Professional association
typically nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession
International Thriller Writers
Slovenian Association of Literary Translators
Ecological Society of America
Massachusetts Library Association
Croatian Geographical Society
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Music Library Association
National Association of Basketball Coaches
Film Critics Circle of Australia
World Association of Chefs Societies
Society for Human Resource Management
Project Management Institute
Type Directors Club
International Clarinet Association
National Cartoonists Society
International Federation of Women Lawyers
Association of Higher Professions for Technology, Economy and Design
International Association of Paper Historians
Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
The Genetics Society
Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management
International Numismatic Council
Croatian Society of Music Artists
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
Association of states archaeologists
Hellenic Authors' Society
Polish Polytechnic Society in Lwów
International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres
International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
Japan Institute of Architects
Museums Association
American College of Prosthodontists
Economic Council Germany
Rainbow Round Table
Institute of Conservation
Hymn Society in the United States and Canada
International Association of Women Police
International Christian Maritime Association
Florida Library Association
Translators Association
Wisconsin Library Association
U.S. Fencing Coaches Association
Society of Women Writers and Journalists
Japan Association for Language Teaching
New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters
Indian Dental Association
International Association of Schools of Social Work