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International Council of Associations
for Science Education

http://www.icase.org
The International Council of Associations for Science
Education (ICASE) was established in 1973 to extend and improve
science education for children and young people throughout the world.
Today, ICASE is a huge network of science education associations,
institutions, foundations and companies, facilitating communication
and cooperation at the regional and international level.
The
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA),
http://www.nsta.org
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded
in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest
organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and
innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current
membership of more than 55,000 includes science teachers, science
supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives,
and others involved in and committed to science education.
The
Association for Science Education (ASE)
http://www.ase.org.uk
The Association for Science Education (ASE) works to
promote excellence in science teaching and learning, provides its
18,00 members with professional resources, vital advice and special
benefits while also supporting everyone involved in science education.
American
Association for the Advancement of Science. (AAAS)
http://www.aaas.org
In addition to publishing Science and other
science-related publications, hosting scientific conferences and
meetings, and helping scientists advance their careers, AAAS undertakes
numerous programs and activities that promote science to the public
and monitor issues which affect the scientific community.
Royal
Society of Chemistry (RSC)
http://www.rsc.org/
The RSC is the largest organisation in Europe for advancing
the chemical sciences. Supported by a worldwide network of members
and an international publishing business, our activities span education,
conferences, science policy and the promotion of chemistry to the
public.
The
Royal Society (United Kingdom).
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk
The
Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, is at the cutting
edge of scientific progress. It supports many of the UK's top young
scientists, engineers and technologists. It influences
science policy, it debates scientific issues with the public
and much more. It is an independent, charitable body which
derives its authoritative status from its 1400 Fellows and Foreign
Members.
International Organization
for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE)
http://www.ioste.org
The International Organization for
Science and Technology Education was established to advance the cause of education in
science and technology as a vital part of the general education
of the peoples of all countries and to provide scholarly exchange
and discussion in the field of science and technology education.
American Chemical Society (ACS)
The
American Chemical Society is a self-governed individual membership
organization that consists of more than 158,000 members at all degree
levels and in all fields of chemistry. The organization provides
a broad range of opportunities for peer interaction and career development,
regardless of professional or scientific interests. The programs
and activities conducted by ACS today are the products of a tradition
of excellence in meeting member needs that dates from the Society's
founding in 1876.
Commonwealth
Association of Science, Technology and Mathematics Educators. (
CASTME)
http://www.castme.org
CASTME is a professional organisation that links Science,
Technology and Mathematics (STM) Educators across the Commonwealth.
Its Headquarters is in London, with Regional Branches in Africa,
Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe.
Institute of Physics (United Kingdom)
http://www.iop.org/
The Institute of Physics is a leading international
professional body and learned society, established to promote the
advancement and dissemination of physics. The Institute has a world-wide
membership and is a major international player in:
- scientific publishing
and electronic dissemination of physics;
- setting professional
standards for physicists and awarding professional qualifications;
- promoting physics through
scientific conferences, education and science policy advice.
Institute of Biology (United Kingdom).
http://www.iob.org/
The IOB is the UK’s
professional body for biologists, representing more than 14,000
members working in industry, research, education and healthcare.
International Council for Science (ICSU)
http://www.icsu.org/
The Council was founded in 1931 as the International
Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). In April 1998, it changed its
name to International Council for Science (ICSU).
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