Associations

Associations
Technical communication associations can offer a chance to development an understanding of the technical communication job market in your area, opportunities to speak with other tech comm professionals, and information about technical communication relates to a specific industry. Associations may also often offer education opportunities, job postings, and certification programs.


 * **Association Name** ||  ||   ||
 * American Medical Writers Association ||  || http://www.amwa.org ||
 * American Communication Association ||  || http://americancomm.org ||
 * American Copy Editors Society ||  || http://www.copydesk.org/ ||
 * American Society of Business Publication Editors ||  || http://www.asbpe.org/ ||
 * Association for Women in Communications ||  || http://womcom.org ||
 * Association of Teachers of Technical Writing ||  || http://www.attw.org/ ||
 * Board of Editors in the Life Sciences ||  || http://www.bels.org/ ||
 * Council of Science Editors ||  || http://www.councilscienceeditors.org ||
 * Electronic Document Systems Association ||  || http://www.xplor.org/about_xplor.cfm ||
 * HTML Writers Guild ||  || http://www.hwg.org/ ||
 * National Association of Science Writers ||  || http://www.nasw.org/ ||
 * National Communication Association ||  || http://www.natcom.org ||
 * Plain Language Association InterNational ||  || http://www.plainlanguagenetwork.org ||
 * Professional Communication Society ||  || http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pcs/ ||
 * Society for Technical Communication ||  || http://www.stc.org/home ||
 * Special Interest Group on Design of Communication ||  || http://www.sigdoc.org/ ||
 * Usability Professionals Association ||  || http://upassoc.org ||
 * **Local Association Name** || **Area** ||  ||
 * Association for Women in Communications || Washington, DC || http://www.awcdc.net ||
 * Bay Area Editor's Forum || San Francisco Bay Area || http://www.editorsforum.org/ ||
 * Society for Technical Communication || Washington, DC - Baltimore || http://www.stcwdc.org ||
 * Usability Professionals Association || Washington, DC || http://upadc.org ||
 * Society for Technical Communication || Washington, DC - Baltimore || http://www.stcwdc.org ||
 * Usability Professionals Association || Washington, DC || http://upadc.org ||