ORGANIZATIONS
SITES
The Academy of World Wide Web Arts and Sciences
Organization founded in 1998 and "dedicated to recognizing and promoting the technical, artistic and literary creativity displayed on the World Wide Web."
Association of Internet Professionals
An association that aims to support, unify and represent the global community of Internet professionals.
CERT 
The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) was created in 1988 by the Department of Defense. Their site has the latest security alerts as well as tips for internet systems security.
fastinfo.org
Information, press releases, and papers from FAST (Future of Advertising Stakeholders), an organization that formed after an online advertising summit in 1998. With proposals for standardized ad management, voluntary industry guidelines, etc.
The HTML Writers Guild
One of the oldest of the web developer organizations. The HTML Writers Guild is easy to join and offers many helpful services such as mentoring and mailing lists.
Internet Engineering Task Force
Established in 1986, the IETF is a worldwide network of Internet professionals contributing to architecture and technology standards.
Netpreneur
An organization fostering a virtual and physical community among Washington, D.C.-area "netpreneurs" (entrepeneurs whose businesses deal primarily with the Internet).
The Internet Society
The Internet Society, a professional organization with members in over 100 countries, works for Internet education and infrastructure standards.
Usability Professionals' Association
Website for the UPA (Usability Professionals' Association), including a job bank, conference information, and usability links.
The World Organization of Webmasters
An organization whose purpose is "to support and enhance the role of individuals and organizations who create, manage or market web sites.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
The foremost web standards body, the W3C was founded in order to "lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability."
ARTICLES
Five Questions: Renewing a Union in the New Economy
Larry Cohen, executive vice president of the Communications Workers of America, talks about the advantages a union can bring to high-tech workers. (12/24/2000 at The New York Times)
Membership Has Its Privileges
Descriptions of ten national and international organizations for web professionals, as special interest groups that web professionals might be interested in joining. (10/5/1999 at builder.com)
A Scalable Process for Information Standards
How OASIS, the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, implements a quick standards-creation process while remaining "legally accountable." (1/17/2001 at XML.com)
Who Are You Calling Sister?
A look at the tensions between Digital Eve, a new woman-oriented online community which is "stealing" members from the more-established Webgrrls. (12/21/2000 at Salon.com)
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