| ACM : Association for Computing Machinery |
| ACM is the world's oldest and largest educational and scientific computing society. Since 1947 ACM has provided a vital forum for the exchange of information, ideas, and discoveries. Today, ACM serves a membership of more than 80,000 computing professionals in more than 100 countries in all areas of industry, academia, and government. |
| AHTD - Association of High Tech Distributors |
| The Association of High Tech Distributors promotes increased productivity and profitability of Automation Solutions Providers and manufacturers who meet the automation needs of general industry and OEM manufacturers. |
| American Consulting Engineers Council |
| The American Consulting Engineers Council provides engineering firms with tools and educational opportunities. |
| American Fire Sprinkler Association - AFSA |
| The American Fire Sprinkler Association, (AFSA) is a non-profit, international association representing open shop fire sprinkler contractors, dedicated to the educational advancement of its members and promotion of the use of automatic fire sprinkler systems. AFSA also acts as a liaison with other national associations involved in fire safety. |
| American National Standards Institute (ANSI) |
| Official US standards body offers news and other information from the Information Infrastructure Standards Panel. |
| American Society of Plumbing Engineers - ASPE |
| The American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) is the international organization for professionals skilled in the design, specification and inspection of plumbing systems. ASPE is dedicated to the advancement of the science of plumbing engineering, to the professional growth and advancement of its members and the health, welfare and safety of the public. |
| American Society of Safety Engineers |
| ASSE is a professional safety organization and is an excellent resource for safety standards and news. |
| ASEE : American Society for Engineering Education |
| The American Society for Engineering Education is a nonprofit member association, founded in 1893, dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and technology education. |
| ASHRAE : American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, and AC |
| Organized for the sole purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration for the public's benefit through research, standards writing, continuing education and publications. |
| Associated General Contractors |
| AGC is dedicated to improving the construction industry daily by educating the industry to employ the finest skills, promoting use of the latest technology and advocating building the best quality projects for owners public and private. |
| Canadian Automatic Sprinklers Association - C.A.S.A. |
| The Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association (C.A.S.A.) is a National Trade Contractors Association. C.A.S.A. promotes, defends, enhances and improves the business of installing and manufacturing fire sprinkler devices and systems. The Association works closely with fire and building officials, architects and others "For The Advancement Of The Automatic Sprinkler Art as applied to the Conservation of Life And Property From Fire". |
| Canadian Standards Association International (CSA) |
| Provides background information as well as the products and services it provides, and an online newsletter. |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) |
| CPSC is an Independent Federal Regulatory Agency. CPSC works to save lives and keep families safe by reducing the risk of injuries and deaths associated with consumer products. |
| Control Engineering Automation Integrator Guide |
| The official website for Control Engineering Automation Integrator Guide |
| Control System Integrator Association (CSIA) |
| The official website of the Control System Integrator Association (CSIA) |
| EGSA - Electrical Generating Systems Association |
| A trade association made up of nearly 500 companies in the USA and around the world that make, sell, distribute, specify, service, and use on-site power equipment. |
| Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) |
| ESFI's goal is to reduce electrically related deaths and injuries through public education that keeps electrical safety at the forefront in people's minds, and to give the general public, school children and the workforce tips and tools to prevent deadly electrical accidents. |
| ENERGY STAR |
| ENERGY STAR offers businesses and consumers energy efficient solutions -- helping to save money while protecting the environment for future generations. |
| FM Global |
| FM Global, the communicative name of Factory Mutual Insurance Company and its affiliates, is one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurance and risk management organizations specializing in property protection, insuring the assets of companies of all sizes. |
| Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition - HFSC |
| The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) was formed in 1996 in response to the tremendous need to inform the public about the life-saving value of home fire sprinkler protection. The HFSC has developed educational material with details about automatic home fire sprinkler systems, how they work, why they provide affordable protection and answers to common myths and misconceptions about their operation. These materials are available upon request. |
| Hydraulic Institute - HI |
| The Hydraulic Institute is a non-profit industry (trade) association established in 1917. HI and its members are dedicated to excellence in the engineering, manufacture, and application of pumping equipment. |
| IAEI - International Association of Electrical Inspectors |
| As a pioneer, the International Association of Electrical Inspectors plays a strong leadership role in the electrical industry and its many organizations and associations. Because of its reputation for fairness and code-compliance, the association has long been labeled the Keystone of the Electrical Industry. Like the keystone, the association plays a cohesive role among testing agencies, standards organizations, manufacturers, distributors, and contractors. |
| IEC - Independent Electrical Contractors Association |
| The mission of the Independent Electrical Contractors is providing resources for success through communication and education. |
| IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electrical and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession. |
| IIE : Institute of Industrial Engineering |
| Founded in 1948, the Institute of Industrial Engineers is the society dedicated to serving the professional needs of industrial engineers and all individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. |
| Instrumentation Society of America (ISA) |
| The official website of the Instrumentation Society of America (ISA) |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
| The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) represents approximately 750,000 members who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities , construction , telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government. |
| International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) |
| The IEC is the international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology. |
| ISA : The International Society for Measurement and Control |
| An international journal for measurement and control, ISA's InTech News carries up-to-date news and features related to chemical engineering. |
| National Asssociation of Electrical Distributors (NAED) |
| NAED is dedicated to serving and protecting the electrical distribution channel. The organization provides networking opportunities, training as well as industry information and research. |
| National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) |
| The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) represents the senior fire official of each of the state in the US, and District of Columbia. State Fire Marshals' responsibilities include fire safety code adoption and enforcement, fire and arson investigation, fire incident data reporting and analysis, public education and advising Governors and State Legislatures on fire protection. |
| National Association of Wholesale Distributors |
| The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) is the Washington, DC-based trade association that represents the wholesale distribution industry. |
| National Electrical Contractors Association |
| A site for electrical contractors, someone who hires electrical contractors or anyone just generally interested in electrical construction. |
| National Electrical Safety Foundation - NESF |
| The NESF is the only organization exclusively devoted to electrical safety education and awareness. As a not-for-profit foundation, the NESF promotes electrical safety in the home, school and workplace through education. |
| National Fire Protection Association - NFPA |
| NFPA is a nonprofit, member organization. Their mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by developing and advocating scientifically based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. |
| National Fire Sprinkler Association - NFSA |
| The mission of the National Fire Sprinkler Assocation (NFSA) is to create a market for the widespread acceptance of competently installed automatic fire sprinkler systems in both new and existing construction, from homes to high-rise. |
| NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NEMA develops standards for the electrical manufacturing industry. Some standards and guides are available online. |
| ODVA - Open DeviceNet Vendor Association |
| ODVA is the organization that manages the DeviceNet technology and promotes the worldwide adoption of DeviceNet in industrial automation. |
| PTDA - Power Transmission Distributors Association |
| PTDA is a trade association comprised of power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distributor firms, as well as those manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry. PTDA provides members access to resources, information and benchmarks to promote their successful, profitable, and competitive performance in the market place. |
| SME : Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
| Society of Manufacturing Engineers is an international professional society dedicated to serving its members and the manufacturing community through the advancement of professionalism, knowledge, and learning. |
| Society of Fire Protection Engineers - SFPE |
| The Society of Fire Protection Engineers was established in 1950 and incorporated as an independent organization in 1971. The purpose of the Society is to advance the science and practice of fire protection engineering and its allied fields, to maintain a high ethical standard among its members and to foster fire protection engineering education. |
| SWE : Society of Women Engineers |
| The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) stimulates women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrates the value of diversity. |
