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Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (EMMYS)
Offices: North Hollywood, California
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, founded
one month after network television was born
in 1946, is a non-profit corporation devoted
to the advancement of telecommunications
arts and sciences and to fostering creative
leadership in the telecommunications industry.
In addition to recognizing outstanding programming
and individual and engineering achievements
for Primetime and Los Angeles Area programming,
ATAS sponsors meetings, conferences and
activities for collaboration on a variety
of topics involving traditional broadcast
interests, new media and emerging digital
technology. |
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences
(OSCARS)
Offices: Beverly Hills, California
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences,
a professional honorary organization of
over 6,000 motion picture professionals,
was founded to advance the arts and sciences
of motion pictures; foster cooperation among
creative leaders for cultural, educational
and technological progress; recognize outstanding
achievements; cooperate on technical research
and improvement of methods and equipment;
provide a common forum and meeting ground
for various branches and crafts; represent
the viewpoint of actual creators of the
motion picture; and foster educational activities
between the professional community and the
public-at-large. |
Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
Offices: Washington, DC
ATSC is an international, non-profit membership
organization developing voluntary standards
for the entire spectrum of advanced television
systems. Specifically, ATSC is working to
coordinate television standards among different
communications media focusing on digital
television, interactive systems, and broadband
multimedia communications. |
American Business Media
Offices: New York, New York
Founded in 1906, American Business Media
is the association for B2B information providers,
including producers of print publications,
websites, trade shows and other media. American
Business Media has 229 member companies,
representing over 3,000 print and electronic
titles and more than 800 trade shows and
events. They reach an audience of 100 million
professionals and accounted for over $19
billion in industry revenues in 2003. |
American Federation of TV & Radio Artists
(AFTRA)
Offices: Los Angeles, California
The American Federation of Television and
Radio Artists is a national labor union
representing nearly 80,000 performers, journalists
and other artists working in the entertainment
and news media. AFTRA members perform in
television and radio advertising, non-broadcast
video, audio books and messaging, and provide
their skills for developing technologies
such as interactive games and Internet material. |
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American Women in Radio & TV (AWRT)
Offices: McLean, Virginia
American Women in Radio and Television is
the national, non-profit organization that
extends membership to qualified professionals
in the electronic media and allied fields.
AWRT's mission is to advance the impact
of women in the electronic media and allied
fields by educating, advocating and acting
as a resource to its members and the industry.
Founded in 1951, AWRT has worked to improve
the quality of broadcast programming and
the image of women as depicted in radio,
television and cable. |
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
Offices: San Francisco, California
Founded in 1981, the Asian American Journalists
Association is a non-profit professional
and educational organization with more than
2,300 members today. AAJA serves Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders by encouraging young
people to consider journalism as a career,
developing managers in the media industry,
and promoting fair and accurate news coverage. |
Association for Education in Journalism
& Mass Communications (AEJMC)
Offices: Columbia, New York
AEJMC is an international association of
some 3,300 journalism/mass communication
faculty, students, administrators, and professionals.
AEJMC's members come from more than 30 countries,
with the majority working in the United
States and Canada. Founded in 1912, AEJMC
is the oldest and largest association of
journalism and mass communication educators
and administrators at the college level. |
Association for International Broadcasting
(AIB)
Offices: Cranbrook, England
The Association for International Broadcasting
is the industry body that serves the international
media. The AIB's mission is to bring together
the international broadcasting industry,
supplying market intelligence, networking,
representation, board-level contacts and
a range of other services to members. The
AIB is a forum for debate, a unique centre
of information about international broadcasting
and a trade lobbyist. |
Association for Maximum Service Television
(MSTV)
Offices: Washington, DC
MSTV was launched by television station
pioneers in 1956 to undertake the propagation
studies which formed the basis for the FCC's
technical standards for television. Over
the years, MSTV has served as the industry's
spectrum watch-dog in preventing interference
and dilution of these standards and in protecting
the technical integrity of the FCC's table
of assignments. MSTV spearheaded the 1962
All-Channel Receiver Act, instrumental in
making UHF television stations technologically
viable and competitive. |
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Association for Women In Communications
(AWC)
Offices: Arlington, Virginia
The Association for Women in Communications
is the one organization that recognizes
the complex relationships that exist across
communications disciplines. Modern communicators
must demonstrate competence in varied disciplines
and be able to network and make career moves
across the broad spectrum of communications
fields. |
Association of America's Public Television
Stations (APTS)
Offices: Washington, DC
APTS is a nonprofit membership organization
established in 1980 to support the continued
growth and development of a strong and financially
sound noncommercial television service for
the American public. APTS provides advocacy
for public television interests at the national
level, as well as consistent leadership
and information in marshaling grassroots
and congressional support for its members:
the nation's public television stations. |
Association of Business Media Companies
(ABM)
Offices: New York, New York
Founded in 1906, American Business Media
is the association for business-to-business
information providers, including producers
of print publications, websites, trade shows
and other media. American Business Media
has more than 220 member companies, representing
over 3,000 print and electronic titles and
more than 800 trade shows and events. They
reach an audience of 100 million professionals
and accounted for over $18 billion in industry
revenues in 2002. |
Association of Public Safety Communications
Officials (APCO)
Offices: New York, New York
The Association of Public-Safety Communications
Officials-International— APCO International—is
the world's oldest and largest not-for-profit
professional organization dedicated to the
enhancement of public safety communications.
With more than 16,000 members around the
world, APCO International exists to serve
the people who manage, operate, maintain,
and supply the communications systems used
to safeguard the lives and property of citizens
everywhere. |
Association of Public Television Stations
(APTS)
Offices: Washington, DC
The Association of Public Television Stations
is a nonprofit membership organization established
in 1980 to support the continued growth
and development of a strong and financially
sound noncommercial television service for
the American public. APTS provides advocacy
for public television interests at the national
level, as well as consistent leadership
and information in marshaling support for
its members: the nation's public television
stations. |
Audio Engineering Society (AES)
Offices: New York, New York
AES, now in its fifth decade, is the only
professional society devoted exclusively
to audio technology. Its membership of leading
engineers, scientists and other authorities
has increased dramatically throughout the
world, greatly boosting the society's stature
and that of its members in a truly symbiotic
relationship. |
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