Useful Contacts

Trade and Membership Organisations

(and, over the recent past, editorial contributors to this publication)

BritishAmerican Business
The leading transatlantic business organisation, dedicated to helping companies connect and build their business on both sides of the Atlantic, and publisher of this guide

London
12 Phillimore Walk
Kensington
London, W8 7RX
Tel: +44 (0) 207 290 9888
Email: ukinfo@babinc.org
Website: www.babinc.org

New York
52 Vanderbilt Avenue
20th Floor
New York, NY 10017
United States
Tel: +1 212-661-4060
Email: nyinfo@babinc.org
Website: www.babinc.org

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)
1000 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 1700
Arlington, VA 22209-3928
United States
Tel: +1 703-358-1000
Email: aia@aia-aerospace.org
Website: www.aia-aerospace.org
AIA is the premier trade association representing the USA’s major aerospace and defence manufacturers

American Association of Port Authorities
1010 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
United States
Tel: +1 703-684-5700
Email: info@aapa-ports.org
Website: www.aapa-ports.org
A trade association representing more than 130 public port authorities in the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America

American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
1501 M Street NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
United States
Tel: +1 202-383-2500
Website: www.awea.org
AWEA is the national trade organisation representing entities with a common interest in encouraging the deployment and expansion of wind energy resources in the US

Association of American Railroads
425 Third Street, SW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20024
United States
Tel: +1 202-639-2100
Website: www.aar.org
Website: www.FreightRailWorks.org
The world’s leading railway policy, research, standard setting and technology organisation focussing on the safety and productivity of the US freight rail industry

Association of American Universities (AAU)
1200 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 550
Washington, DC 20005
United States
Tel: +1 202-408-7500
Website: www.aau.edu
AAU is an organisation of 62 leading public and private research universities focussing on issues of importance to research-intensive universities – funding for research, research policy issues and graduate and undergraduate education

Association of Executive Search Consultants
425 Fifth Avenue
4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
United States
Tel: +1 212-398-9556
Email: aesc@aesc.org
Website: www.aesc.org
The AESC is the professional body representing retained executive search consulting firms around the world

Association of University Research Parks (AURP)
6262 North Swan Road
Suite 100
Tucson, Arizona 85718
United States
Tel: +1 520-529-2521
Email: info@aurp.net
Website: www.aurp.net
AURP is a professional association of university related research and science parks fostering innovation, commercialisation and economic growth in a global economy

Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
One Parkview Plaza
Suite 800
Oakbrook Terrace
Villa Park, Illinois 60181
United States
Tel: +1 847-559-0846
Email: info@autm.net
Website: www.autm.net
AUTM supports and advances academic technology transfer globally through education, professional development, partnering and advocacy

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
1201 Maryland Avenue, SW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20024
United States
Tel: +1 202-962-9200
Email: info@bio.org
Website: www.bio.org
BIO is the world’s largest biotechnology trade association representing biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centres and related organisations across the United States and in more than 30 other countries

British Retail Consortium
21 Dartmouth Street
London SW1H 9BP
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7854 8924
Website: www.brc.org.uk
The British Retail Consortium is the lead trade association for the entire retail industry, working with Government to create the right conditions for growth and innovation

CBI (Confederation of British Industry)
Washington DC
1110 Vermont Ave, NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
United States
Tel: +1 202-530-0510
Email: usa@cbi.org.uk
Website: www.cbi.org.uk

London
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London, EC4N 6HN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7379 7400
Email: enquiries@cbi.org.uk
Website: www.cbi.org.uk
The CBI is the UK’s premier business lobbying organisation, providing a voice for employers at a national and international level

Center for Automotive Research (CAR)
3005 Boardwalk
Suite 200
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
United States
Tel: +1 734-662-1287
Website: www.cargroup.org
A non-profit organisation focused on a variety of trends and changes in the automobile industry and society at the international, federal, state and local levels. They are involved in the research of significant issues relating to the industry’s future direction

Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)
123 North Pitt Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
United States
Tel: +1 703-684-0836
Email: info@gbta.org
Website: www.gbta.org
The world’s premier business travel and meetings organisation. Headquartered in the Washington, DC area, it has operations on six continents. GBTA’s 7,000-plus members manage more than $345 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually

GBTA Europe
St Mary’s Court
The Broadway
Amersham, HP7 0UT
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1494 590958
Email: enquiries@gbta.org
Website: www.gbta.org/Europe

National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ)
1001 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 350
Washington, DC 20036
United States
Tel: +1 202-331-1950
Website: www.naftz.org
NAFTZ connects global businesses with local communities through the US Foreign-Trade Zone programme

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
15013 Denver West Parkway
Golden, CO 80401
United States
Tel: +1 303-275-3000
Website: www.nrel.gov
Comprising the National Bioenergy Center, National Center for Photovoltaics and the National Wind Technology Center, NREL focuses on creative answers to today’s energy challenges

Security Industry Association (SIA)
8405 Colesville Road
Suite 500
Silver Spring, MD 20910
United States
Tel: +1 301-804-4700
Website: www.siaonline.org
SIA is an international trade association with a membership of manufacturers, distributors etc of electronic physical security equipment

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
600 14th Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
United States
Tel: +1 202-682-0556
Email: info@seia.org
Website: www.seia.org
The SEIA is the national trade association in the US and the power behind solar energy. Its member companies research, manufacture, distribute, finance and build solar projects domestically and abroad

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
1320 North Courthouse Road
Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22201
United States
Tel: +1 703-907-7700
Website: www.tiaonline.org
The leading trade association representing the global information and communications technology industry through standards development, policy initiatives, business opportunities, market intelligence and networking events

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062-2000
United States
Tel: +1 202-659-6000
Website: www.uschamber.com
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organisation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions

U.S. Green Building Council
2101 L Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20037
United States
Tel: +1 202-742-3792
Website: www.usgbc.org
The USGBC is a non-profit organisation committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for the USA, through cost- efficient and energy-saving green buildings

World Trade Centers Association (WTCA)
120 Broadway
Suite 3350
New York, NY 10271
United States
Tel: +1 212-432-2626
Website: www.wtca.org
The WTCA stimulates trade and investment opportunities for commercial property developers, economic development agencies and international businesses looking to connect globally and prosper locally

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