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NEMA is the professional association of and for emergency management directors from all 50 states, eight territories, and the District of Columbia. NEMA provides national leadership and expertise in comprehensive emergency management; serves as a vital emergency management information and assistance resource; and advances continuous improvement in emergency management through strategic partnerships, innovative programs, and collaborative policy positions. NEMA is the source of information, support, and expertise for people like you-emergency management professionals at all levels of government and the private sector who prepare for, mitigate, respond to, recover from, and provide products and services for all emergencies, disasters, and threats to the nation's security.

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, located in Washington, D.C., is a professional society of the state and territory agency heads responsible for career technical education. Founded in 1920, NASDCTEc has a membership of more than 200 senior state staff and individuals that work to ensure quality career technical education at the secondary, postsecondary and adult levels. The association is governed by a board of directors comprising 16 members that include one associate member representative and four officers. NASDCTEc hosts two national meetings every year that provide information on legislation, research, and emerging issues important to career technical education. It maintains an active listing service system for state directors, and publishes a monthly electronic newsletter.

American Educational Research Association, founded in 1916, is an international professional organization that assists in curriculum development and promotes dissemination and practical application of educational research. AERA has 12 divisions that focus on substantive and professional interests, including administration and curriculum support to staff trainers and education policy and politics. It has more than 22,000 members, including educators, administrators, directors of research, people working with testing and evaluation in federal, state and local agencies, counselors and graduate students. The organization supports a broad range of disciplines including education, psychology, statistics, sociology, history, economics, philosophy, anthropology and political science. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.