PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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Publishing
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS |
American Institute of Graphic Arts
164 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10010
(212) 807-1990
www.aiga.org
AIGA has annual product competitions
Association of Women in Communications
1244 Ritchie Highway # 6
Arnold, MD 21012-1887
www.womcom.org
AWC sponsors the Clarion Awards
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
11 Dupont Circle # 400
Washington, DC 20036-1261
(202) 328-5915
www.case.org
Target audience: University public relations communicators in U.S.
and Canada
CASE has an annual communications product competition.
Comments: Very prestigious annual competition. Local chapters
Council of Science Editors (CSE) (formerly Council of Biology Editors)
11250 Roger Bacon Dr. #8
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 437-4377
www.CouncilScienceEditors.org
Target audience: Science editors worldwide (including academic journal
editors, managing editors, copy editors)
CBE has annual meetings with professional development sessions; it
does not have communications product competition.
Comments: CBE publishes a useful bimonthly newsletter. Dues are $95
per year, which includes newsletter.
International Association of Business Communicators
www.jmu.edu/orgs/iabc/
Gold Quill and Silver Inkwell Awards
League of American Communications Professionals (LACP)
10601 Tierrasanta Boulevard, Suite 4700
San Diego, CA 92124
Phone: (858) 573-2111; fax: (858) 777-5794
www.lacp.com/index.htm
E-mail: inquiries@lacp.com
LACP encourages excellence in the practice of communications for all
organizations: corporations, small businesses, non-profit organizations,
educational institutions, and government entities. They offer award competition
in publicity campaign, PR materials, annual report, and employee communications.
National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC)
526 King St. # 423
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.nagc.com/
Target audience: All communicators in government.
NAGC has an annual communications product competition and annual meetings.
Comments: The Blue Pencil/Gold Screen competition is very well run.
Public Relations Society of America
www.prsa.org/
Silver Anvil Awards
Publishers Marketing Association
627 Aviation Way
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Phone: (310)372-2732; FAX: (310)374-3342; E-mail: info@pma-online.org
www.pma-online.org
Target audience: A trade assiciation of 3,400 publishers of books,
audio, and videos located in the United States and around the world.
Communications product competition: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARDS, which
recognize excellence in independent publishing. Awardees are recognized
at the annual Book Expo America.
Professional development meetings: Yearly publishing university in
Chicago, in connection with Book Expo. Local meetings and affiliates, mini-publishing
universities.
Comments: PMA provides cooperative marketing programs, education and
advocacy within the publishing industry. See Web site for member benefits
(www.pma-online.org/membonly.cfm).
As a member, you are associated with professionals in the publishing industry
who operate strictly for profit and you will be exposed to marketing at
the corporate level. The networking into the book publishing industry is
invaluable.
Society for Scholarly Publishing
10200 W. 44th Ave # 304
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
www.sspnet.org
Society for Technical Communication
901 N. Stuart St. # 904
Arlington, VA 22203-1854
(703) 522-4114
www.stc-va.org/
STC sponsors the International Technical Publications Competition and
the International Technical Art Competition
Local chapters.
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