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Share the Wealth…
Industry Associations Bulletin Board
November 2006
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The Security Institute
The Security Institute was created to further the education and information sharing among providers of security services and security end users. The Security Institute partners with many leading organizations and associations working to improve security by opening additional lines of communication between commercial vendors of security products and services and a wide range of security end users, including the corporate and government communities. The Security Institute offers educational programs for security service provider management regarding business operations and marketing, as well as targeted programs for security end users. www.thesecurityinstitute.org
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Association For Enterprise Integration
The Association for Enterprise Integration (AFEI) is a non-profit association for corporate and individual members whose common goal is to advance enterprise integration, network centric operations and world-class electronic business practices for industries and governments around the globe. AFEI builds government and industry inter-relationships that cut across national and organizational boundaries and promotes the development of a global information infrastructure. AFEI is a member of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) family of associations. www.afei.org
Industrial Accident Prevention Association
Mission-To improve the quality of life in workplaces and communities IAPA serves by being an internationally recognized leader in providing effective programs, products and services for the prevention of injury and illness. The Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven organization operating in the Province of Ontario since 1917. Representing approximately 47,000 member firms and more than 1.5 million workers, IAPA is Canada’s largest health and safety organization and has taken a leading role in the prevention of workplace injury and illness, working for improvement in the health and safety performance of their member firms. www.iapa.on.ca
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American Hospital Association
AHA’s mission is to advance the health of individuals and communities. The AHA leads, represents and serves hospitals, health systems and other related organizations that are accountable to the community and committed to health improvement. The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Close to 4,800 institutional, and 33,000 personal members come together to form the AHA. www.aha.org
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
The mission of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is to reduce the incidence of fraud and white-collar crime and to assist ACFE members in its detection and deterrence. The ACFE is a provider of anti-fraud training and education. Together with over 35,000 members, it is reducing business fraud worldwide and inspiring public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession. www.cfenet.com
The National Academies of Emergency Dispatch
NAEMD drives to advance and support the public-safety emergency telecommunications professional and ensure that citizens in need of emergency, health and social services are matched safely, quickly and effectively with the most appropriate resource. The National Academies of Emergency Dispatch bases its origins in the National Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatch created in 1988 as a standard-setting organization for the field of emergency dispatch (specifically medical dispatching). The NAEMD was not just an association, but an Academy — setting it apart from many other EMS and public safety organizations that function primarily as membership, interest, and lobby groups. Comprising an academic organization of top experts in their fields, the NAEMD over the years became a strong and authoritative voice for emergency medical dispatch (EMD) programs worldwide. www.emergencydispatch.org
US Geological Survey
The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life. www.usgs.gov
Western States Seismic Policy Council
The mission of the Western States Seismic Policy Council is to develop seismic policies and share information to promote programs intended to reduce earthquake-related losses. www.wsspc.org
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma is a global network of journalists, journalism educators and health professionals dedicated to improving media coverage of trauma, conflict and tragedy. The Center also addresses the consequences of such coverage for those working in journalism. www.dartcenter.org
The Society for Risk Analysis
The Society for Risk Analysis is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, scholarly, international society that provides an open forum for all those who are interested in risk analysis. Risk analysis is broadly defined to include risk assessment, risk characterization, risk communication, risk management, and policy relating to risk, in the context of risks of concern to individuals, to public and private sector organizations, and to society at a local, regional, national, or global level. www.sra.org
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
ISTSS is an international multidisciplinary, professional membership organization that promotes advancement and exchange of knowledge about severe stress and trauma. This knowledge includes understanding the scope and consequences of traumatic exposure, preventing traumatic events and ameliorating their consequences, and advocating for the field of traumatic stress. www.istss.org
Storage Networking Industry Association
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is dedicated to driving future storage industry standards, best practices and education. Throughout the last two decades, the maturation of the storage industry has paralleled the increasingly mission critical nature of electronic information. As a result, complex storage infrastructures have evolved. The SNIA is focused on easing end-user challenges through high-level knowledge exchange, thought leadership and promoting storage standards. To achieve this, the SNIA runs a coordinated series of activities throughout North America in addition to supporting its worldwide affiliates to provide a central source of unbiased knowledge. www.snia.org
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