeesb/">UTA Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers</A> <BR>
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<H3>Finance/Accounting Associations</H3>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.aafa.com/">AAFA<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.afai.com/">Accounting Firms Associated<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/aaa/aaa.htm">American
Accounting Association<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.apo.com/">American Society of Appraisers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.caia.org/">Canadian Assocaiation of Independent
Accountants<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.cga-bc.org/">Certified General Accountants Association
of British Columbia<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.da.deakin.edu.au/ascpa/">Australian Society of
CPAs<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://dept56.act.depaul.edu/IAAER/">International Association
for Accounting Education and Research<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.ifac.org/">International Federation of Accountants<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.cs-cpa.org/">Connecticut Society of CPAs<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://mscpa.org/">Montana Society of CPAs<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.ohioscpa.com/">Ohio Society for CPAs<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.oscpa.com/">Oklahoma Society of CPAs<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.picpa.com/">Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.tscpa.org/">Texas Society of CPAs<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.business1.com/cpa/tn/">Tennessee Society of CPAs<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.uacpa.org/">Utah Association of CPAs<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://vscpa.com/">Virginia Society of CPAs<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.eskimo.com/~earl/">Washington Accountant's Network<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.naspp.com/">National Association of Stock Plan
Professionals<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.nasba.org/">The National Association of State Boards
of Accountancy </A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.aimr.com/aimr.html">Association for Investment Management and Research</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.niri.org/index.html">National Investor Relations Institute</A> <BR>
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<P><A NAME="Marketing"></A> </P>
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<H3>Marketing Associations</H3>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.commercepark.com/amin/">Advertising & Marketing
International Network<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.aaf.org/">American Advertising Federation<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.the-dma.org/">Direct Marketing Association<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.webplus.net/awma/">American Wholesale Marketer's
Association<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.info-now.com/">Sales Marketing Network</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://vline.net/ama/">American Marketing Association Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.marketing.org/index.html">Business Marketing Association</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.globaldialog.com/~edpa/index.html">Exhibit Designers & Producers Association</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.hsmai.org/">Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International</A> <BR>
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<P><A NAME="Information Technology"></A> </P>
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<H3>Information Technology Associations</H3>
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<P><A HREF="http://naccb.resourcecenter.com/">NACCB<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://info.acm.org/">Association for Computing Machinery<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.incose.org/">International Council on System Engineering<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.ifip.or.at/">International Federation for Information
Processing<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.usenix.org/sage/">System Administrator's Guild<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.icca.org/">Independent Computer Consultants Association<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.computerjobs.com/assoc/isca.html">Information Systems
Consultants Association<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.npa.org/">Network Professional Association<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.simnet.org/">Society for Information Management</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.arma.org/hq/">Association of Records Managers and Administrators</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.icca.org/index.htm">Independent Computer Consultants Association</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.uta.edu/student_orgs/DPMA/DPMA.htm">UTA Data Processing Management Association</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.august.com/dfw_uug/">The Dallas/Fort Worth Unix Users Group</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.dallas-npa.org/">Dallas Network Professionals Association Page (NPA)</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://dfw.cisco-users.org/">DFW Cisco Users Group</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.montagar.com/dfwlug/index.html">The DECUS DFW User Group</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.computek.net/public/dfwos2ug/">DFW OS/2 User's Group</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.icca.org/index.htm">Independent Computer Consultants Association</A> - Chapter for DFW<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.interworks.org/">InterWorks</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.ntpcug.org/">North Texas PC Users Group</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.uta.edu/student_orgs/DPMA/DPMA.htm">UTA Data Processing Management Association</A> <BR>
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<P><A HREF="http://unr.edu/homepage/logis/">Center for Logistics Management<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.goodmedia.com/calm/">Canadian Association of Logistics
Management<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.mcb.co.uk/lim.htm">Logistics Information Management
