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-Fabless-
Offices: Dallas, Texas
The Fabless Semiconductor Association is an industry organization established
in 1994 to achieve a more optimal balance between wafer supply and demand.
Today, their mission has expanded to be the global voice of for fabless
and hybrid semiconductor companies and their supply chain partners. Their
success can be measured in the dramatic evolution of the attitude toward
fabless—from criticized, to respected, to preferred.
Offices: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
FBC specializes in producing trade show events and conferences, with an
emphasis on information technology, at Federal Government locations throughout
the United States. Each month thousands of federal employees attend these
events to evaluate the latest advances in information technology and update
their sources for future requirements.
Offices: Brussels, Belgium
The Federation of European Direct Marketing was created in 1997 as a result
of the merger between EDMA (est. 1976) and FEDIM (est. 1992). FEDMA is the
single voice of the European direct marketing industry. Its national members
are direct marketing associations (DMAs) representing users, service providers
and media/carriers of direct marketing. FEDMA also has more than 350 direct
company members.
Offices: Washington, DC
The Fiber-to-the-Home Council is a non-profit organization established in
2001 to educate the public on the opportunities and benefits of FTTH solutions.
FTTH Council members represent all areas of broadband industries, including
telecommunications, computing, networking, system integration, engineering,
and content-provider companies, as well as traditional telecommunications
service providers, utilities and municipalities.
Offices: Florham Park, New Jersey
FEI speaks on behalf of the profession to legislative and regulatory bodies
in Washington, DC, and other corridors of power. FEI provides a corporate
perspective to Congress and policymaking bodies such as the SEC, the FASB
and the IASB. They monitor a range of public policy issues affecting financial
executives. FEI's advocacy for the profession has been characterized by
the significant impact the association had on Congressional legislation
in 2002 to address corporate accounting reform. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 incorporated several provisions of FEI's 12-point Observations and
Recommendations on improving financial management, financial reporting and
corporate governance.-Florida Association-
Offices: Tallahassee, Florida
The FACVB serves as the single unifying voice for all of Florida's convention
and visitor bureaus, providing cooperative tourism industry education, enhancing
professionalism, facilitating the cooperative exchange of information between
Florida CVBs, developing an awareness of legislative issues and unifying
the state's CVB industry through public relations. Its stated mission is
to provide cooperative action to enhance and encourage the growth of Florida’s
convention and visitors industry through promoting tourism industry education,
enhancing professionalism, facilitating the cooperative exchange of information
between Florida CVBs, developing an awareness of legislative issues and
unifying the state’s CVB industry through public relations.
Offices: Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Florida Chamber is of Commerce is a federation of businesses, chambers
of commerce and associations. The Federation's more than 137,000 member
businesses represent three million employees in every legislative district
in Florida. More than eighty percent of their members are small businesses,
which reflects Florida's strength and spirit.
Offices: Sanford-Lake Mary, Florida
The Florida High Tech Corridor includes the 21 counties that make up the
service areas of the University of Central Florida and the University of
South Florida. This region stretches from Volusia county and Florida’s Space
Coast on the Atlantic through Metro Orlando and on to Tampa Bay. Current
studies have revealed thousands of high tech companies reside along the
Corridor.
Offices: Tallahassee, Florida
The Florida Retail Federation protects Florida's retailers by lobbying the
state legislature and providing cost-saving services. FRF was founded to
promote a healthy, free enterprise system in Florida. Their purpose is to
strengthen and support a favorable business environment where retailers
and their suppliers can grow and prosper. By protecting Florida's retail
industry, FRF is preserving and fostering the foundation of the country's
economy.
Offices: Tallahassee, Florida
The mission of the Florida Telecommunications Association is to represent
its members and promote the telecommunications industry by providing value
to the companies and consumers. Members participate in the framing of regulatory
and legislative policy and position statements. They also have opportunities
to actively participate in Association activities through membership on
committees, task forces and the Board of Directors.
Offices: Tampa, Florida
The Florida Venture Forum is Florida's oldest, largest and most prestigious
statewide support group for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. As an
entrepreneurial networking group, the Florida Venture Forum educates entrepreneurs
and assists them in identifying sources of venture capital. Created in 1984
by a group of high-level business leaders and academicians, the goal of
the Florida Venture Forum is to help ensure the success of Florida-based
entrepreneurial ventures by offering expert counsel and educational advice.
Throughout the year, the Florida Venture Forum provides programs on a statewide
basis.
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