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| American Industrial Hygiene
Association |
| Founded in 1939, this organization
of professionals is dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and
control of environmental factors arising in or from the workplace that may
result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers
and members of the community. The association's web site is an essential
source for information on occupational and environmental health and safety
issues. AIHA's numerous committees, including the Risk Assessment Committee,
plan, develop, and institute many of the association projects, including
position statements, continuing education courses, publications, and
technical and roundtable sessions presented at various conferences. (Posted September 2000.) |
| http://www.aiha.org/ |
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| American Risk
and Insurance Association |
| Th is professional organization for
insurance scholars and other insurance and risk management professionals
also includes academics, individual insurance industry representatives, and
institutional sponsors. Founded in 1932, the association emphasizes
research, provides resources and information, and supports the improvement
of academic instruction in the field of insurance and risk management. It
publishes a journal and holds an annual meeting and an annual risk theory
seminar. |
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http://www.aria.org/
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| Business
& Economics Society International |
| The society aspires to serve as a
medium of open discussion for everyone interested in business and economics
problems; to facilitate communication between business and economics
practitioners and academicians as they pursue excellence in practice,
teaching, and research; and to promote the disciplines of business and
economics as fields of study. |
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http://www.assumption.edu/html/faculty/kantar/missb1.html |
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| Independent
Insurance Agents of America, Inc. |
| As the
nation’s oldest (established in 1896) and largest independent agent association,
represents more than half of all the independent insurance agencies in the
United States. IIAA provides advocacy, business tools, and media visibility
to its members. IIAA's web site offers information for its members, consumers, insurance
industry professionals, and the media. |
| http://www.independentagent.com/ |
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| Risk and Insurance
Management Society, Inc. |
| This association for risk
management was founded in 1950 and serves its member entities by proactively
providing the highest quality products, services, and information to manage
all forms of business risk. The RIMS web site includes selected articles
from the society's magazine, Risk Management, and a message board for
posting requests and comments concerning risk management. |
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http://www.rims.org/ |
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| Risk Theory Society
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| The association, which
is part of the American Risk
and Insurance Association, encourages research into topics in
risk theory and risk management. The society's main function is an annual
meeting where papers are presented and discussed critically. |
| http://www.aria.org/rts/ |
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| Safety and
Reliability Society |
| This international society's purpose is
to represent engineers and scientists working in the field of safety and
reliability and to enhance the professionalism and reputation of all those
involved in safety and reliability technology. |
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http://www.sars.u-net.com/ |
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