While I am certainly STC biased in terms of finding the best in our professions, there are many other professional organizations and societies that focus on other "flavors" of communication and related professions. The following table lists a few of these by Association Link, Contact Information, and Comments. You can click the association's logo to go to the corresponding web site:

Association Link	Contact Information	Description
	American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda MD 20814-3998 (301) 493-0003	AMWA exists to help medical authors improve their writing skills, and to provide continuing education seminars, workshops, related publications, and networking opportunities for those who specialize in medical technical communication.
	American Society for Information Science (ASIS) 8720 Georgia Ave., Ste. 501 Silver Spring MD 20910 (301) 495-0900	This organization offers a JobLine (ASIS's regular listing of career opportunities in the information professions) and the ASIS Placement Service, which brings job-seekers and employers together at ASIS conferences. All members have a listing in and receive a copy of the Handbook & Directory.
	American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) 1640 King St. Box 1443 Alexandria VA 22313-2043 (703) 683-8100	The ASTD Job Bank provides a mechanism for both those seeking positions and those seeking training specialists to post and search for training and performance opportunities.
	American Society of Indexers (ASI) P.O. Box 48267 Seattle WA 98148-0267 (206) 241-9196	ASI is a professional society of a very specialized segment of technical communication - indexing. Some estimate that as much as 30% of writing time should be allocated for this process. Keep in mind that this translates to key words and Metafile development in the respective Help and Web development worlds.
	American Translators Association (ATA) 1800 Diagonal Rd., Ste. 220 Alexandria VA 22314 (703) 683-6100	Translation into the language(s) of your target audience is an increasingly mainstream component of the technical communication deliverable set. You need to have someone complete the task who both understands the technology or subject area and who is fluent in both the source and target language. ATA can provide a listing of member translation agencies. A good translation agency account manager can advise you on tricks for writing to facilitate translation. Unless you are sure the translation is one shot, try to convince your client to invest extra up front to develop a glossary. (If a prospective translation agency does not suggest this to you, then you may want to consider not doing business with that agency. In the long run, this glossary can save you money and can help ensure translation consistency from document to document.
	Association for Business Communication (ABC) Speech Dept./Baruch College 17 Lexington Ave. New York NY 10016 (212) 387-1620	ABC's focus is on fostering excellence in business communication scholarship, research, education, and practice.
	Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Documentation (ACM/SIGDOC) 1515 Broadway, 17th Fl. New York NY 10036 (212) 869-7440	ACM/SIGDOC promotes a mechanism for contact with senior professions in many disciplines of documentation and networking opportunities.
	Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) 1025 Vermont Ave., N.W., Suite 820 Washington DC 20005	AECT promotes the improvement of instruction through the utilization of media and technology. It provides a forum for the exchange of information among professionals in educational technology: audio-visual media, library and microcomputer specialists; education administrators; researchers; teachers and professors; learning resource specialists; curriculum developers; television producers and directors; and a variety of other professionals who require expertise in instructional technology.
	Association for Women in Communications (AWC) 1244 Ritchie Hwy, Ste. 6 Arnold MD 21012 (410) 544-7442	The AWC promotes itself as "an organization that recognizes the complex relationships that exist across communication disciplines. Modern communicators must demonstrate competence in varied disciplines and be able to network and make career moves across the broad spectrum of communication fields." Personally, I have a problem with any organization that bases membership on a parameter that has nothing to do with technical communication skills - in this case, gender. Nevertheless, it does offer an opportunity for locating potential resources as their membership embraces communicators in a wide array of communication,: print and broadcast journalism, television and radio production, film, advertising, public relations, marketing, graphic design, multimedia design, and photography.
	Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) Dept. of Rhetoric and Writing Studies San Diego State University San Diego CA 92182-4452 (619) 594-5238	The ATTW Web site features an interactive interface. If you have a job opening you would like to announce, you post the job opening, and users can view the updated post immediately.
	Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) New Mexico State University English Department, Box 3E Las Cruces NM 88003 (505) 646-2027	This organization has an academic focus. Members of CPTSC receive assistance in developing new programs and administering existing programs, opportunities to communicate with program leaders and other communication associations, and encouragement toward the promotion of research as a basis for program development.
	Council of Biology Editors (CBE) 60 Revere Dr., #500 Northbrook IL 60062 (847) 480-6349	This organization is an extension of San Diego State University's program. It offers you an opportunity to network with specialists in the biology technical communication arena.
