Michigan Society of Association Executives

Founded in 1904, American Concrete Institute is aims to increase concrete knowledge by conducting seminars, certification programs and publishing technical documents. The institute has nearly 15,000 members in more than 80 countries. It has produced more than 400 technical documents, reports, guides, specifications and codes for the best use of concrete and also conducts educational seminars each year. It provides certification programs for field technician, craftsman and laboratory technician. The institute has partnerships with the Chilean Cement and Concrete Institute, the Colombian Association for Earthquake Engineering, the Concrete Institute of Australia, the Concrete Society of Southern Africa, Japan Concrete Institute and the Swedish Concrete Association. Its bookstore provides various resources and materials in structural concrete and commentary. American Concrete Institute is headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich.

Established in 1866, the Michigan State Medical Society offers a variety of health care services. It is a statewide association of more than 15,000 medical doctors. The society makes policies on issues involving public health, health care delivery and medical ethics. It offers various educational, advocacy and insurance services. The society also provides a range of health tools that include s books on dialysis, quit kits for smokers, health care brochures and online information. It offers an Internet-based system that enables health care personnel and citizens to preregister for assistance during an emergency. The society provides a booklet that features information on pain management, hospice and palliative care and spirituality services for terminally ill patients. In addition, it offers vaccination and cancer care services. Michigan State Medical Society is affiliated with the American Medical Association and maintains a location in East Lansing, Mich.

Since 1962, the Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce has worked to improve the economy and quality of life in the Huron Valley area. The Chamber is an advocate for the community and its businesses, promoting and providing a channel of communication that helps residents, visitors, merchants and business people find and fulfill each other's needs locally. The Chamber also provides a wide array of bottom line benefits and services to its members to help them save money and increase their business. We work for you! New business contacts! Attending Chamber events puts you in touch with potential connections. Take advantage of the Chamber's networking events, including monthly Coffee Club morning mixers, lunch mixers and seminars, and business after hour events, all held at member businesses or the Chamber office for little or no fee. Our Golf League and Ambassadors Program give members additional ways to build relationships. Benefits to save you money! Use your free notary service. Sign up for savings on group health insurance programs, auto insurance, business insurance, cellular and long distance service, even office supplies. Save money with on membership with affiliated organizations like credit unions or the local YMCA. Be among the members who offer or enjoy Member-2-Members savings and specials. Don't have a website? Join our affordable Online Business EXPO and have a mini-website for pennies a day! Marketing your business! It's easy to get the word out about your business! Members are listed by category in our annual Business Directory & Buyer's Guide, distributed to 5, 000 businesses and households in the Huron Valley area. Every member is also listed on our Web site with links to your site. Every day the Chamber receives inquires about local businesses, and we refer our members. The bi-monthly Chamber News provides great advertising possibilities at a low cost, ranging in size from business card to full page. The New Resident Welcome Program and Chamber Bucks Gift Certificates are ways our members stand out to customers and keep them shopping locally. Opportunities to sponsor our events provide unique and meaningful ways to reach your target audience - ask about the possibilities! Reaching out to your community! Be a part of the Chamber that extends its reach to the Huron Valley community! Savy business owners know that it's good policy to show committment to the community they do business with. Your membership plaque and window decal identify you as a member of the Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce. By sponsoring or volunteering with some of the events we produce annually, you extend your visibility to hundreds of thousands of new business contacts. Chamber events include the Christmas Parade ; Business and Citizen of the Year Program ; Milford Memories Summer Festival ; Huron Valley Taste & EXPO ; and the Huron Valley Egg Hunt.