Association

Association may refer to:

• Voluntary association, a group of individuals who voluntarily enter into an agreement to accomplish a purpose
  • 501(c) non-profit organization
  • Alumni association, an association of former students of a college or university
  • Professional association
  • An industry trade group is also known as a trade association
  • Sports association

Associations in various fields of study:

• Association (statistics)
• Archaeological association, in archaeology, the relationship between objects found together
• Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures
• Association (ecology)
• Free association of producers, the goal of anarchists and communists
• Association (psychology)

Names of particular entities or things:

• Continental Association, often called the "Association", an economic boycott during the American Revolution
• HMS Association (1697), a Royal Navy ship which sank in 1707
• L'Association, a French comic book publisher
• The Association, a pop band

• Agents, Brokers and Suppliers (11)
• Chambers of Shipping (4)
• Maritime Unions (11)
• Maritime Welfare (3)
• Pilots (6)

• Ports and Harbors (8)
• Ship Owners (13)
• Shipbuilding and Naval Engineering (14)
• Surveyors and Adjusters@ (6)
• Women@ (1)

See also:

• Business: Transportation and Logistics: Associations (7)
• Recreation: Boating: Resources (35)
• Recreation: Boating: Safety (70)

• Society of Maritime Arbitrators
  smany.org
  A professional, nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote sound maritime arbitration and to establish ethical standards for its membership and the maritime industry.
• Nautical Research Guild
  thenrg.org
  NRG has been linking researchers, collectors, and builders of the highest quality ship models for fifty years. Members share a common dedication to learning about ships and maritime history through academic research, as applied and expressed in the process of ship model building and other artistic and academic endeavors.
• British Columbia Supercargoes' Association
  supercargoes.bc.ca
  An organization of independent, cargo supervision and planning consultants, serving the needs of ship operators and charterers along the West Coast of North America.