Association for Accounting Marketers www.accountingmarketing.org
AWSCPA Houston www.awscpahouston.org
Houston CPA Society www.houstoncpa.org
Institute for Internal Auditors www.theiia.org
Tax Executives Institute www.tei.org
Texas Chapter CPA Society www.houstoncpa.org
BUSINESS
American Management Association www.amanet.org
American Marketing Association www.marketingpower.com
Association of Corporate Growth (ACG) www.acg.org/houston/
Baylor Business Network of Houston www.baylor.edu/network
British‐American Business Council www.babchouston.org
Business Marketing Association www.bmahouston.com
Business Network Institute (BNI) www.bni.com
CEO Netweavers www.ceonetweavers.org
CEO Network Partners www.ceonp.com
Free Enterprise Institute www.americanidea.org
Greenspoint Business Association www.abwa‐greenspoint.org
Houston Area Professional Express Network www.happen.org
Houston Business Connection www.westhoustonconnection.com
Houston Interactive Marketing Association www.houstonima.org
Houston Strategic Forum www.houstonstrategicforum.com
InHouston www.inhouston.ning.com
Midtown Business Network www.MidtownBusinessNetwork.com
National Association of Corporate Directors www.nacdonline.org
National Business Development Association www.nbda.co
Rice Alliance www.alliance.rice.edu
Texas Business Alliance www.texasbusinessalliance.org
TeXchange (Technology Entrepreneurs) www.texchange.org
The Ambassadors' Club www.theambassadorsclub.org
The Dover Club www.thedoverclub.com
The Entrepreneur Institute (TEl) www.tei.net
Turnaround Management Association www.turnaround.org
UH Small Business Development Center www.sbdc.uh.edu
US‐Russia Business Council www.usrbc.org
Wharton Group www.whartonhouston.com
CERTIFYING
ORGANIZATIONS
City of Houston Office of Business Opportunities www.houstontx.gov/obo/
Houston Minority Business Council (HMSDC) www.affiliate.nmsdc.org/hmsdc/
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)
www.ridemetro.org/Opportunities/BusDev.aspx
Women Business Enterprise Alliance www.wbea‐texas.org
Asian Chamber of Commerce www.asianchamber‐hou.org
Bilateral US‐Arab Chamber of Commerce www.bilateralchamber.org
East End Chamber www.eecoc.org
French American Chamber www.facchouston.com
Galleria Chamber of Commerce www.galleriachamber.com
Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) www.houston.org ‐ Clean Air Council
‐ Professional Services Council ‐ Emerging Business Council
Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce www.ghwcc.og
Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce www.gswhcc.org
Houston Citizen's Chamber of Commerce www.hccoc.org
Houston Heights Chamber of Commerce www.heightschamber.com
Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce www.houstonhispanicchamber.com
Houston West Chamber of Commerce www.hwcoc.org
Indo American Chamber of Commerce www.iaccgh.com
In‐Town Chamber of Commerce www.houston‐intown.com
Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce www.vacc‐houston.org
CONSTRUCTION
Air Conditioning Contractors of America www.accagh.org
American Subcontractors Association www.asahouston.org
Association of Builders & Contractors www.abchouston.org
Construction Industry Institute www.construction‐institute.org
Greater Houston Builders Association www.ghba.org
Hispanic Contractors Association www.hcadetejas.org
Houston Area Contractors Safety Council www.hasc.com
Houston Contractors Association www.houstoncontractors.org
International Association of Drilling Contractors www.iadc.org
National Association of Minority Contractors www.namctexas.org
National Association of Professional Contractors www.napac.net
The Associated General Contractors of America www.agchouston.org
Women Contractors Association www.womencontractors.org
DENTAL
Greater Houston Dental Society www.ghds.org
Greater Houston Dental Hygienist Society www.ghdhs.org
ENERGY
American Association of Petroleum Geologists www.aapg.org
Energy Prospectus Group www.energyprospectus.com
Houston Producers Forum www.houstonproducersforum.com
Houston Energy Finance Group www.hefg.net
Independent Producers Association of America www.ipaa.org
International Association of Drilling Contractors www.iadc.org
International Association of Geophysical Contractors www.iagc.com
International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) www.ilta.org
National Ocean Industrial Association www.noia.org
National Petrochemical & Refiners Association www.npradc.org
Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association www.pesa.org
Petroleum Technology Institute www.asme‐ipti.org
Society of Exploration Geophysicists www.seg.org
Society of Petroleum Engineers www.spe.org
Texas Tech Univ Mechanical Engineering Industrial www.me.ttu.edu/ME/people/IAB
Triple E (Energy, Executives, Environment) www.eeea.org
ENTREPENEURIAL
Houston Entrepreneurs' Forum www.heforum.org
Houston Inventors Association www.inventors.org
TEI Texas Entrepreneurs Institute www.tei.net/test_8.html
The League City Small Business Owners
www.meetup.com/The‐League‐City‐Small‐Business‐Meetup‐Group/
National Business Incubator Association www.nbia.org
Services Cooperative Association www.servicesca.org
EVENTS
Houston Business Journal Events www.bizjournals.com/Houston
HUMAN
RESOURCES
HR Houston www.hrhouston.org
Montgomery County SHRM www.mc‐shrm.org
INTERNATIONAL
DEC ‐ District Export Council www.exporttexas.com/houston
International Association of Business Communicators www.iabchouston.com
International Facility Management Association www.ifma.org
International Trade Center www.itchouston.org
LEGAL
Association Legal Administrators www.alahou.org
General Council Forum www.txgcf.org
Hispanic Bar Association of Houston www.hisbahouston.com
Houston Association of Legal Professionals www.houstonalp.org
Houston BAR Association www.hba.org
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association www.hipla.org
