Professional Affiliations
- American Resort Development Association
- www.arda.org
The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) is the Washington D.C. based professional association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries. Established in 1969, ARDA today has nearly 1,000 members ranging from privately held firms to publicly traded companies and international corporations with interests in timeshare resorts, community development, fractional ownership and resort communities. The membership also includes timeshare owner associations (HOAs), resort management companies, and owners through the ARDA Resort Owners Coalition (ARDA-ROC).
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- www.icsc.org
Founded in 1957, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
is the global trade association of the shopping center industry. Its
57,000 members in the U.S., Canada and more than 80 other countries
include shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists,
investors, lenders, retailers and other professionals as well as academics
and public officials. As the global industry trade association, ICSC
links with more than 25 national and regional shopping center councils
throughout the world.
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
(NAIOP) - www.naiop.org
The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
is the nation's leading trade association for developers, owners,
investors, asset managers and other professionals in industrial, office
and mixed-use commercial real estate. Founded in 1967, NAIOP comprises
13,000+ members in 50 North American chapters. It provides networking
opportunities, educational programs, research on trends and innovations
and strong legislative representation.
NAIOP's sister organization, the NAIOP
Research Foundation, is one of the industry's leading think tanks
dedicated to conducting research assessing the trends, economic viability
and needs of the built environment.
- San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
- www.spur.org
The San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) is
San Francisco's preeminent public-policy think tank. Through research,
analysis, public education, and advocacy, SPUR promotes good planning
and good government.
SPUR was formed in 1959 to fight for the revitalization of San Francisco
as the Bay Area's central city. It was given the charge of channeling
growth away from suburban sprawl and back into the urban core. Throughout
the 1960s, SPUR worked to build support for the land use, transportation,
and investment strategies that could support center-oriented growth
and urban economic vitality.
Since then, SPUR has been involved with virtually every major planning
decision in the city. They bring together neighborhood leaders, government
officials, business leaders, planners, architects, students, and activists—the
full range of people who care about San Francisco—to debate, learn,
and plan for the needs of the city as a whole. Principal John
McNulty is an active SPUR Board Member
- Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS)
- www.smps.org
The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) was created
in 1973 by a small group of professional services firm leaders who
recognized the need to sharpen skills, pool resources, and work together
to create business opportunities. Today, the association has a membership
of 5,300+ marketing and business development professionals from architectural,
engineering, planning, interior design, construction, and specialty
consulting firms located throughout the United States and Canada.
In addition, SMPS' 52 chapters hold educational events and regular
meetings nationwide.
- Urban Land Institute (ULI) - www.uli.org
ULI–the Urban Land Institute is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit research and
education organization supported by its members. Founded in 1936,
the institute now has more than 29,000 members worldwide representing
the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines,
working in private enterprise and public service. As the preeminent,
multidisciplinary real estate forum, ULI facilitates the open exchange
of ideas, information and experience among local, national and international
industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.
The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide responsible
leadership in the use of land to enhance the total environment.
