NOTEBOOK
ORGS & ASSOC
Organizations
& Associations
American Hotel and Lodging Association
(AH&LA)
www.ahla.com
202-289-3100
A 100-year-old federation of U. S. state lodging associations, AH&LA has 11,000 property members worldwide, representing more than 1. 4 million guestrooms.
AH&LA is the largest hotel and lodging association in
the world, with members ranging across all segments
of the lodging industry—from economy properties to
five-star resorts—as well as students, teachers, legislators and others who support the hotel and lodging
industry.
MINNESOTA:
see Hospitality Minnesota
American Society of Association
Executives (ASAE)
www.asaecenter.org
202-626-2723
ASAE, known as the association of associations, is an
advocate for the nonprofit sector. It is dedicated to
advancing the value of voluntary associations to society
and supporting the professionalism of the individuals
who lead them. Founded in 1920 as the American
Trade Association Executives with 67 charter members, ASAE now has more than 22,000 professional
industry partners.
American Society for Training and
Development (ASTD)
www.astd.org
800-628-2783
Founded in 1943, ASTD is dedicated to workplace
learning and employee performance. Its members
are primarily human resources professionals who
plan corporate training seminars, address workplace
productivity issues and foster investment in intellectual
capital. With more than 140 local chapters worldwide,
the Twin Cities chapter is among the 10 largest.
TWIN CITIES CHAPTER:
www.astd-tcc.org
651-290-6262
LAKE SUPERIOR CHAPTER:
www.astd-duluth.org
Association of Destination Management
Executives (ADME)
www.adme.org
937-586-3727
The Association of Destination Management Executives
(ADME) is the only global non-profit association dedicated to increasing the professionalism and effectiveness of destination management through education,
promotion of ethical practices and availability of
information to the meetings, convention and incentive
travel industries, as well as the general public.
Association of Fundraising Professionals
(AFP)
www.afpnet.org
703-684-0410
For more than 40 years, the Association of Fundraising
Professionals has been the standard-bearer for professionalism in fundraising. AFP represents 30,000
members in 206 chapters throughout the United
States, Canada, Mexico and China working to advance
philanthropy through advocacy, research, education
and certification programs.
MINNESOTA CHAPTER:
www.afpminnesota.org
651-917-6247
Convention Industry Council (CIC)
www.conventionindustry.org
571-527-3116
The Convention Industry Council (CIC) is composed of 32 leading national and international
organizations representing more than 103,500
individuals and 19,500 firms or properties involved
in the meetings, conventions, expositions and
tourism industries. It administers the Certified
Meeting Professional (CMP) exam and spearheads
the Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) Initiative,
a program to increase the industry’s efficiency and
effectiveness.
Destination Marketing Association
International (DMAI)
www.destinationmarketing.org
202-296-7888
DMAI is an international trade association representing more than 2,300 professionals in more than 650
destination management organizations in more than
28 countries. Its mission is to enhance the professionalism, effectiveness and image of destination management organizations worldwide. DMAI was founded in
1914 and today, it provides educational resources and
networking opportunities to its members, and information on the CVB industry to the public.
Executive Women
International (EWI)
www.executivewomen.org
801-355-2800 or 877-439-4669
Executive Women International brings together key
individuals from diverse businesses for the purpose of
promoting member firms, enhancing personal and
professional development and encouraging community involvement. Established in 1938, the association
now boasts more than 3,000 member companies.
MINNESOTA:
www.executivewomenmn.org
Golf Event Managers Association
www.golfeventmanagers.com
866-875-7272
The Golf Event Mangers Association was formed to
provide educational, networking and collective golf
industry buying services to people responsible for
managing and conducting golf events primarily for
fundraising or business purposes. Corporations, foundations, charity organizations, association executives,
resort and hotel industry sales managers, golf industry
merchandise suppliers and buyers and PGA professionals and other golf staff are members of GEMA.
Hospitality Minnesota
www.hospitalitymn.com
651-778-2400
Hospitality Minnesota, the Minnesota Chapter of
the AH&LA, is the umbrella organization for the
Minnesota Restaurant, Hotel & Resort Associations
and is one of Minnesota’s largest business trade
associations. It represents more than 3,000 hospitality businesses across Minnesota, the vast majority of
which are small, family-owned operations. It holds
educational events and industry shows to benefit its
members and the hospitality industry.
Hospitality Sales and Marketing
Association International (HSMAI)
www.hsmai.org
703-506-3280
HSMAI is an organization of sales and marketing professionals representing all segments of the
hospitality industry. Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an
individual membership organization comprised of
more than 7,000 members from 35 countries and
chapters worldwide.
MINNESOTA:
952-698-4240 (chapter president)
International Association of
Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
www.iaap-hq.org
816-891-6600
The International Association of Administrative
Professionals (IAAP) is the world’s largest association
for administrative support staff, with nearly 600 chapters and 40,000 members and affiliates worldwide.
MINNESOTA:
Mankato Chapter
www.iaap-katoland.org
Minnesota/Dakota Division
www.iaap-mnndsd-division.org
Minneapolis IAAP
www.iaap-minneapolis.org
Minnesota River Valley
www.iaap-mnrivervalley.org
Minneapolis Skyway
www.iaapskyway.org
North Suburban Chapter
www.iaap-nsc.org
Rochester
www.iaap-rochester.org
Saint Paul Chapter
www.iaap-saintpaul.org
South Suburban Chapter
www.southsuburbaniaap.org
South West Metro
www.iaap-swmetro.org
St. Cloud Quarry Chapter
www.iaap-stcloudquarry.org
Twin Cities West
www.iaap-twincitieswest.org
