Professional Organizations
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Here are a few professional associations and societies, some lists or directories are included for more information. Many of the organizations listed here have publications available online.
Higher Education Associations
Association of Governing Boards
American Association of Higher Education
EDUCAUSE (Information technologies)
 
List of Scholarly and Scientific Organizations
List of Scholarly Societies on Internet
Scholarly Societies Project (listing of societies)
Academy of Management
American Institute for Biological Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
American Philosophical Association
American Council of Learned Societies
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Chemical Society
Soil Science Society of America
 
Futures Oriented Organizations
Association of Professional Futurists
World Future Society
University of Houston - Futures Studies Curriculum
Strategic Futures International
Global Business Network
World Futures Studies Federation
 
Professional Associations
List of Organizations (via Yahoo)
List of Environmental Associations
World Guide to Scientific Associations and Learned Societies
List of Professional Associations
 
Government Organizations
US Department of Education
National Academy of Sciences
 
Non-governmental Research Organizations
Rand Corporation
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
World Bank
World Resources Institute
 
Publishers and News Sources
US News
The Economist (UK)
CNN News
List of Media Sources (including Newspapers and Magazines) (via Google)
 
Volunteer and Miscellaneous Organizations
The United Nations Volunteers
The Peace Corps Information Network
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Environmental Organizations in Universities
Travel the World for Knowledge

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