http://www.gag.org

The Graphic Artist Guild is a national organization that describes itself as, "Dedicated to the artist and designer, rather than to art and design. Our mandate is to advance the economic and social interests of all professional graphic artists." I highly recommend the Guild’s "Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines" as essential reading for any designer even though the most recent edition is lacking in computer graphics information, and does not address Web design at all. Many freelancers will find the average prices they list to be quite high, possibly because they are based on prices provided by the Guild’s largely NYC-based membership. Includes U.S. Copyright Law references and links. Suzanne Stephens

http://www.hwg.org

HTML Writers Guild. Liz Maher

http://www.Webpro.org

The mission of WebPRO, the International Association of Professional Web Developers is to provide professionals and organizations involved in the design, development and maintenance of Internet- and Intranet-based communication including Web sites and other electronic media creations, with a peer network which will promote professionalism, cooperation and education. Christopher Barrett

http://www.irwa.org/

The International Webmasters Association is the first professional organization dedicated to Webmasters and other professionals in the Web design field. The executive board is made up of Webmasters from many major organizations: MSNBC, Earthlink, Intermind, to name but a few. We are also the first Webmaster organization to promote the new W3C internationalization standard through our Language Centre. where we're offering numerous resources on specific languages, translation services, etc. Richard Tuttle