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Public Relations Associations, Clubs & Societies

    O'Dwyer's database is where communicators shop online for the companies that supply the PR industry with products and services. Listed below are key associations, clubs and societies that work to grow the PR industry.

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Advertising Club of New York, 21 West 38th St., 12th flr., New York, NY 10018. 212/533-8080. www.theadvertisingclub.org. Gina Grillo, Pres. & CEO.

Advertising Specialty Institute, 4800 Street Rd., Trevose, PA 19053. 800/546-1350. www.asicentral.com/contact-asi. Timothy M. Andrews, Pres. & CEO.

Alliance for Women in Media, 2365 Harrodsburg Rd., #A325, Lexington, KY 40504. 202/750-3664. allwomeninmedia.org. Becky Brooks, Pres.

American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As), 25 W. 45th St., 16th flr., New York, NY 10036. 212/682-2500. www.aaaa.org. Marla Kaplowitz, Pres. & CEO.

American Association of Political Consultants, 1750 Tysons Blvd., #1500, McLean, VA 22102. 703/245-8020. theaapc.org. Alana Joyce, Exec. Dir.

American Marketing Association, The, 130 E. Randolph St., 22nd flr., Chicago, IL 60601. 800/AMA-1150. www.ama.org. Bennie F. Johnson, CEO.

American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), 1575 I St., N.W., Washington, DC 20005. 202/371-0940. www.asaecenter.org. Chris Vest, VP, Corp. Comms. & PR.

Association for Conflict Resolution, P.O. Box 5, Eagle, NE 68347. 614/262-2724. acrnet.org.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 234 Outlet Pointe Blvd., Columbia, SC 29210-5667. 803/798-0271. www.aejmc.org. Amanda Caldwell, Exec. Dir.

Association for Women in Communications, The, 4730 S. National Ave., Ste. A1, Springfield, MO 65810. 417/409-2492. womcom.org. Jean Harmison, AWC National Office.

Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals, 127 Pittsburg St., Dallas, TX 75207. 214/377-3524. www.amcpros.com.

Association of National Advertisers (ANA), 155 E. 44th St., New York, NY 10017. 212/697-5950. www.ana.net. John Wolfe, Dir., Comms.

CMO Council, 1494 Hamilton Way, San Jose, CA 95125. www.cmocouncil.org. Donovan Neale-May, Exec. Dir.

CPR, The International Institute For Conflict Prevention and Resolution, 30 East 33rd St., 6th flr., New York, NY 10016. 212/949-6490. www.cpradr.org.

Florida PR Association, 40 Sarasota Ctr. Blvd., #107, Sarasota, FL 34240. 941/365-2135. www.fpra.org.

Hispanic Public Relations Association. hprausa.org.

Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Int'l. (HSMAI), 1660 International Dr., #600, McLean, VA 22102. 703/506-3280. americas.hsmai.org. Robert A. Gilbert, Pres. & CEO.

Institute for Public Relations (IPR), University of Florida, P.O. Box 118400, Gainesville, FL 32611-8400. 352/392-0280. instituteforpr.org. Tina McCorkindale, Pres. & CEO.

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), 330 N. Wabash Ave., #2000, Chicago, IL 60611. 312/321-6868. www.iabc.com.

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Wash., D.C. Chapter. iabcdc.org.

International Association of Speakers Bureaus, 1922 E. Fairmont Dr., Tempe, AZ 85282. 480/839-1423. www.iasbweb.org. Marie Fredette, Exec. VP.

International Women's Media Foundation, 1625 K St., N.W., #1275, Washington, DC 20006. 202/496-1992. www.iwmf.org.

Museum of Public Relations, The, 85 Broad St., 17th flr., New York, NY 10004. 212/943-9439. [email protected]; www.prmuseum.org. Shelley Spector, Barry Spector, Founders.

National Association of Broadcasters, 1 M St., S.E., Washington, DC 20003. 202/429-5300. www.nab.org. Curtis LeGeyt, Pres. & CEO.

National Association of Government Communicators, 400 S. 4th St., #754E, Minneapolis, MN 55415. 888/285-8556. nagc.com.

National Black Public Relations Society, 14636 Runnymede St., Van Nuys, CA 91405. nbprs.org.

National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR), 5901 Wyoming Blvd., N.E., #J-254, Albuquerque, NM 87109. 505/349-0500. www.ncmpr.org.

National Foundation for Women Legislators, Alexandria, VA. 703/518-7931. www.womenlegislators.org. Jody Thomas, Exec. Dir.

National Hispanic Media Coalition, 12825 Philadelphia St., Whittier, CA 90601. 626/792-6462. [email protected]; www.nhmc.org. Brenda Victoria Castillo, Pres. & CEO.

