Networking with one's fellow scientists and engineers is extremely important for personal and professional development. And even in the world of Web social networks, professional societies are the most important means of doing so. Professional societies sponsor the conferences you will wish to attend or at which you will present papers. They publish journals which you will read, submit papers to, or serve as a reviewer or editor. They set professional and educational standards. They provide job and career services for their members.
This section is for societies and associations headquartered in the United States. In most cases, their membership is international is scope.
Note: This list includes only societies which currently have a website; generally, if the national language uses the Latin alphabet, the name is given in the local language; if it uses a non-Latin alphabet, the name is given in English translation.
International
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Korea (Republic of, =South Korea)
Lithuania
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Mexico
Montenegro
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
United Kingdom
Uruguay