Houston Paralegal Association www.houstonparalegalassociation.org
Houston Trial Lawyers Association www.htla.org
Houston Young Lawyers Association www.hyla.org
Legal Marketing Association www.legalmarketing.org
Texas Bar www.texasbar.com
MEDICAL
American Veterinary Association www.avma.org
Bio/Medical Technology Club of Houston www.bmtchouston.org
Harris County Medical Society www.hcms.org
Healthcare Financial Management Association www.hfmatxgc.org
Gulf Coast Medical Device Manufacturers www.gcmdm.com
Medial Group Management Assn. (MGMA) Gulf Coast www.qulfcoastmqma.org
PERSONAL
INTEREST
Business Professionals Giving Back www.meetup.com/fanaticalchange/
Christian Networking Group www.ChristianNetworkingGroup.com
Houston Area Road Runners Association www.harra.org
Houston Beida Alumni Association (Peking University) www.beidahouston.org
Houston Football Association www.hfasoccer.com
Houston Golf Association www.hga.org
Houston Gun Collectors Association www.hgca.org
Houston Tennis Association www.houstontennis.org
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo www.rodeohouston.com
Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS) www.opensolaris.org/os/project/hugs
Houston Wellness Association www.houstonwellness.org
Reveille Club of Houston www.reveille.org
The International Dyslexia Association www.houstonida.org
University of Houston Alumni Association www.houstonalumni.com
REAL
ESTATE
Association of Commercial Real Estate Professionals www.acrp.org
Houston Association of Realtors www.har.com
Houston Apartment Association www.haaonline.org
Commercial Real Estate Development www.naiophouston.org
Institute of Real Estate Management www.iremhouston.org
TECHNOLOGY
Bio Houston www.biohouston.org
Houston Technology Center www.houstontech.org
MIT Enterprise Forum www.mitforumtexas.org
MIT New Venture Clinic www.mitforumtexas.org
VIRTUAL
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com Plaxo www.plaxo.com Facebook www.facebook.com
WOMEN
American Business Women's Association www.abwahg.org
American Society of Women Accountants www.aswa.org
Association for Women in Computing www.awchouston.org
eWomen Network www.ewomennetwork.com
Federation of Professional Women's Organization www.fhpw.org
Memorial Women's Business Network www.mwbn.org
National Association of Women Business Owners www.nawbohouston.org
Professional Referral Organization for Women www.fhpw.org
Professional Women's Network of Houston www.pwnh.org
Society of Women Engineers Houston Area www.swe‐houston.org
Women's Business Initiative (Comerica)
www.linkedin.com/groups/Comerica‐Womens‐Business‐Initiative‐113918
Women Business Owners www.womenbizowners.org
Women's Business Enterprise Alliance www.wbea‐texas.org
Women's Business Support Network www.wbsnonline.org
Women Contractors Association www.womencontractors.org
Women's Energy Network www.womensenergynetwork.org Women's Finance Exchange www.wfehouston.org
Women in Technology www.witLcom/houston
YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS
Texas Young Professionals www.youngprofessionals.com
Houston Young Professionals Society www.facebook.com/HoustonYoungProfessionals
OTHER
GROUPS
Agile Project Leadership Network www.aplnhouston.org
American Society of Interior Designers www.asidtgcc.org
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association www.apaha.org
Desk and Derrick Club of Houston www.deskandderrickhouston.org
Direct Marketing Association www.the‐dma.or g
Houston Area Assn for the Education of Young Children www.haaeyc.org
Houston Area Blacksmith Association www.habairon.org
Houston Area School District Internal Auditors www.hasdia.org
Houston Area Urban League www.haul.org
Houston Automobile Dealers Association www.houstoncardealers.com
Houston Black Business Internet Network www.hbbin.com
Houston Building Owners and Managers Association www.houstonboma.org
Houston Business Cabinet www.houstonbusinesscabinet.com
Houston Chemical Association www.houstonchemical.org
Houston Compensation Association www.houstoncompensation.org
Houston Council of Engineering Companies www.houstoncec.org
Houston Geological Society www.hgs.org
Houston Heights Association www.houstonheights.org
Houston Internet Marketing Association www.houstoninternetmarketing.com
Houston Interpreters & Translators Association www.hitagroup.org
Houston Minority Business Council www.hmbc.org
Houston Minority Supplier Development Council www.hmsdcsc.org
Houston Networking News www.houstonnetworkingnews.com
Houston Realty Business Coalition www.houstonrealty.org
Houston Rotary Club www.rotarvhouston.org
Houston Society of Association Executives www.hsae.org
Independent Funeral Professionals www.funeralpros.com
Institute of Internal Auditors www.houstoniia.org
Institute of Management Consultants www.imcusa.org
Japan Business Association of Houston www.jbahouston.org
National Alliance of Trade Associations www.natausa.com
National Association of Letter Carriers www.nac.org
National Hispanic Professional Organization www.nhpo.us/houston/
National Society of Black Engineers www.nsbe‐hae.org
National Space & Technology Association www.NSTAworld.org
Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association www.pesa.org
Pipeliners Association of Houston (Pipelines) www.houstonpipeliners.org
Project Management Institute www.pmihouston.org
Public Relations Society of America www.prsahouston.org
Rotary Club‐West University Chapter www.westurotary.org
Texas Association of Environmental Professionals www.taep.org
Texas Business Travel Association www.tbta.org
Texas Classroom Teachers Association www.tcta.org
The Greater Houston Locksmiths Association www.houstonlocksmiths.org
The Houston Net Squared Meet‐up Group www.netsquared.meetup.com
West Houston Association www.westhouston.org
Wireless Industry Association www.wirelessindustrv.com
Worldwide Employee Benefits Network www.webnetwork.org/houston/