Ocean-related Professional Societies

Professional societies are organizations that help professionals keep up to date on the latest developments in their field.  Professional societies provide working professionals with opportunities to network, learn, share information, and best practices with others in their field.  Professional societies generally do this through conferences, workshops, publications, e-mail list serves, and websites.  Many professional societies have an interest in helping to educate the next generation of professionals in their field.  They may do this by offering students: reduced membership rates, scholarship opportunities, providing access to mentors in the field, and/or by hosting or sponsoring  a variety of activities for students to learn more about the field and meet professionals currently working in that field.  Joining a professional society is an excellent idea if you are serious about a particular career, and who knows — you may even meet your future employer!

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• Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
  Woodbury, NY - (516) 576-2360
• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)
  Arlington, VA - [703) 524-8800
• American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE)
  Annapolis, MD - (410) 266-3311
• American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS)
  St. Petersburg, FL - (813) 896-8626
• American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)
  Metairie, LA - (504) 888-4177
• American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES)
  Washington, DC - (202) 296-2237
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
  Tulsa, OK - (918) 560-2639
• American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA)
  Silver Spring, MD - (301) 562-0777
• American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC)
  Edgewater, MD - (410) 956-1050
• American Boatbuilders and Repairers Association (ABRA)
  New York, NY - (212) 396-2646
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
  New York, NY - (212) 839-5000
• American Coastal Coalition (ACC)
  Washington, DC - (202) 775-1796
• American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC)
  Washington, DC - (202) 347-7474
• American Fisheries Society (AFS)
  Bethesda, MD - (301) 897-8616
• American Gas Association (AGA)
  Washington, DC - (202) 824-7000
• American Geographical Society (AGS)
  New York, NY - (212) 422-5456
• American Geological Institute (AGI)
  Alexandria, VA - (703) 379-2480
• American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  Washington, DC - (202) 462-6900
• American Institute of Chemists (AIC)
  Alexandria, VA - (703) 836-2090
• American Institute of Hydrology (AIH)
  St. Paul, MN - (612) 484-8169
• American Institute of Mining Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers (AIME)
  New York, NY - (212) 705-7695
• American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
  Westminster, CO - (303) 412-6205
• American Maritime Congress (AMC)
  Washington, DC - (202) 842-4900
• American Maritime Officers (AMO)
  Dania Beach, FL - (800) 362-0513
• American Meteorological Society (AMS)
  Boston, MA - (617) 227-2425
• American Petroleum Institute (API)
  Washington, DC - (202) 682-8000
• American Public Works Association (APWA)
  Washington, DC - (202) 393-2792
• American Shipbuilding Association (ASA)
  Washington, DC - (202) 544-8170
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  Conshohocken, PA - (610) 832-9566
• American Society of Certified Engineering Technicians (ASCET)
  Flowery Branch, GA - (770) 967-9173
• American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM)
  Annapolis, MD - (703) 998-0140
• American Society of Engineering Technology (ASET)
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• American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
  Walla Walla, WA - (509) 527-5948
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  New York, NY - (800) 843-2673
• American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE)
  Alexandria, VA - (703) 836-6727
• American Society of Petroleum Operating Engineers (ASPOE)
  Arlington, VA - (703) 684-7472
• American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
  Herndon, VA - (703) 904-1225
• American Waterways Operators (AWO)
  Arlington, VA - (703) 841-0389
• American Welding Society (AWS)
  Miami, FL - (800) 443-9353
• Aquacultural Engineering Society (AES)
  Shepherdstown, WV - (304) 876-1606`
• Association for Electronic Manufacturing-SME (EM/SME)
  Dearborn, MI - (313) 271-1500
• Association of Commercial Diving Educators (ACDE)
  Santa Barbara, CA - (805) 965-0581
• Association of Diving Contractors (ADC)
  Houston, TX - (281) 893-8388
• Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG)
  College Station, TX - (409) 845-0142
• Association of Exploration Geochemists (AEG)
  Napean, Ontario, CAN - (618) 828-0199

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• Coastal Society (TCS)
  Alexandria, VA - (703) 768-1599
• Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE)
  Washington, DC - (202) 232-2900

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• Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA)
  Anaheim, CA - (714) 939-6399
• Dredging Contractors of America (DCA)
  Alexandria, VA - (703) 313-8300
• Drilling Engineering Association (DEA)
  Houston, TX - (281) 423-4510

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• Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  Washington, DC - (202) 833-8773
• Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
  Arlington, VA - (703) 907-7500
• Electronics Technicians Association International (ETA-I)
  Greencastle, IN - (317) 653-4301
• Estuarine Research Federation (ERF)
  Port Republic, MD - (410) 586-0997

