Anthropology

• Alaska Anthropological Association

  Serves as a vehicle for maintaining communication among people interested in all branches of anthropology; to promote public awareness and support for anthropological activities and goals; to foster knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of Alaska Native and circumpolar cultural heritage; to work in collaboration with indigenous communities on all aspects of research and education; and to facilitate the dissemination of anthropological works in both technical and non-technical formats.

• American Anthropological Association (AAA)

  Formed "to promote the science of anthropology, to stimulate and coordinate the efforts of American anthropologists, to foster local and other societies devoted to anthropology, to serve as a bond among American anthropologists and anthropologic[al] organizations present and prospective, and to publish and encourage the publication of matter pertaining to anthropology." American Anthropological Association publishes the American Anthropologist.

• American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA)

  AAPA is the world's leading professional organization for physical anthropologists. AAPA now has an international membership of over 1,700. The Association's annual meetings draw more than a thousand scientists and students from all over the world.

• American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA)

  ACRA is a non-profit trade association that supports the business needs of the diverse cultural resource management industry. Our more than 140 ACRA members represent all aspects of the cultural resource industry including historic preservation, history, archaeology, architectural history, historical architecture, landscape architecture and specialty subfields such as geoarchaeology, soil science, and ethnobotany.

• American Philological Association (APA)

  The principal learned society in North America for the study of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literatures, and civilizations. While the majority of its members are university and college Classics teachers, members also include scholars in other disciplines, primary and secondary school teachers, and interested lay people. For over a century this community has relied on the Association to produce several series of scholarly books and texts; the journal, Transactions of the American Philological Association; and an annual meeting each January in conjunction with the Archaeological Institute of America.

• Anabaptist Sociology and Anthropology Association (ASAA)

  The purpose of the ASAA shall be to promote contact and fellowship between two groups of people: a) those social scientists interested in studying Anabaptist groups, and b) those social scientists affiliated with an Anabaptist-related group. These people may include sociologists, anthropologists, and people working in fields using these perspectives.

• Dental Anthropology Association (DAA)

  The general nature, object and purpose of this Association purposes include the exchange of educational, scientific and scholarly knowledge in the field of dental anthropology, to stimulate interest in the field of dental anthropology, and to publish a journal, Dental Anthropology, the Official Publication of the Dental Anthropology Association.

• Latin American Studies Association (LASA)

  A professional association for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With over 5,000 members, twenty-five percent of whom reside outside the United States, LASA brings together experts on Latin America from all disciplines and diverse occupational endeavors, across the globe. LASA's mission is to foster intellectual discussion, research, and teaching on Latin America, the Caribbean, and its people throughout the Americas, promote the interests of its diverse membership, and encourage civic engagement through network building and public debate.

• Society for American Archaeology (SAA)

  An international organization dedicated to the research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas. With more than 7,000 members, the society represents professional, student, and avocational archaeologists working in a variety of settings including government agencies, colleges and universities, museums, and the private sector.

• Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (SACC)

  The Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (SACC) is an informal network of people who teach in precollege, college, and other educational institutions. A section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), SACC produces its own publication, Teaching Anthropology: SACC Notes.

• Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA)

  The largest scholarly group concerned with the archaeology of the modern world (A.D. 1400-present). The main focus of the society is the era since the beginning of European exploration. SHA promotes scholarly research and the dissemination of knowledge concerning historical archaeology. The society is specifically concerned with the identification, excavation, interpretation, and conservation of sites and materials on land and underwater. Geographically the society emphasizes the New World, but also includes European exploration and settlement in Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

• Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA)

  The purpose of the Society shall be to advance the study of language in its social and cultural context and to encourage communication of the results of such study.

• World Council of Anthropological Associations (WCAA)

  WCAA is a network of national and international associations that aims to promote worldwide communication and cooperation in anthropology. Its primary objectives are: to promote the discipline of anthropology in an international context; to promote cooperation and the sharing of information among world anthropologists; to promote jointly organized events of scientific debate and cooperation in research activities and dissemination of anthropological knowledge.