The list of associations is to be used as a foundation for finding contacts and product information. This list is not inclusive and additional Internet research is encouraged through search tools such as www.google.com.

• Air Conditioning/Heating/Refrigeration

• Airline/Aeronautics

• Appliances

• Art/Design/Fashion/Apparel

• Automotive

• Books

• Building/Construction/Landscape

• Ceramic

• Communication/Information Technology

• Consumer/Safety

• Cosmetics/Toiletry/Fragrance

• Electric

• Electronics

• Equipment

• Forest/Wood/Paper

• Franchise/Chains

• Gas

• Health-Hospitals, Laboratories, Pharmaceuticals

• Import/Export

• Insurance

• Investment

• Jewelry

• Manufacturing

• Marketing

• Metal and Machinery

• Product Specifications/Certification

• Professional

• Real Estate

• Road/Land Transportation

• Rubber

• Trade-Associations, Events, Shows

• Trade Support Organizations

• Travel Industry

Air Conditioning/Heating/Refrigeration

• Air Conditioning Contractors of America
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
• International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses

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Airline/Aeronautics

• Aerospace Industries Association of America Inc.
• Air Transport Association of America
• American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
• National Aeronautic Association

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Appliances

• Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
• Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association

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Art/Design/Fashion/Apparel

• Apparel and Fashion Organizations
• Art and Design Associations

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Automotive

• Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
• Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM)

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Books

• American Booksellers Association

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Building/Construction/Landscape

• American Nursery and Landscape Association
• Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
• Associated General Contractors of America
• Manufactured Housing Institute
• National Apartment Association
• National Lumber and Building Material Dealers
• National Roofing Contractors Association
• National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
• Portland Cement Association

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Ceramic

• The American Ceramic Society

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Communication/Information Technology

• Arizona Cable Telecommunications Association
• Association for Interactive Media
• Association of Information Technology Professionals
• Association of Internet Professionals
• Computer and Communications Industry Association
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
• Information Technology Association of America
• International Webmasters Association
• National Association of Broadcasters
• National Public Radio (NPR)
• Newspaper Association of America
• Point of Purchase Advertising International
• Printing Industries Of America, Inc.
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
• Public Radio International (PRI)
• Software and Information Industry Association
• Telecommunications Industry Association

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Consumer/Safety

• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
• American Council on Consumer Interests
• Consumer Federation of America
• Consumer Healthcare Products Association
• Consumers Union
• National Safety Council

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Cosmetics/Toiletry/Fragrance

• Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association

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Electric

• Edison Electric Institute

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Electronics

• Electronic Industries Association
• Electronic Retailing Association
• Electronics Representatives Association
• National Electrical Contractors Association

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Equipment

• Associated Equipment Distributors
• Equipment Leasing Association of America
• Outdoor Power Equipment Aftermarket Association
• Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)

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Food/Beverage

• Agribusiness, Food Industry and Forest Industry Associations
• American Frozen Food Institute
• American Herb Association
• American Herbal Products Association
• American Importers and Exporters Meat Products Group
• American Meat Institute
• American School Food Service Association
• American Spice Trade Association
• Beer Institute
• Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
• Food Distributors International
• Food Marketing Institute
• Grocery Manufacturers of America
• International Dairy Foods Association
• National Beer Wholesalers Association
• National Confectioners Association/Chocolate Manufacturers Association
• National Dairy Council
• National Fisheries Institute
• National Food Processors Association
• National Soft Drink Association
• Organic Trade Association
• Snack Food Association
• Tea Association of the United States of America
• United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
• United States Poultry and Egg Association
• Western Hemisphere Association of Meat Marketers
• Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc.

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Forest/Wood/Paper

• Agribusiness, Food Industry and Forest Industry Associations
• American Forest & Paper Association

• Forestry Products-Associations, Councils and Professional Societies

• International Wholesale Furniture Association
• International Wood Products Association (IWPA)
• National Lumber and Building Material Dealers
• Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA)

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Franchise/Chains

• International Franchise Association
• National Association of Chain Drug Stores
• National Restaurant Association
• National Retail Federation

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Gas

• American Gas Association
• American Petroleum Institute
• Compressed Gas Association
• Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
• Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
• National Propane Gas Association

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Health-Hospitals, Laboratories, Pharmaceuticals

• American Council of Independent Laboratories
• American Herb Association
• American Herbal Products Association
• American Hospital Association
• Hospital Technology
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

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Import/Export

• American Association of Exporters and Importers
• American Importers Association
• Diamond Manufacturers' and Importers' Association of America

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Insurance

• American Insurance Association, Inc.
• Health Insurance Association of America
• National Association Mutual Insurance Companies

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Investment

• Association for Investment Management and Research
• Financial Services Roundtable

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Jewelry

• Diamond Manufacturers' and Importers' Association of America

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Manufacturing

• National Association of Manufacturers

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Marketing

• Direct Marketing Association
• Direct Selling Association
• American Wholesale Marketers Association

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Metal and Machinery

• American Iron and Steel Institute
• American Machine Tool Distributors' Association

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Product Specifications/Certification

• Underwriters Laboratories
• American National Standards Institute

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Professional

• Accounting Associations

• Air Line Pilots Association
• Alternative Health Professionals Association
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• American Bar Association
• American Business Women's Association
• American Chemistry Council
• American Chiropractic Association
• American Dental Association
• American Economic Association
• American Medical Association
• American Nurses Association
• American Pharmaceutical Association
• American Society of Association Executives
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• American Society of Civil Engineers Foundation
• Business and Professional Women-United States
• Club Managers Association of America
• Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Greater Washington Society of Association Executives
• Institute of Industrial Engineers
• National Association of Female Executives
• National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
• National Court Reporters Association
• Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Society of Professional Journalists

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Real Estate

• American Industrial Real Estate Association
• American Real Estate and Rural Economics Association

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Road/Land Transportation

• American Road & Transportation Builders Association
• American Trucking Associations, Inc.
• Association of American Railroads

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Rubber

• Rubber Manufacturers Association

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Trade-Associations, Events, Shows

• Business Roundtable
• Buy USA
• Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA)
• International Trade Organizations in United States
• Internet and Technology Trade Shows
• My Exports
• National Foreign Trade Council, Inc.
• Organic Trade Association
• SBA List of Trade Associations
• The Drug, Chemical & Allied Trades Association, Inc.
• The Southern United States Trade Association

• TradeNet-export advisor

• United States Global Technology Network
• United States Key Agri-Food Trade Shows
• United States Trade Events

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Trade Support Organizations

• American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI)
• Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
• Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA)
• Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
• Trade Point Detroit/Windsor
• Trade Point Los Angeles
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• World Bank
• World Directory of Trade Support Organizations, ITC.
• World Economic Processing Zones Association (WEPZA)
• World Trade Centers Association (WTCA)

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Travel Industry

• American Society of Travel Agents
• Travel Industry Association of America

• Travel Association Links-additional links

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