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Offices: Culver City, California
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences is a non-for-profit membership
organization serving the interactive entertainment development community.
With an active membership of nearly 3000 game development professionals,
the Academy works to advance interactive entertainment through events that
focus on the artistic aspects of game creation.
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.
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.
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.-Advertising-
Offices: Los Angeles, California
The goal of the ACLA is to make Los Angeles the most exciting and relevant
advertising community internally and externally, through its programs and
activities. The ACLA offers programs that provide industry support, networking
opportunities, professional development and education. Just to mention a
few of the programs offered to their members; monthly Drop-Ins at agencies,
evening roundtable seminars with topical panels, luncheons with dynamic
high profile speakers, Toys for Tots, and the Belding Awards.
Offices: New York, New York
The ARF is the preeminent professional organization in the field of advertising,
market and media research. Their combined membership represents more than
325 advertisers, advertising agencies, research firms, media companies,
educational institutions and international organizations. The principal
mission of The ARF is to improve the practice of advertising, marketing
and media research in pursuit of more effective marketing and advertising
communications.
Offices: Montgomery, Alabama
The Alabama-Mississippi Telecommunications Association was established by
its core members to provide a vehicle through which their interests could
be represented in legislative, regulatory and public arenas. In addition,
the Association provides a forum within which the members can share and
exchange information.
Offices: Montgomery, Alabama
Alabama Retail Association was formed in 1943 for retailers by retailers
who saw a need for representation when public policy was made. Today, ARA
represents almost 4,000 members ranging from large national chain stores
to small family owned retail stores with some 6,000 locations statewide.
Their primary objective is to lobby the Alabama Legislature on behalf of
the interests of retailers. ARA continually monitors legislative activity
and represents retailers.-Alaska-
Offices: Anchorage, Alaska
Founded in 1949, the Alaska Telephone Association (ATA) sets out in the
first paragraph of its Bylaws its goal: "maintaining of high grade telecommunications
services to the public." This in a state encompassing 591,004 square miles—one
fifth the area of the "lower 48." Comprised of 22 regular members certificated
by the Alaska Public Utilities Commission and more than 100 associate members,
the ATA is a trade association representing the interests of the incumbent
local exchange telephone industry in the state.
Offices: Juneau-Anchorage, Alaska
The Alaska State Chamber of Commerce has a mission to drive positive change
for Alaska's business environment and to improve their member organizations
by providing leadership, advocacy, connectivity and support. The Alaska
State Chamber of Commerce's vision is to be the voice of Alaska business.
Membership in the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce provides opportunities
to network and shape rules and regulations that affect the way people do
business.
Offices: Albuquerque, New Mexico
The mission of the Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau is to stimulate
economic growth by marketing Albuquerque as a convention and visitor destination.
They seek to be recognized and respected as a leading tourism marketing
organization and to achieve economic vitality and success through integrity,
enthusiasm and creative involvement for the promotion of Albuquerque as
a world-class destination. ACVB makes available a professional convention
services staff.
Offices: Washington, DC
ATIS is a United States based body that is committed to rapidly developing
and promoting technical and operations standards for the communications
and related information technologies industry worldwide using a pragmatic,
flexible and open approach. ATIS prioritizes the industry’s most pressing,
technical and operational issues, and creates interoperable, implementable,
end to end solutions—standards when the industry needs them and where they
need them.
Offices: Walnut Creek, California
The Alliance of Chief Executives is an exclusive membership organization
of and for company leaders. The Alliance makes it possible for top executives
to come together in regional summits and intimate groups to have vital business
conversations that typically wouldn't, or simply couldn't, take place anywhere
else. Founded in 1996, the Alliance of CEOs arranges opportunities for leaders
to share their unique knowledge and experience to help other chief executives
understand changes affecting their organizations, resolve issues efficiently
and identify new opportunities for growth.
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