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IT Professional Associations

There are many professional associations in IT industry with different focus of business and technologies, - IEEE, ACM, ICCA, just name a few. Joining an association of your interest could help your career networking. The following are the well established professional associations in IT.

1. Association of Computing Machinery - Founded in 1947, ACM is a major force in advancing the skills of information technology professionals and students worldwide.
2. IEEE Computer Society - Technical professional association of more than 377,000 individual members in 150 countries.
3. Association of Information Technology Professionals - AITP provides quality IT related education, information on relevant IT issues and forums for networking with experienced peers and other IT professionals.
4. Network Professionals Association - NPA sets standards of technical expertise and professionalism for network computing professionals. Its mission is to advance the Networking Industry towards a profession.
5. Society for Information Management - SIM is a not-for-profit organization of information technology experts, including CIOs, CTOs and emerging IT leaders, as well as key professionals within the IT community, such as academicians and consultants.
6. Software Development Forum - SDForum is the leading Silicon Valley software organization with deep ties to entrepreneurs, developers, venture capitalists, industry experts and major technology companies.
7. Information Technology Association of America - ITAA is the leading trade association of this nation’s information technology industry.
8. Internet Society - ISOC is a professional membership society with more than 150 organization and 11,000 individual members in over 182 countries.
9. Professional Association of Contract Employees - P.A.C.E. provides back-office support, executive-level employee benefits, contracts administration and contingent workforce compliance for self-employed persons, small business owners, consultants, employers, progressive staffing vendors and government agencies nationwide.
10. Independent Computer Consultants Association - ICCA represents a wide variety of information technology consultants who provide consulting, implementation, support, training, strategic planning, and business analysis services.
11. The CIO Executive Council - The CIO Executive Council is the prpfessional organization for CIOs. It gives CIOs a united voice on technology matters and enables them to act as trusted, unbiased resources to one another while strengthening their businesses and collectively advancing the CIO profession. Together, members impact key industries, academia, media, venture capitalists and policy makers to shape the future of Information Technology and its role in their businesses and our global economy.
12. The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) - provides education, training, certification, news, and research for executives and information technology (IT) professionals worldwide. Founded in 1995, TDWI is the premier educational institute for business intelligence and data warehousing.