Industry Associations
AAA
American Accounting Association
The American Accounting Association promotes worldwide accounting education, research and practice. The Association is a voluntary organization of persons interested in accounting education and research.
ABA
American Bankers Association - Center for Regulatory Compliance
ABA's Center for Regulatory Compliance is a gateway to support for meeting the challenges of managing compliance risk. It provides direct access to regulatory expertise, up-to-date reports on agency initiatives, and the resources to assist organizations in keeping pace with the demands of supervisory oversight.
AGA
Association of Government Accountants
The Association of Government Accountants is dedicated to the enhancement of public financial management. AGA serves the professional interests of financial managers, from local, state and federal governments, as well as public accounting firms, responsible for effectively using billions of dollars and other monetary resources every day.
AICPA
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is a U.S. professional organization for Certified Public Accountants. Its mission is to provide members with the resources, information, and leadership that enable them to provide valuable services in the highest professional manner to benefit the public as well as employers and clients.
Basel II CPA
Basel II Compliance Professionals Association
Basel II is the second Basel Accord. It contains recommendations by bank supervisors and central bankers from the 13 countries making up the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to revise the international standards for measuring the adequacy of a bank's capital. It was created to promote greater consistency in the way banks and banking regulators approach risk management across national borders.
COSO
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
COSO is an independent private sector initiative which studies the causal factors that can lead to fraudulent financial reporting and develops recommendations for public companies and their independent auditors, for the SEC and other regulators, and for educational institutions.
CSI
Computer Security Institute
The Computer Security Institute (CSI) is a membership organization specifically dedicated to serving and training the information, computer and network security professional. CSI delivers education and aggressively advocates the critical importance of protecting information assets. CSI sponsors two conferences annually, targeted at those entering the field, as well as to experienced practioners. CSI also publishes the annual CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey.
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is the designated organization in the U.S. for establishing standards of financial accounting and reporting. Those standards govern the preparation of financial reports and are officially recognized as authoritative by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The standards are considered essential to the efficient functioning of the economy because investors, creditors, auditors, and others rely on credible, transparent and comparable financial information.
FEI
Financial Executives International
Financial Executives International (FEI) is an advocate for the views of corporate financial management. Its 15,000 members hold policy-making positions as chief financial officers, treasurers, and controllers. FEI enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications, and special reports and research. Members participate in the activities of 86 chapters, 75 of which are in the United States and 11 in Canada.
HCCA
Health Care Compliance Association
HCCA champions ethical practices and compliance standards and provides the necessary resources for ethics and compliance professionals and others who share these principless.
The IIA
Institute of Internal Auditors
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is an international professional association of more than 122,000 members with global headquarters in Altamonte Springs, Fla., United States. Throughout the world, The IIA delivers certification, education, research, and technological guidance for internal auditors.
IMA
Institute of Management Accountants
Founded in 1919, the IMA is a professional association devoted to management accounting, finance, and information management. The IMA has approximately 73,000 members consisting of corporate accountants and financial executives. In addition to many educational opportunities, the IMA offers the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified in Financial Management (CFM) programs for management accounting and financial management professionals and supports field-based research and analysis through its Foundation for Applied Research.
ISACA
Information Systems Audit and Control Association
ISACA delivers guidance for information governance, control, security and audit professionals. Its IS auditing and IS control standards are used by practitioners worldwide. Its research pinpoints professional issues challenging its constituents. Its Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification is recognized globally and has been earned by more than 48,000 professionals. The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification has been earned by more than 6,000 professionals.
ISSA
Information Systems Security Association
The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members.
The IT Governance Institute is a research think tank delivering references on IT-enabled business systems governance for the global business community.
NALGA
National Association of Local Government Auditors
NALGA is a professional organization dedicated to improving local government auditing. The organization disseminates information and ideas about financial and performance auditing, provides training, and offers a national forum to discuss auditing issues.
NASACT
National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers & Treasurers
The National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers is an organization for state officials who deal with the financial management of state government. NASACT's membership is comprised of officials who have been elected or appointed to the office of state auditor, state comptroller or state treasurer in the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
NSA
National Security Agency - Central Security Service
NSA initiatives in enhancing software security cover both proprietary and open source software. NSA's work to enhance the security of software is motivated by one simple consideration: to give NSA's customers the best possible security options in the most widely employed products. The objective of the NSA research program is to develop technologic advances that can be shared with the software development community through a variety of transfer mechanisms. NSA does not favor or promote any specific software product or business model. Rather, NSA is promoting enhanced security.
SOXCPA
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Professionals Association
The Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Professionals Association provides compliance professionals with resources they need to better serve their organizations or clients, advance their careers, and reach a higher level of personal enrichment.
