Professional Groups & Societies Directory
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZAccellera
1370 Trancas St., #163
Napa, CA 94558
Phone: 707-251-9977
Fax: 707-251-9877
Web: www.accellera.org
Formed by the merger of VHDL International and Open Verilog International, Accellera's mission is to drive development of standards required by systems, semiconductor, and design-tools companies, which enhance a language-based design automation process.
Phone: 800-284-4232
Phone: 301-644-3248
Phone: 202-887-5872
Phone: 212-642-4900
Phone: 614-274-6003 or 800-222-2768
Phone: 414-272-8575 or 800-248-1946
E-mail: aste@earthlink.net
Phone: 610-832-9585
Phone: 415-561-6275
Phone: 212-661-8528
Phone: 734-994-6088
Phone: +44-0208-996-9000
Phone: 416-747-4000
Phone: 510-608-5905
Phone: 703-907-7500
Phone: 315-339-6937
Phone: +32-2-519-68-71
Phone: +32-2-550-08-11
Phone: +33-4-92-94-4200
Phone: 888-225-5322
Phone: 415-561-6270
Phone: 732-981-0060
Phone: 613-998-7018
Phone: 847-255-1561
Phone: +44-20-7240-1871
Phone: 202-737-8888
Phone: +41-22-919-0211
Phone: 202-548-4001
Phone: +41-22-749-01-11
Phone: 360-676-3290
Phone: +41-22-730-5111
Phone: 847-509-9700
Phone: 919-549-8411
Phone: +81-3-3502-0602
Phone: 650-988-7125
Phone: 510-608 5910
Phone: 407-333-3327
Phone: 301-975-6478
Phone: 703-684-2800
Phone: 301-975-4016
Phone: 303-440-3339
Phone: 203-359-7808
Phone: 202-223-8130
Phone: 415-243-2104
Phone: 503-291-2569
Phone: 408-433-2273
Phone: 619-297-1213
Phone: 724-776-4841
Phone: 408-943-6900
Phone: 408-436-6600
Phone: 619-297-1210
Phone: 408-977-1013
Phone: 619-297-1210
Phone: 613-238-3222
Phone: 952-920-7682
Phone: 703-907-7700
Phone: 732-323-7963
Phone: 480-837-7486
Phone: 619-297-1213
AeA
5201 Great America Pkwy., Suite 520
Santa Clara, CA 95056-0990
Fax: 408-970-8565
Web: www.aeanet.org
Formerly the American Electronics Association, AeA is a trade association representing all segments of the technology industry.
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
5301 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 350
Frederick, MD 21704
Fax: 301-662-2974
Web: www.a2la.org
The A2LA is a nonprofit, scientific, membership organization dedicated to accreditation of competent testing and calibration laboratories, proficiency testing providers and reference materials producers.
American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL)
1629 K St., NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
Fax: 202-887-0021
E-mail: info@acil.org
Web: www.acil.org
ACIL is a trade association representing independent, commercial scientific, and engineering firms.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Fax: 212-398-0023
E-mail: info@ansi.org
Web: www.ansi.org
ANSI is a private, nonprofit administrator and coordinator of the US voluntary standardization system. The Institute's mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of US business and the US quality of life.
American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)
1711 Arlingate Ln.,
P.O. Box 28518
Columbus, OH 43228-0518
Fax: 614-274-6899
Web: www.asnt.org
ASNT promotes the discipline of nondestructive testing (NDT) as a profession and facilitates NDT research. The organization also provides NDT educational materials and training programs.
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
P.O. Box 3005
Milwaukee, WI 53201-3005
Fax: 414-272-1734
E-mail: cs@asq.org
Web: www.asq.org
The American Society for Quality advances learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results.
American Society of Test Engineers (ASTE)
P.O. Box 389
Nutting Lake, MA 01865-0389
Web: www.astetest.org
The ASTE, a nonprofit corporation, is dedicated to promoting test engineering as a profession.
ASTM International
100 Barr Harbor Dr.
W. Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
Fax: 610-832-9555
E-mail: service@astm.org
Web: www.astm.org
ASTM is an international society that develops and distributes high-quality voluntary technical standards and related information for materials, products, systems, and services.
ATM Forum
PO Box 29920
San Francisco, CA 94129-0920
Fax: 415-561-6120
E-mail: info@atmforum.com
Web: www.atmforum.com
The ATM Forum aims to accelerate the use of asynchronous transfer mode products and services.
Audio Engineering Society (AES)
60 E. 42nd St., Room 2520
New York, NY 10165-2520
Fax: 212-682-0477
E-mail: HQ@aes.org
Web: www.aes.org
The AES is a professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology.
