professional society
Career field group
A professional society is an organization that brings together people working in a particular field or occupation.
Such societies typically set standards, promote best practices, publish journals, and host conferences: the American Medical Association, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Membership often signals credibility within a profession.
- membershipState of belonging
- annual duesPeriodic membership payments
- member benefitsAdvantages for enrolled participants
- lifetime memberOne with permanent enrollment
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
journal · credentials · networking · dues · ethics · certification · chapter · special interest group · board · colleagues · convention · accreditation · continuing education · code of ethics · fellowship · expertise · standards · symposium
- academic bodiesacademy, institute, college, university, consortium
- professional organizationstrade unions, unions, guilds, trade group, syndicates
- research bodiesresearch institute, research center, research hub, institute, laboratory
- academiauniversities, graduation cap, biology department, thesis statement, cited
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- nonprofitscharity shop, charity organizations, nonprofit, nonprofits, charities
professional societylabor union
Collective bargaining group
trade union · craft union · industrial union · guild · hobby club
professional societycommunity organization
Local collective for shared goals
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