The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Close to 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 37,000 individual members come together to form the AHA. Through our representation and advocacy activities, AHA ensures that members' perspectives and needs are heard and addressed in national health policy development, legislative and regulatory debates, and judicial matters. Our advocacy efforts include the legislative and executive branches and include the legislative and regulatory arenas.

One of the nation's leading not-for-profit professional associations, AICPA has more than 335,000 members in public accounting, law, education, and government. The group, which generates more than half of its revenue from membership dues, promotes public awareness of CPAs; identifies trends in accounting; sets certification, licensing, and professional standards; and provides information and advice to CPAs. AICPA distributes its information through Web sites, conferences and forums, and publications. Its initiatives include programs to help implement the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and rebuild investor confidence.

The American Insurance Association (AIA) is the leading property-casualty insurance trade organization, representing 350 insurers that write more than $123 billion in premiums each year. AIA member companies offer all types of property - casualty insurance, including personal and commercial auto insurance, commercial property and liability coverage for small businesses, workers' compensation, homeowners' insurance, medical malpractice coverage, and product liability insurance. AIA's roots go back more than 130 years to the establishment of the National Board of Fire Underwriters in 1866. In 1964, the old American Insurance Association merged with the National Board and the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies and became the present-day AIA.

American International Industries, Inc. (NasdaqCM: AMIN) is a growing investment organization that takes an active role in the companies it invests in to foster growth and profitability through its financial resources and its management expertise. American International has Industrial, Financial, Real Estate in and around the Houston, Texas area and Oil & Gas holdings. Each of these portfolio companies is expecting to grow in its particular market or industry. American International Industries, Inc. is a growing investment organization that takes an active role in the companies it invests in to foster growth and profitability through its financial resources and its management expertise. American International has interests in Industry, Finance, Real Estate and Oil & Gas.

The American Library Association was created to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. Our current strategic plan, ALA Ahead to 2010, calls for continued work in the areas of Advocacy and Value of the Profession, Education, Public Policy and Standards, Building the Profession, Membership and Organizational Excellence. he American Library Association (ALA) is a not-for-profit that works to develop, promote, and improve library and information services. Governed by an elected council, the ALA works with libraries of all types, from public to academic to prison. The more than 67,000-member organization consists of 11 divisions, as well as affiliated organizations and chapters in all 50 states, all working to advance ALA causes, such as Banned Books Week, an annual event promoting awareness about efforts to ban certain books from libraries.

The American Marketing Association (AMA) is the largest marketing association in North America. It is a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing worldwide. It is also the source that marketers turn to every day for information/resources, education/training and professional networking. AMA members are connected to a network of experienced marketers nearly 40,000 strong and include leading marketing academics, researchers and practitioners from every industry. AMA offers highly acclaimed seminars, workshops and Hot Topic events focused on the immediate needs of marketers, as well as trends shaping the future. AMA’s website, MarketingPower.com, is the everyday connection to marketing data, articles, case studies, best practices and a robust job bank. The AMA also is the source for the field’s top magazines and journals, including Marketing News. AMA professional and collegiate chapters and special interest groups keep members in touch with the best people and the best practices.

The American Medical Association (AMA) prescribes the standards for the medical profession. The membership organization's activities include advocacy for physicians, promoting ethics standards in the medical community, and improving health care education. Policies are set by the AMA's House of Delegates, which is made up mainly of elected representatives. The AMA also publishes books and products for physicians, is a partner in the Medem online physician network, sells medical malpractice insurance, and helps doctors fight legal claims. The organization was founded in 1847 by a physician to establish a code of medical ethics. The AMA has some 236,000 members.

The AMA has protected the future of motorcycling and promoted the motorcycle lifestyle. AMA members come from all walks of life, and they navigate many different routes on their journey to the same destination: freedom on two wheels. As the world's largest motorcycling organization with nearly 300,000 members, the AMA advocates for motorcyclists' interests in the halls of local, state and federal government, the committees of international governing organizations, and the court of public opinion. The AMA sanctions more motorsports competition and motorcycle recreational events than any other organization in the world. Through its Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, the AMA preserves the heritage of motorcycling for future generations. AMA members receive money saving discounts from more dozens of well-known suppliers of motorcycle services, gear and apparel, bike rental, transport, hotel stays and more. The AMA is everything motorcycle.

The American Payroll Association is the professional society for Payroll Professionals. Founded in 1982 it is run by a professional staff under the direction of the Executive Director, the member President, and Board of Directors. The American Payroll Association (APA) helps the folks who help the rest of us get paid. The APA supports payroll administration professionals and people in related fields by providing seminars, publications, and certification. It also represents its members' interests in legislative and regulatory matters. The APA boasts more than 23,000 members in more than 140 chapters nationwide. The association operates from offices in Las Vegas, New York, San Antonio, and Washington, DC.

The American Pet Products Association (APPA) has a lot to bark, meow, and crow about. The group is a not-for-profit trade organization that comprises more than 1,000 pet products manufacturers and importers. The APPA promotes pet ownership and pet products and monitors legislation and regulation and responds to both. It also provides its members with services such as market and scientific research. The group's annual Pet Products Trade Show is the largest of its kind. In 2009 APPA teamed up with Pet Industry Distributors Association to host the first annual Global Pet Expo. The group was founded in 1958 as the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association.

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