Automated Imaging Association (AIA)
900 Victors Way, Suite 140
P.O. Box 3724
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
Fax: 734-994-3338
E-mail: info@machinevisiononline.org
Web: www.machinevisiononline.org
The AIA is a trade association for machine-vision imaging suppliers and users. AIA produces The Vision Show, the Robots & Vision Show, and the annual AIA Business Conference, and it also maintains the Camera Link and GigE Vision standards.
British Standards Institution (BSI)
389 Chiswick High Road
London, UK W4 4AL
Fax: +44-0208-996-7001
E-mail: cservices@bsi-global.com
Web: www.bsi-global.com
British Standards is the National Standards Body of the UK, responsible for facilitating, drafting, publishing, and marketing British Standards and other guidelines.
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
178 Rexdale Blvd.
Toronto, ON, Canada M9W 1R3
Fax: 416-747-4149
E-mail: certinfo@csa-international.org
Web: www.csa.ca
CSA is a not-for-profit membership-based association serving business, industry, government and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace.
DSL Forum
39355 California St., #307
Fremont, CA 94538
Fax: 510-608-5917
E-mail: info@dslforum.org
Web: www.dslforum.org
DSL Forum is a consortium of telecommunications, equipment, computing, networking, and service-provider companies that promotes the use of DSL technology.
Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
2500 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
Web: www.eia.org
EIA represents the entire spectrum of companies involved in the manufacture of electronic components, parts, systems, and equipment.
ESD Association
7900 Turin Rd., Bldg. 3
Rome, NY 13440-2069
Fax: 315-339-6793
E-mail: info@esda.org
Web: www.esda.org
ESD Association is a professional voluntary association dedicated to advancing the theory and practice of electrostatic discharge avoidance.
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)
Rue de Stassartstraat, 35
Brussels, Belgium B-1050
Fax: +32-2-519-69-19
E-mail: general@cenelec.org
Web: www.cenelec.org
CENELEC creates electrotechnical standards, many of them following the mandates of the European Commission.
European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
36, Rue de Stassart
Brussels, Belgium B-1050
Fax: +32-2-550-08-19
E-mail: infodesk@cenorm.be
Web: www.cenorm.be
CEN works to implement voluntary technical harmonization in Europe in conjunction with worldwide bodies and European partners. It also develops procedures for mutual recognition and for conformity assessment to standards.
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
650, Route des Lucioles
Sophia Antipolis, Cedex, France 06921
Fax: +33-4-93-65-4716
E-mail: helpdesk@etsi.org
Web: www.etsi.org
ETSI's mission is to produce the telecommunications standards that will be used throughout Europe.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
445 12th St., SW
Washington, DC 20554
Fax: 202-418-0710
E-mail: fccinfo@fcc.gov
Web: www.fcc.gov
The FCC is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.
Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA)
PO Box 29920
San Francisco, CA 94129-0920
Fax: 415-561-6120
E-mail: info@fibrechannel.org
Web: www.fibrechannel.org
The FCIA aims to develop the market for fibre channel products.
IEEE
445 Hoes Ln.
Piscataway, NJ 08854-1331
Fax: 732-981-1721
E-mail: member-services@ieee.org
Web: www.ieee.org
The IEEE is a technical professional society that advances the theory and practice of electrical, electronics, and computer engineering as well as computer science.
Institute for National Measurement Standards (INMS)
1200 Montreal Rd., Bldg. M-36
Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0R6
Fax: 613-954-1473
E-mail: questions.inms@nrc.ca
Web: inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
The INMS, which is Canada’s national metrology institute (NMI), carries out a wide range of research and service activities.
Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST)
5005 Newport Dr., Ste. 506
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3841
Fax: 847-255-1699
E-mail: iest@iest.org
Web: www.iest.org
The IEST is an international professional society concerned with the effects on equipment and machinery of natural, indoor, and extreme environments, which may occur under various aerospace, naval, and climatic conditions.
Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE)
Savoy Place
London, UK WC2R 0BL
Fax: +44-20-7240-7735
E-mail: postmaster@iee.org
Web: www.iee.org
A UK-based professional organization for those engaged in electrical, electronic, and computer engineering, together with the manufacturing and the technologies associated with all these activities.
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
Information Technology Industry Council,
1250 Eye St., N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
Fax: 202-638-4922
E-mail: incits@itic.org
Web: www.incits.org
The INCITS works to produce voluntary consensus standards for storage media, databases, programming languages, multimedia, and communication among computing devices and information systems.
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
3 Rue de Varembe, PO Box 131
Geneva 20, Switzerland CH-1211
Fax: +41-22-919-0300
E-mail: inmail@iec.ch
Web: www.iec.ch
The IEC creates international consensus standards and conformity assessment schemes in the fields of electricity, electronics, and associated technologies.