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• Geological Society of America (GSA)
  Boulder, CO - (303) 447-2020

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• Hydrographic Society of America (THSOA)
  Rockville, MD - (301) 460-4768

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• IEEE Ocean Engineering Society (IEEE)
  Washington, DC -
• Industrial Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)
  Alexandria, VA - (703) 525-1695
• Inland Rivers Ports and Terminals (IRPT)
  Jefferson City, MO - (573) 634-2028
• Institute of Navigation (ION)
  Alexandria, VA - (703) 683-7101
• Instrument Society of America (ISA)
  Research Triangle Park, NC - (919) 549-8411
• International Aquarium Society (IAS)
  Maine, NY - (800) 771-8912
• International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)
  Houston, TX - (281) 578-7171
• International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC)
  Houston, TX - (713) 957-8080
• International Navigation Association (PIANC)
  Alexandria, VA - (703) 428-6286
• International Oceanographic Foundation (IOF)
  Miami, FL - (305) 361-4888
• International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P)
  Linthicum Heights, MD - 1-877-667-5522
• International Society of Certified ElectronicsTechnicians (ISCET)
  Fort Worth, TX - (817) 921-9101
• International Technology Education Association (ITEA)
  Reston, VA - (703) 860-2100

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• Lake Carriers Association (LCA)
  Cleveland, OH - (216) 621-1107

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• Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA)
  Washington DC., 20001, DC - (202) 638-5355
• Marine Firemen's Union (MFU)
  San Francisco, CA - (415) 362-4592
• Marine Technology Society (MTS)
  Washington, DC - 410-884-5330
• Minerals Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
  Warrendale, PA - (724) 776-9000

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• National Aquaculture Association (NAA)
  Charles Town, WV - (304) 728-2167
• National Aquaculture Council (NAC)
  Arlington, VA - (703) 524-8883
• National Aquarium Society (NAS)
  Washington, DC - (202) 482-2825
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
  Colombus, OH - (614) 292-3889
• National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP)
  Jacksonville, FL - (904) 251-9900
• National Association of Marine Laboratories (NAML)
  Solomons, MD - (419) 326-7241
• National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS)
  Chesapeake, VA - (800) 822-6227
• National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI)
  Tampa, FL - (800) 553-6284
• National Drilling Association (NDA)
  Columbia, SC - (800) 445-8629
• National Electric Contractors Association (NECA)
  Bethesda, MD - (301) 657-3110
• National Marine Educators Association (NMEA)
  Ocean Spring, MS - (601) 374-7557
• National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA)
  New Bern, NC - (252) 638-2626
• National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA)
  Chicago, IL - (312) 946-6200
• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
  Arlington, VA - (703) 243-7100
• National Shellfisheries Association (NSA)
  Wachapreague, VA - (757) 787-5816
• National Waterways Conference (NWC)
  Washington, DC - (202) 296-4415

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• Oceanic Society (OS)
  San Francisco, CA - (800) 826-7491
• Oceanography Society (TOS)
  Virginia Beach, VA - (757) 464-0131
• Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA)
  Harahan, LA - (504) 734-7622

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• Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association (PESA)
  Houston, TX - (713) 932-0168
• Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC)
  Washington, DC - (800) 843-7882

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• Sailors' Union of the Pacific (SUP)
  San Francisco, CA - (415) 777-3400
• Seafarers International Union (SIU)
  Camp Springs, MD - (301) 899-0675
• Shipbuildeers Council of America (SCA)
  Arlington, VA - (703) 351-6734
• Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration (SMME)
  Littleton, CO - (800) 763-3132
• Society for Underwater Exploration (SUE)
  Alexandria, VA -
• Society of Marine Consultants (SMC)
  Alexandria, VA - (703) 370-7333
• Society of Marine Port Engineers (SMPE)
  Avenel, NJ -
• Software Engineering Society (SES)
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• Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association (SC&RA)
  Fairfax, VA - (703) 698-0291

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• Transportation Institute (TI)
  Camp Spring, MD - (301) 423-3335

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• United States of America Underwater Federation (USAUF)
  Gainesville, FL - (904) 372-0805

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• Water Environment Federation (WEF)
  Alexandria, VA - (800) 666-0206
• Waterkeeper Alliance (WA)
  Irvington, NY - 914-674-0622
• Welding Research Council (WRC)
  New York, NY - (212) 591-7956
• World Aquaculture Society (WAS)
  Baton Rouge, LA - (504) 388-3137

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