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Robert M. La Follette
School of Public Affairs
1225 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Telephone: 608.262.3581
Fax: 608.265.3233

Last updated:
August 18, 2011

Career Development: Professional Organizations

Memberships in professional organizations are an excellent way for students to stay in tune with their chosen fields and to establish a solid professional foundation at the very beginning of their careers. The following is a list of professional organizations to which members of the La Follette faculty belong. We recommend you join at least one of these organizations consistent with your area(s) of interest. Membership cost (below) is student rate.

American Society for Public Administration
http://www.aspanet.org
$40 for electronic version, $75 for mail version

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
http://www.appam.org
$35

American Planning Association
http://www.planning.org
$40

American Political Science Association
http://www.apsanet.org
$41

American Economic Association
http://www.aeaweb.org
$32

The Gerontological Society of America
http://www.geron.org
$65

International Association for Energy Economics
https://www.iaee.org/en/students/
$40

International City/County Management Association
http://www1.icma.org
$25

International Public Management Association for Public Resources
http://www.ipma-hr.org
$35

International Political Science Association
http://www.ipsa.ca
$30

Population Association of America
http://www.popassoc.org
$42

Society of Government Economists
http://www.sge-econ.org
$25

Structure & Organization of Government (affiliated with IPSA)
http://www.sog-rc27.org
$30