Associations by Discipline

Computer Science & Programming
American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Systems Management (ASM)

Computing Research Association (CRA)
IEEE Computer Society
Internet Technical Group (ITG)

Computer Security & Forensics
American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)
Computer Forensics World
Computer Security Institute
Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)
IEEE Computer Society
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
Information Systems Security Association, Inc. (ISSA)
InfoSysSec
International Association for Computer Systems Security, Inc. (IACSS)
The International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners

IT Management & Business Integration
American Management Association (AMA)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Women in Computing (AWC)
Association for Systems Management (ASM)
Internet Technical Group (ITG)

Networking & Telecommunications Associations
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Systems Management (ASM)
Association for Women in Computing (AWC)
Computing Technology Industry Association
IEEE Computer Society
Internet Technical Group (ITG)
League of Professional System Administrators
The Advanced Computing Systems Association (USENIX)

Systems Design & Architecture
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Women in Computing  (AWC)
Association for Systems Management (ASM)
Computing Research Association (CRA)
IEEE Computer Society
Internet Technical Group (ITG)

Special Interest
Association of Information Technology Professionals  (AITP)
Association for Women in Computing  (AWC)
The Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA)
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR)
Minnesota Information Professional Society (MnIPS)
The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
Twin Cities System Administrators (TCSA)
Committee on Status of Women in Computing Research

Conferences

FIRST Conference: Held in June - see site for updates
Information on Demand: October 14-19, 2007
Interop: October 22-26, 2007. Learn how key technologies work together to drive your business.
JavaOne: Held in May - stay tuned for 2008
RSA Conference USA 2008
RSA Conference 2007: October 22-24, 2007
Secrypt International: July 26-29, 2008

Professional Organizations

(ISC)²
The offical organization that maintains and administers the CISSP certification exam.

Information Systems Audit and Control  Association (ISACA)
A pace-setting global organization for information governance, control, security and audit professionals.

Infragard
Improves and extends information sharing between private industry and the government, particularly the FBI.

Minnesota High Tech Association MHTA
Supports the growth, sustainability and global competitiveness of Minnesota's technology-based economy through advocacy, education and collaboration.

MInnesota Telecom Alliance
A trade association that advocates and represents the interests of over 100 small, medium and large telecommunications companies that provide advanced voice, data, high-speed Internet, video and wireless communications services before Minnesota’s legislators, regulators and the general public.

MySQL
Contributes to building the mission-critical, high-volume systems and products worldwide.

Special Interest Organizations

TAOSE: Trusted Adoption of Open Source in the Enterprise

Trade Journals and Ezines

Align Journal
Cipher (IEEE Computer Security Newsletter)
ComputerWorld
ebizQ – The Insider’s Guide to Business Integration
InfoWorld
Network World
SC Magazine
Security Focus

Articles of Interest

The Boston Globe
In Harsh Jobs Market, Tech Companies An Oasis
By Robert Weisman

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Companies to Boost IT Investment
By Katharine Grayson

Computer World
The 8 Hottest Skills for '08
AJAX, .Net, XML, PHP and other Web 2.0 programming skills top the in-demand list
By Thomas Hoffman

Gartner's top 10 strategic technologies for 2008
Whether you incorporate these technologies or not, they're not going away, the research firm says
By Patrick Thibodeau  

Network World
Tech jobs growing the in United States
Cyberstates 2007 report
By Linda Leung

Security jobs are political - why would  you want one?
Delving into the job of a chief information security officer
By Linda Leung