International Microelectronics & Packaging Society (IMAPS)
611 2nd St., N.E.,
Washington, DC 20002
Fax: 202-548-6115
E-mail: imaps@imaps.org
Web: www.imaps.org
IMAPS is a professional society dedicated to educating engineers in all phases of electronics packaging.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
1 rue de Varembe, Case Postale 56
Geneva 20, Switzerland CH-1211
Fax: +41-22-733-34-30
E-mail: central@iso.org
Web: www.iso.org
ISO promotes the development of international standards to facilitate the exchange of goods and services and to develop cooperation in intellectual, scientific, technological, and economic activity.
International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
P.O. Box 10
Bellingham, WA 98227-0010
Fax: 360-647-1445
E-mail: spie@spie.org
Web: www.spie.org
The SPIE is an international technical society dedicated to advancing engineering, scientific, and commercial applications of optical, photonic, imaging, electronic, and optoelectronic technologies.
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Place des Nations
Geneva 20, Switzerland CH-1211
Fax: +41-22-730-7256
E-mail: itumail@itu.int
Web: www.itu.int
Through the ITU, governments and industries establish and coordinate policies, standards, regulations, and treaties covering global telecommunication networks.
IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries
2215 Sanders Rd.
Northbrook, IL 60062-6135
Fax: 847-509-9798
E-mail: orderipc@ipc.org
Web: www.ipc.org
IPC is a global trade association that represents all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed wiring board manufacturing, and electronics assembly.
ISA, The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society
67 Alexander Dr.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Fax: 919-549-8288
E-mail: info@isa.org
Web: www.isa.org
ISA is the international society of more than 39,000 professionals involved in instrumentation, measurement, and control. ISA publishes books and magazines, provides training, develops standards, and organizes conferences and exhibitions.
Japan Electric Measuring Instruments Manufacturer's Association (JEMIMA)
1-9-10, Toranomon
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 105-0001
Fax: +81-3-3502-0600
E-mail: admi.@jemima.or.jp
Web: www.jemima.or.jp/english/cover/Index.htm
JEMIMA promotes research and education, establishment of standards, international cooperation, and other concerns related to electric measuring instruments to help develop Japan's electric measuring instrument industry.
LXI Consortium
San Diego, CA
Web: www.lxistandard.org
The LXI Consortium is working to develop the LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation (LXI) standard.
Microelectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council (MEPTEC)
801 W. El Camino Real, No. 258
Mt. View, CA 94040
E-mail: info@meptec.org
Web: www.meptec.org
MEPTEC is a trade association of semiconductor suppliers and manufacturers who are committed to enhancing the competitiveness of the back-end portion (assembly and testing) of the semiconductor business.
MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance
39355 California St., #307
Fremont, CA 94538
Fax: 510-608-5917
E-mail: info@mplsforum.org
Web: www.mplsforum.org
The MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance is an association of networking and telecommunication companies focused on advancing the deployment of multi-vendor, multi-service label-switching networks and associated applications.
National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA)
103 Commerce St., Suite 160
Lake Mary, FL 20885-4045
Fax: 407-333-3309
E-mail: naclaexec@comcast.net
Web: www.nacla.net
NACLA’s primary mission is to evaluate US laboratory accreditation bodies (ABs) and to grant recognition to those ABs found to be in compliance with NACLA procedures and the relevant international standards for competent ABs.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Public Inquiries, NIST,
100 Bureau Dr., Stop 3460
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3460
E-mail: inquiries@nist.gov
Web: www.nist.gov
As a nonregulatory agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, NIST promotes US economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
1420 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-2794
Fax: 703-836-4875
E-mail: memserv@nspe.org
Web: www.nspe.org
The NSPE is an interdisciplinary professional engineering society.
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
100 Bureau Dr., Stop 2140
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2140
Fax: 301-926-2884
E-mail: nvlap@nist.gov
Web: www.nist.gov/nvlap
Administered by NIST, NVLAP provides third-party laboratory accreditation services.
NCSL International
2995 Wilderness Place, Suite 107
Boulder, CO 80301-5404
Fax: 303-440-3384
E-mail: info@ncsli.org
Web: www.ncsli.org
The National Conference of Standards Laboratories, NCSL International, is an association of metrology organizations with a focus on education.
Open Data Acquisition Association (ODAA)
P.O. Box 4462,
1 Omega Dr.
Stamford, CT 06907
E-mail: info@opendaq.org
Web: www.opendaq.org
ODAA supports the development, promotion, and maintenance of a universal, open standard among multiple vendors of data-acquisition hardware and software.