Journal<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.leeshore.com/logistics/">Virtual Logistics Directory<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.clm1.org/">Council of Logistic Management<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.mcb.co.uk/ijpdlm.htm">International Journal of
Logistics Management</A><BR>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.amanet.org/">American Management Association<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.apmp.org">Association of Proposal Management Professionals<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.ccl.org">Center for Creative Leadership<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/ima/interest.htm">Cost
Management Group<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://hronline.org">The Employers Group<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.doc.gov/nlrb/homepg.html">United States National
Labor Relations Board<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.cris.com/~nma1/index.shtml">National Management
Association<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/ima/ima.htm">Institute
of Management Accountants<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.jmu.edu/icpm/index.html">Institute of Certified
Professional Managers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.mcb.co.uk/liblink/ijpdlm/jourhome.htm">International
Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.uta.edu/student_orgs/apics/">American Production and Inventory Control Society</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://vline.net/dba/">Dallas Business Association</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/dfwae/index.html">Dallas/Fort Worth Society of Association Executives</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://rampages.onramp.net/~dumont/">Deming Study Group</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://rampages.onramp.net/~rminst/">Resource Management Institute</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.uta.edu/student_orgs/DPMA/DPMA.htm">UTA Data Processing Management Association</A> <BR>
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<P><A NAME="Sales"></A> </P>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.SMEI.org">Sales and Marketing Executives International</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www2.dallas.net/">Dallas Real Estate Network</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://rampages.onramp.net/~gdar/">Greater Dallas Association of Realtors</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.millionaire.com/realestate/garlandassoc/">Lake Cities Association of Realtors</A> <BR>
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<P><A NAME="Human Resources"></A> </P>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.ahrm.org/acip/acip.htm">American Council on International
Personnel<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.shrm.org/">Society for Human Resource Management<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.execpc.com/%7Ehrgroup/">Human Resources Group Home
Page<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.auxillium.com/contents.htm">Human Resources (Table
of Contents)<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.utexas.edu/research/cshr/">Center of the Study
of Human Resources</A><BR>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.asqc.org">American Society for Quality Control<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.pdma.org">Product Development and Management Association<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.enre.eng.umd.edu/i3e/rs_home.htm">IEEE Reliability
Society<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.enre.eng.umd.edu/sre/sre_home.htm">Society of Reliability
Engineers</A><BR>
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<P><A NAME="General Management"></A> </P>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.ifma.org/">International Facility Management Association</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.aiim.org/">Association for Information & Image Management International</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.nkn.net/bomadallas/">Dallas Building Owners & Managers Association</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://pw2.netcom.com/~vmsmith2/fossil-phil.html">Dallas Paleontolological Society</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.conway.com/webidrcn.htm">Industrial Development Research Council</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.dallas.net/~netip/">Network of Indian Professionals Dallas</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://dc.smu.edu/sepm_sp/home.html">Society for Sedimentary Geology</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://stc.org/region5/lsc/">Society for Technical Communication</A <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.io.com/TexasPPA/">Texas Professional Photographers</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.uta.edu/student_orgs/nabe/nabe1.html">UTA National Association of Business Economists</A> <BR>
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<P><A NAME="Diversity Specific"></A> </P>
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<P><A HREF="http://www-3.one.net/iadtvman/isma.utml">Association of Muslim
Scientists and Engineers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.wwc.edu/staff/depts/engr">Association of Seventh
Day Adventist Engineers and Architects<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.glue.umd.edu/~shpe/">Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.KSEA.org">Korean Scientists and Engineers Association
in America<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.abwahq.org/">American Business Women's Association<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.swe.org">Society of Women Engineers<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.swa.org/">Financial Women's Association of New
York<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.IWPR.org">Institute for Women's Policy Research<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.rwn.org/">Rochester Women's Network</A><BR>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.kentis.com/proassoc.html">Professional Association
Site Seeker<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.aaic-inc.com/">The American Association of Independent
Consultants<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://www.t-i-a.com/index.html">The International Alliance<BR>
</A><A HREF="http://selfemployed.nase.org/NASE/">NASE</A></P>
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