	Graphic Communications Association (GCA) 100 Daingerfield Road Alexandria VA 22314-2888 (703) 519-8160	GCA focuses on applying computer technology to printing, publishing, and related industries. This organization is at the cutting edge of computer graphics technology. It might be a good place to locate a specialist in this area.
	Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) P.O. Box 1369 Santa Monica CA 90406-1369 (310) 394-1811	HFES offers a resume bank for specialists in human factors and ergonomics. They also offer a position placement service, but it is expensive, ranging from $300 to $1,600.
	Information Technology Communicators Association (ITCA) 8343B Greensboro Dr. McLean, VA 22102 (703) 757-0520	ITCA has a job bank that lists IT writing positions.
	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Professional Communication Society (IEEE/PCS) IEEE Operations Center, Admission and Advancement Department 445 Hoes Lane, PO Box 459 Piscataway NJ 08855-0459	IEEE PCS focuses on helping engineers and technical communicators develop skills in written and oral presentation. This organization has membership that are very anchored in the technical side of communication, as IEEE membership is required for PCS membership.
	International Association of Audiovisual Communicators (IAAVC) 9531 Jamacha Blvd., #263 Spring Valley CA 91977 (619) 461-1600	IAAVC serves professionals in the audiovisual industry who produce of high quality technical, scientific, and educational presentations for business, education, and government. Their web site provides a mechanism for connecting with other professionals in the industry.
	International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) One Hallidie Plaza, #600 San Francisco CA 94102 (415) 433-3400	This organization features a chapter network and posted job opportunities.
	International Communication Association (ICA) Box 9589 Austin TX 78766-9589 (512) 454-8299	ICA focuses on research in the area human communication. Areas include interpersonal, mass, organizational, and international communication, often supported with information technologies, and focused on a plethora of important social topics such as education, gender, health, language, law, politics, and popular culture. Members approach the study of human communication from a variety of social scientific, humanistic, and philosophical perspectives using diverse theoretical, methodological, and political orientations.
	International Interactive Communications Society (IICS) 10160 SW Nimbus Ave, Ste. F2 Portland OR 97223 (503) 620-3604	IICS focuses on "the latest marvels of interactive arts and convergence technologies, gets together to share ideas, network, and stay on the cutting edge."
	International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) 1300 L St., N.W., Ste. 1250 Washington DC 20005 (202) 408-7969	ISPI provides a Job Bank to match up employers with prospective employees in the Performance Improvement, Training & Development industry. You can post job listings for $25-1500.
	International Society for Technical Illustrators (ISTI) 2230 Lyndhurst Ave. Charlotte NC 28203 (803) 366-0346	The ISTI is an international organization dedicated to advancement of the arts and sciences of technical illustration.
	International Television and Video Association (ITVA) 6311 N. O'Connor Road, Suite 230 Irving TX 75039 (972) 869-1112	The ITVA job hotline is free for employers. Ii is designed to connect employers (both members and nonmembers) with video, multimedia or film professionals to fill an opening.
	National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) 669 S. Washington St. Alexandria VA 22314	NAGC is a national not-for-profit professional network of federal, state and local government employees who disseminate information within and outside government. Its members are editors, writers, graphic artists, video professionals, broadcasters, photographers, information specialists and agency spokespersons.
	The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) P.O. Box 294 Greenlawn NY 11740	NASW features making the mail list available to members, which are individuals who specialize in science writing and the free flow of science news.
	National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 1111 W. Kenyon Rd. Urbana IL 61801 (217) 328-3870	NCTE provides a service whereby anyone can post job announcements if the work pertains to English language arts, including literature, composition, creative writing, reading, etc.
	Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 33 Irving Pl., 3rd Fl. New York NY 10003-2376 (212) 995-2230	PRSA offers to members, the Green Book of Public Relations companies, the Red Book or PRSA Counselors Academy, and the Blue Book of PRSA members.
	Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE) 8100 Professional Pl., Ste. 211 New Carrollton MD 20785-2225 (301) 459-8446	SOLE offers members access to an online job board, which offers employment opportunities posted by various member companies, as well as resumes and background information on qualified logisticians seeking employment.
	Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) 414 Plaza Drive, Suite 209 Westmont IL 60559 (630) 655-1647	UPA offers job listings for $100 each. They also provide links to other sites that list usability-related job opportunities.