Optical Society of America (OSA)
2010 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-1023
Fax: 202-223-1096
E-mail: info@osa.org
Web: www.osa.org
The OSA is a nonprofit professional society of engineers and scientists that provides journals, meetings, and engineering and education programs for the optics and photonics community.
PC/104 Consortium
490 2nd Street, Suite 301
San Francisco, CA 94107-8008
Fax: 415-836-9094
E-mail: info@pc104.org
Web: www.pc104.org
The PC/104 Consortium disseminates information about PC/104 and serves a liaison function between PC/104 and standard organizations.
PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG)
5440 S.W. Westgate Dr., Suite 217
Portland, OR 97221
Fax: 503-297-1090
E-mail: administration@pcisig.com
Web: www.pcisig.com
The PCI SIG is committed to the development and enhancement of the PCI standard.
PCMCIA
2635 N. First St., Suite 218
San Jose, CA 95134
Fax: 408-433-9558
E-mail: office@pcmcia.org
Web: www.pcmcia.org
PCMCIA is an international standards body and trade association that promotes the interoperability of PC Cards in a variety of products.
PXI Systems Alliance
2515 Camino del Rio South, Suite 340
San Diego, CA 92108
Fax: 619-297-5955
E-mail: info@pxisa.org
Web: www.pxisa.org
The PXI Systems Alliance maintains the PXI specification, promotes PXI technology, and ensures multivendor interoperability.
SAE International
400 Commonwealth Dr.
Warrendale, PA 15096-0001
E-mail: CustomerService@sae.org
Web: www.sae.org
SAE International works to advance the engineering of mobility systems, whether for use on land or sea or in air or space.
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI)
3081 Zanker Rd.
San Jose, CA 95134-2127
Fax: 408-428-9600
E-mail: semihq@semi.org
Web: www.semi.org
SEMI is an international trade association for equipment and materials suppliers to the semiconductor, MEMS, and flat-panel display industries.
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
181 Metro Dr., Suite 450
San Jose, CA 95110
Fax: 408-436-6646
E-mail: mailbox@sia-online.org
Web: www.sia-online.org
The SIA is a trade organization that represents US-based semiconductor manufacturers. Its areas of focus include international trade and technology development.
Semiconductor Test Consortium (STC)
2515 Camino del Rio S., Suite 340
San Diego, CA 92108
Fax: 619-297-5955
E-mail: info@semitest.org
Web: www.semitest.org
The STC is a not-for-profit group formed to develop and implement the OPENSTAR (Open Semiconductor Test Architecture) platform.
Society for Information Display (SID)
610 S. 2nd St.
San Jose, CA 95112-4006
Fax: 408-977-1531
E-mail: office@sid.org
Web: www.sid.org
The SID is an international society devoted to the advancement of electronic display technology, manufacturing, and applications.
Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation (SCPI)
2515 Camino del Rio South, Suite 340
San Diego, CA 92108
Fax: 619-297-5955
E-mail: fbode@vxinl.com
Web: www.scpiconsortium.org
The SCPI Consortium works to develop a common interface language for computers and test instruments.
Standards Council of Canada
270 Albert Street, Suite 200
Ottawa, ON, Canada K1P 6N7
Fax: 613-569-7808
E-mail: info@scc.ca
Web: www.scc.ca
The Standards Council of Canada, charged with promoting efficient and effective standardization, oversees Canada's National Standards System.
Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)
5200 Willson Rd., Suite 215
Edina, MN 55424-1343
Fax: 952-926-1819
E-mail: smta@smta.org
Web: www.smta.org
The objective of the SMTA is the advancement of the industry through education, training, access to knowledge, and networking in regards to electronics assembly technologies and related business operations.
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
2500 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3834
Fax: 703-907-7727
E-mail: tia@tiaonline.org
Web: www.tiaonline.org
The TIA is a trade association serving the communications and information technology industries. TIA represents the communications sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).
Test and Diagnostics Consortium (TDC)
P.O. Box 1126
Lakehurst, NJ 08733
E-mail: tdc@test-diagnostics.org
Web: www.test-diagnostics.org
The TDC is a nonprofit organization that brings together users and suppliers from diverse industries such as medical, automotive, satellite, railroad, trucking, and defense to optimize the test and diagnostic environment.
VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA)
P.O. Box 19658
Fountain Hills, AZ 85269
E-mail: info@vita.com
Web: www.vita.com
VITA is a nonprofit trade association that promotes the use of open system architectures.
VXIbus Consortium
2515 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 340
San Diego, CA 92108
Fax: 619-297-5955
E-mail: fbode@vxinl.com
Web: www.vxibus.org
The VXIbus Consortium develops and promotes the VXIbus instrumentation standard.