If there was ever a time to join a professional society, it’s now. Already a member? Use this time to renew. Remember, many of these associations offer organizational memberships, so that multiple team members can benefit.
You may ask, why join now if they are postponing conferences? In short conferences are only one tool in the box. Many professional associations have exclusive, members-only resources that can assist with networking, education, opportunities, and advocacy.
The following is a list of professional societies relevant to our readership. Each name links to the main website for the listed organization.
A
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS)
American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA)
American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC)
American Boatbuilders and Repairers Association (ABRA)
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC)
American Fisheries Society (AFS)
American Gas Association (AGA)
American Geographical Society (AGS)
American Geological Institute (AGI)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
American Institute of Chemists (AIC)
American Institute of Hydrology (AIH)
American Institute of Mining Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers (AIME)
American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
American Maritime Congress (AMC)
American Maritime Officers (AMO)
American Meteorological Society (AMS)
American Petroleum Institute (API)
American Public Works Association (APWA)
American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
American Society of Certified Engineering Technicians (ASCET)
American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM)
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE)
American Society of Petroleum Operating Engineers (ASPOE)
American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
American Waterways Operators (AWO)
American Welding Society (AWS)
Aquacultural Engineering Society (AES)
Association of Commercial Diving Educators (ACDE)
Association of Diving Contractors (ADCI)
Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG)
Association of Exploration Geochemists (AEG)
C
Coastal Society (TCS)
Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE)
D
Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA)
Dredging Contractors of America (DCA)
E
Ecological Society of America (ESA)
Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA)
Electronics Technicians Association International (ETA-I)
Estuarine Research Federation (ERF)
G
Geological Society of America (GSA)
H
Hydrographic Society of America (THSOA)
I
IEEE Ocean Engineering Society (IEEE)
Industrial Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)
Inland Rivers Ports and Terminals (IRPT)
Institute of Navigation (ION)
International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)
International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC)
International Association of Marine Consultants and Surveyors (IAMCS)
International Navigation Association (PIANC)
International Oceanographic Foundation (IOF)
International Ocean Science & Technology Industry Association (IOSTIA)
International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P)
International Society of Automation (ISA)
International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians (ISCET)
International Technology and Engineer Education Association (ITEEA)
L
Lake Carriers Association (LCA)
M
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (MEBA)
Marine Firemen's Union (MFU)
Marine Technology Society (MTS)
Minerals Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
N
National Aquaculture Association (NAA)
National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP)
National Association of Marine Laboratories (NAML)
National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS)
National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI)
National Drilling Association (NDA)
National Electric Contractors Association (NECA)
National Fisheries Institute (NFI)
National Marine Educators Association (NMEA)
National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA)
National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA)
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
National Shellfisheries Association (NSA)
O
Oceanic Society (OS)
Oceanography Society (TOS)
Offshore Marine Service Association(OMSA)
P
Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association (PESA)
Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC)
S
Sailors' Union of the Pacific (SUP)
Seafarers International Union (SIU)
Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA)
Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration (SMME)
Society for Underwater Exploration (SUE)
Society of Marine Port Engineers (SMPE)
Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association (SC&RA)
T
U
Underwater Society of America (USOA)
W
Water Environment Federation (WEF)
Waterkeeper Alliance (WA)
Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI)
Welding Research Council (WRC)
World Aquaculture Society (WAS)
World Underwater Association (CMAS)
