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Expand your network. Take a step in the right direction and learn more about your career path by joining a professional association. These professional associations offer students fantastic opportunties to develop skills and build a strong network of business contacts. You can even meet individuals who have lived your success story and can offer insight on how you can attain yours.
There are a number of associations you can gain membership with in the following areas:
Management and Organization Studies
- American Accounting Association
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Canadian Academic Accounting Association
- Canadian Bookkeepers Association
- Certified General Accountants Association of BC (CGA)
- Financial Accounting Standards Board
- International Federation of Accountants
- Certified Management Accountants of British Columbia (CMA)
- Society of Institute of Chartered Accountants
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
- Advanced Canadian Entrepreneurship
- BC Angel Forum
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business
- Canadian Franchise Association
- Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association
- International Franchise Association
- SUCCESS Small Business Development and Training
- Young Entrepreneurs Association
- American Finance Association
- Association for Financial Professionals
- Association for Women in Finance
- Canadian Bankers Association
- Canadian Institute of Financial Planning
- CFA Toronto
- CFA Vancouver
- Financial Executives International
- Financial Markets Association of Canada
- Global Association of Risk Professionals
- Institute of Canadian Bankers
- International Fiscal Association Canada
- Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
- Treasury Management Association of Canada
- Association of Women Business Owners
- BC Association of the Appraisal Institute of Canada
- BC Real Estate Association
- Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Business Council of BC
- Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Canada
- Canadian Youth Business Foundation
- Council of Tourism Associations of BC
- Economic Development Association of BC
- Environmental Jobs and Careers
- Environmental Career
- First Nations Employment Society
- Insurance Bureau of Canada
- Law Society of BC
- Leaders of Tomorrow, Vancouver Board of Trade
- Project Management Institute
- Meeting Professionals International (BC Chapater)
- Purchasing Management Association of Canada - BC
- Real Estate Institute of BC
- Retail Council of Canada - BC Council
- The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Vancouver Enterprise Forum
- Vancouver Executives Association
- Wired Woman Society
- Academy of Management
- Administrative Sciences Association of Canada
- American Management Association
- American Society for Training and Development
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- BC Organization Development Network
- British Columbia Human Resources Management Association
- Canadian Association for Business Economics
- Canadian Association of Management Consultants
- Canadian Association of Women Executives & Entrepreneurs
- Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Policy
- Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations
- Canadian Institute of Management
- Centre for Applied Ethics (UBC)
- Innovation Management Association of Canada
- International Society for Performance Improvement
- Organization Development Network
- Canadian Social Research Links
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Strategic Leadership Forum, Vancouver Chapter
- Strategic Management Society
- The Canadian Payroll Association
- Treasury Management Association of Canada
- Western Employers Labour Relations Association
- Association of Information Technology Professionals
- BC Innovation Council
- BC Technology Industry Association
- Biotechnology Industry Organization
- BIOTE Canada
- Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance
- Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
- Center for Women and Information Technology
Chief Information Officer Association of Canada - GS1 Canada
- High Technology in British Columbia
Information Resource Management Association of Canada - Information Systems Audit and Control Association
- Information Technology Association of Canada
- Information Technology Association of America
- New Media BC
- Project Management Institute
- Society for Information Management
- T-Net British Columbia
- Toronto Biotechnology Initiative
- Vancouver Enterprise Forum
- Vancouver Technology Community Website
- Wireless Innovation Network
- Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- British Canadian Chamber of Trade and Commerce
- Canada China Business Council Western Canada
- Canada-Japan Society of British Columbia
- Canada-India Business Council (BC Chapter)
- Canada Singapore Business Association
- Canadian Association of Custom Brokers
- Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters
- Canadian Council of International Business
- Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
- Centre for International Business Studies
- Export Development Canada
- Fast East Trade Service
- Federation of International Trade Associations
- International Chamber of Commerce
- Italian Chamber of Commerce
- Japan External Trade Organization
- North American Association of Asian Professionals, Vancouver
- New Zealand Trade & Enterprise
- Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Canada (SCL)
- Taiwan Chamber of Commerce in BC
- The Hong Kong - Canada Business Association
- World Trade Centers Association
Management and Organization Studies
- Academy of Management
- American Management Association
- Canadian Association of Management Consultants
- Canadian Association of Women Executives and Entrepreneurs
- Canadian Institute of Management
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
- Strategic Leadership Forum, Vancouver
- Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Canada (SCL)
- Treasury Management Association of Canada
- Canadian Operational Research Society
- Council of Supply Chain Management
- Decision Sciences Institute
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
- International Federation Of Operational Research Societies
- International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making
- Operational Research Society
- Purchasing Management Association of Canada, BC
- Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Canada (SCL)
- World-Wide-Web for Operations Research and Management Science
- Additional Industry Information on Product Marketing
- American Marketing Association - BC Chapter
- Association of International Product Marketing and Product Management
- Association of Internet Marketing & Sales Canada
- Canadian Advertising Research Foundation
- Canadian Institute of Marketing
- Canadian Marketing Association
- Canadian Public Relations Society
- Direct Marketing Association
- Marketing Careers
- Marketing Jobs
- Sales & Marketing Executives International
- American Management Association
- BC Human Resources Management AssociationCanadian Association of Management Consultants
- Environmental Careers World
- Environmental Jobs and Careers
- International Institute of Business Analysis
- APICS - The Association for Operations Management
- Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
- Purchasing Management Association of Canada, BC
- Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Canada
- Canadian Women in Communications
- Forum for Woman Entrepreneurs
- Women's Leadership Circle
- Wired Women Society
- Women in Film
- Women's Executive Network
- Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Non profit Sector
- The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Forbes Lists
- Fortune: The 100 Best Companies to Work For
- Strategis