Professional Association websites
Listed below is a selection of Professional Associations which have been grouped according to relevant faculties and industries, and sub-divided for high interest fields. You may find that there are associations of interest to you listed under other headings so we encourage you to look through the areas.
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Aglinks - The Australian Agriculture Directory - There is a wide selection of Agricultural Industry associations listed at www.aglinks.com.au/Resources/Associations/
- Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - www.aares.info
- NSW Farmers Association - www.nswfarmers.org.au
- Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology – www.aiast.com.au
Architecture, Design and Planning
- Australian Institute of Architects - www.architecture.com.au
- Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers – www.aildm.com.au
- Australian Planning Institute - www.planning.org.au
- Australian Graphic Design Association – www.agda.com.au
- Design Institute of Australia - www.dia.org.au
- Institution of Surveyors, Australia - www.isaust.org.au
Arts
History, Archaeology and Archiving
- Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) - www.icomos.org/australia
- Australian Historical Association - www.theaha.org.au
- Australian Society of Archivists - www.archivists.org.au
Media, Journalism and Public Relations
- Community Broadcasting Association of Australia - www.cbaa.org.au
- Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance - www.alliance.org.au
- Public Relations Institute of Australia - www.pria.com.au
Writing, Publishing and Editing
- Australian Screen Editors Inc. - www.screeneditors.com
- Australian Society of Authors - www.asauthors.org
Economics and Business
- Australian Human Resources Institute - www.ahri.com.au
- Australian Institute of Management - www.aimnsw.com.au
- Australian Institute of Project Management - www.aipm.com.au
- Institute of Management Consultants - www.imc.org.au
- Real Estate Institute of Australia - www.reiaustralia.com.au
Accounting
- ActEd Australasia (Actuarial Education)- www.acted.com.au
- Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants - www.cpaaustralia.com.au
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - www.cimaglobal.com
- Institute of Actuaries of Australia - www.actuaries.asn.au
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia - www.charteredaccountants.com.au
- National Institute of Accountants - www.nia.com.au
- Taxation Institute of Australia – www.taxinstitute.com.au
Economics and Finance
- Economic Society of Australia - www.ecosoc.org.au
- Chartered Financial Analyst Society (Sydney) – www.cfas.org.au
- Financial Planning Association - www.fpa.asn.au
- Financial Services Institute of Australasia - www.finsia.edu.au
Logistics
- Logistics Association of Australia - www.laa.asn.au
- Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia - www.sclaa.com.au
Marketing and Advertising
- Advertising Federation of Australia - www.afa.org.au
- Australasian Promotional Marketing Association - www.apma.com
- Australasian Sponsorship Marketing Association - www.asma.com.au
- Australian Direct Marketing Association - www.adma.com.au
- Australian Market and Social Research Society - www.mrsa.com.au
- Australian Marketing Institute - www.ami.org.au
- Market Research Society of Australia - www.mrsa.com.au
- Marketing Association of Australia and New Zealand - www.marketing.org.au
Education
- Australian Institute of Training and Development - www.aitd.com.au
- Australian Library and Information Association - www.alia.org.au
- NSW Teachers Federation - www.nswtf.org.au
Engineering
- Association of Consulting Engineers Australia - www.acea.com.au
- Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia - www.apesma.asn.au
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy - www.ausimm.com
- Engineers Australia - www.engineersaustralia.org.au
- Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia - www.ipwea.org.au
Government/International Relations
Federal, State and Local government, International Affairs, Community-based and Not-for-Profit sectors are included here.
- Australian Institute of International Affairs - www.aiia.asn.au
- Institute of Public Administration Australia (NSW Division) - www.nsw.ipaa.org.au
Health
- Australian Healthcare Association - www.aushealthcare.com.au
- Australian Medical Association - www.ama.com.au
- Australian Medical Students' Association - www.amsa.org.au
- Nutrition Australia - www.nutritionaustralia.org
- Public Health Association of Australia - www.phaa.net.au
Health Sciences
- Australian Association of Occupational Therapists - www.otnsw.com.au
- Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists -www.aioh.org.au
- Australian Physiotherapy Association - http://apa.advsol.com.au
- Australian Sonographers Association - www.a-s-a.com.au
- Australian Speak Easy Association - www.speakeasy.org.au
- Dental Hygenists' Association of Australia - www.dhaa.asn.au
- Dieticians Association of Australia - www.daa.asn.au
- Orthoptics Association of Australia - http://orthoptics.org.au
- Rehabilitation Counselling Association of Australia - http://rcaa.org.au
- Speech Pathology Australia - www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au
Nursing and Midwifery
- NSW College of Nursing - www.nursing.edu.au
- Public Health Association of Australia - www.phaa.net.au
- Royal College of Nursing, Australia - www.rcna.org.au
Pharmacy
- National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association - www.napsa.org.au
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia - www.psa.org.au
- Pharmacy Guild of Australia - www.guild.org.au
- The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia - www.shpa.org.au
Psychology and Welfare
- Australian Association of Social Workers - www.aasw.asn.au
- Australian College of Clinical Psychologists - www.accp.org.au
- Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers - www.aiwcw.org.au
- Australian Psychological Society - www.psychology.org.au
- Career Development Association of Australia - www.cdaa.org.au
- Centre for Community Welfare Training - www.acwa.asn.au/CCWT/
- National Institute of Forensic Science - www.nifs.com.au
- NSW Psychologists' Registration Board - www.psychreg.health.nsw.gov.au
Specialties
- Australian Association of Gerontology - www.aag.asn.au
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine - www.anzsnm.org.au
- Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science - www.aaess.com.au
- Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation - www.achper.org.au
- Australian Dental Association (NSW Branch) - www.adansw.com.au
Information Technology and Computing
- Australasian Association for Information Systems - www.aaisnet.org
- Australian Computer Society - www.acs.org.au
- Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association - www.amta.org.au
- Computing Research and Education - www.core.edu.au
Law
- Australian and New Zealand Criminology Society - www.anzsoc.org
- International Law Association (Australian Branch) - www.ila.org.au
- Law Council of Australia - www.lawcouncil.asn.au
- Law Society of NSW - www.lawsociety.com.au
- National Environmental Law Association - www.nela.org.au
- Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia - www.ipta.com.au
Music
- Australian Music Association - www.australianmusic.asn.au
- Musicians Union of Australia - www.musicians.asn.au
Sciences
- Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia - www.apesma.asn.au
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy - www.ausimm.com
- Australian Academy of Science - www.science.org.au
- Australian Biotechnology Association - www.ausbiotech.org
- Australian Institute of Environmental Health - www.aieh.org.au
- Australian Institute of Geoscientists - www.aig.asn.au
- Australian Institute of Physics - www.aip.org.au
- Australian Mathematical Society - www.austms.org.au
- Australian Science Communicators - www.asc.asn.au
- Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand - www.eianz.org
- National Institute of Forensic Science - www.nifs.com.au
- Royal Australian Chemical Institute - www.raci.org.au
Veterinary Science
- Australian Veterinarian Association - www.ava.com.au