Associations and Societies for Computers and Technology

Professional and industry associations and societies are great places to make connections to your next job! Check out "Tapping the Hidden Job Market" for ideas on some of the ways you can leverage associations for your job search

Also visit the Information Technology Job Search Section for great articles on how to have a successful IT job search.

Computers and Technology Industry Professional Associations and Societies:

• American Medical Informatics Association
  JOBS, member's only materials, meetings, and news
  
• American Society for Information Science and Technology
  JOBS, local chapters, international student chapters, meetings, conferences, a wiki, Facebook, and Twitter
  
• Association for Computing Machinery
  JOBS, local chapters, 35 special interest groups, and a substantial quantity of technical resources and publications, including the Committee on Women in Computing
  
• Association for Educational Communications and Technology
  JOBS, local chapters, conferences, a calendar of related events, news, and information
  
• Association for Information Management Professionals
  JOBS (using the bypass "armaintl"), local chapters, calendar of events, news, FAQs, and more
  
• Association for Information Systems
  Fee-based JOBS (for members) for academics specializing in Information Systems, local chapters, student chapters, SIGs, events, and information
  
• Association of Information Technology Professionals
  JOBS (member's only), local chapters, education conference, collegiate conference, and more
  
• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
  JOBS, conferences and meetings, blog's, a wiki, and Facebook
  
• Association for Women in Computing
  CEU's, events, local chapters, useful links to a complete directory of women in programming
  
• Computer Research Association
  JOBS in academic departments and industry and government research organizations conferences and other resources
  
• Digital Rochester (formerly eBusiness Association)
  Conferences, events, and other resources for members
  
• Enterprise Content Management Association
  JOBS, events, products and services, news, and resources
  
• Geospatial Information & Technology Association
  JOBS (multiple links thru Career Center), local chapters, news, resources, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter
  
• HTML Writers Guild
  Fee-based online classes, merged with International Association of Webmasters
  
• IEEE Computer Society
  JOBS, conferences, meetings, volunteer opportunities, committees, resources, and much more
  
• Independent Computer Consultants Association
  Online discussions, consultant blog's, tools used to network your computer consultant skills
  
• Information Society Directorate General (Europe)
  Policies, projects, and news
  
• Information Systems Audit and Control Association and Foundation
  JOBS, international and local chapters, certification, conferences, and more
  
• Information Systems Security Association
  JOBS, conference, local chapters, and other resources
  
• Information Technology Association of Canada
  Events, news, informational resources, a blog, and Twitter
  
• Internet Society
  JOBS (with ISOC), events, Internet standards development task forces, conferences, chapters, and many other resources
  
• International Association for Human Resource Information Management
  JOBS, chapters, events, special interest groups, and exam certification materials
  
• International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists
  Many resources for "forensic computer science"
  
• International Association of Information Technology Trainers
  Member directory, certified training materials, and other resources
  
• International Computer Music Association
  News, resources (including companies with associated products and services), and member directory
  
• International Society for Technology in Education
  JOBS, substantial resources and information
  
• Oracle Applications Users Group
  JOBS, a substantial member directory (potential employers), and other resources
  
• Portable Computer and Communications Association
  Check out the list of member companies for potential employers, meetings and conferences, and other resources
  
• Professional Association for SQL Server
  JOBS, events, learning center, regional chapters resources, Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin
  
• Software & Information Industry Association
  JOBS (few at SIIA), blog's, resources, newsletter, Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin
  
• TechAmerica
  Regional & international offices, conferences, other events, member directory, many industry related resources, Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin
  
• TechServe Alliance
  Member directory, local chapters, events, news, and other resources
  
• Usability Professionals' Association
  JOBS (few), member directory, conferences, resources, and Twitter
  
• Women in Technology International
  JOBS, local chapters, conferences, career fairs, and more
  
• World Information Technology and Services Alliance
  Plentiful information and resources, including an extensive list of international organizations
  
• World Organization of Webmasters
  JOBS, local chapters, certification, news, events, a blog, and many resources
  
• World Wide Web Consortium
  This is the "mother ship" of the Web, with Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee as the Director: member directory, technical standards and proposed standards, news, vast technical resources and information, events, workshops, conferences, etc.

For more related employment and career links, go to the Computers and Technology Employment Resources category.