National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics, The, 10340 Democracy Lane, #300, Fairfax, VA 22030. 703/383-1330. www.lobbyinginstitute.com.

National Investor Relations Institute, 908 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314. 703/562-7700. www.niri.org. Al Rickard, Comms.

National Press Club, The, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20045. 202/662-7500. www.press.org.

National School PR Association, 15948 Derwood Rd., Rockville, MD 20855. 301/519-0496. www.nspra.org. Barbara M. Hunter, Exec. Dir.

New York Financial Writers' Association, P.O. Box 338, Ridgewood, NJ 07451. 646/470-7433. [email protected]; www.nyfwa.org.

New York Women in Communications (NYWICI), 1660 International Dr., #600, McLean, VA 22102. 212/251-7255. [email protected]; nywici.org.

Online News Association, 1111 N. Capitol St., N.E., 2nd flr., Washington, DC 20002. journalists.org.

Page (Arthur W. Page Society), 230 Park Ave., New York, NY 10169. 212/400-7959. page.org. Roger Bolton, Pres.

Pennsylvania Association for Government Relations, P.O. Box 116, Harrisburg, PA 17108. 717/939-1900. [email protected]; pagr.org. Christine Corrigan, Exec. Dir.

Philadelphia PR Association, 1500 Chestnut St., Ste. 2 #2629, Philadelphia, PA 19102. 215/557-9865. ppra.net.

PR Club, (Formerly Publicity Club of New England), c/o March Comms., 560 Harrison Ave., #408, Boston, MA 02118. www.prclub.org.

PR Council, 1460 Broadway, 6th flr., New York, NY 10036. 917/439-9201. www.prcouncil.net. Kim Sample, Pres.

Promotional Products Association Int'l., 3125 Skyway Circle North, Irving, TX 75038. 888/426-7724. www.ppai.org. Dale Denham, Pres. & CEO.

PRSA/Georgia Chapter. 770/449-6369. www.prsageorgia.org. Victoria Stanton, Chapter Administrator.

PRSA/Los Angeles Chapter, 2700 E. Foothill Blvd., #209, Pasadena, CA 91107. 626/313-4343. prsala.org.

PRSA/National Capital Chapter, 200 Little Falls St., #205, Falls Church, VA 22046. 703/691-9212. prsancc.org.

PRSA/New York Chapter, One World Trade Center, flr. 69, New York, NY 10007. 212/228-7228. [email protected]; www.prsany.org.

Public Affairs Council, 2121 K St., N.W., #900, Washington, DC 20037. 202/787-5950. pac.org. Douglas Pinkham, Pres.

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), 120 Wall St., 21st flr., New York, NY 10005-4024. 212/460-1400. www.prsa.org. Karen Mateo, Chief Comms. Officer.

Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), 120 Wall St., 21st flr., New York, NY 10005-4024. www.prsa.org/prssa. Jeneen Garcia, Sr. VP, Programs.

Publicity Club of Chicago, P.O. Box 101236, Chicago, IL 60610. [email protected]; www.publicity.org.

Publicity Club of New York, 8554 260th St, Floral Park, NY 11001. [email protected]; publicityclub.org. Peter Himler, Pres.

Radio Television Digital News Association, National Press Bldg., 529 14th St., N.W., #1240, Washington, DC 20045. 202/221-4282. www.rtdna.org. Dan Shelley, Pres. & CEO.

She Runs It (Formerly Advertising Women of NY), New York, NY. 212/221-7969. sherunsit.org. Cheri Carpenter, Dir., Comms.

SIIA, Software & Information Industry Assn., 1620 I St., N.W., #501, Washington, DC 20005. 202/289-7442. www.siia.net.

Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW), Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State Univ., 555 N. Central Ave., #302, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1248. sabew.org. Stephanie Klimstra, Exec. Dir.

Society for Technical Communication, Fairfax, VA. 703/522-4114. www.stc.org. Tim Shaw, Interim Exec. Dir.

Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). [email protected]; satw.org.

Society of Professional Journalists, P.O. Box 441748, Indianapolis, IN 46244. 317/927-8000. www.spj.org. Jennifer Royer, Interim Exec. Dir.

U.S. Travel Association, 1100 New York Ave., N.W., #450, Washington, DC 20005. 202/408-8422. www.ustravel.org.

Washington Women in PR, P.O. Box 65297, Washington, DC 20035. wwpr.org.

Women in Government Relations, 908 King St., #320, Alexandria, VA 22314. 202/868-6797. www.wgr.org. Jen Brydges, Exec. Dir.

Women in PR North America. womeninpr.com.