3 Web Development Associations

I have been doing some research and have found 3 different associations for web developers. Here they are comparing them to each other.


1. Web Developers Association of America.

• Membership is free. To join you must add them in to your web page.
• www.wdaa.org,
  
• No newsletter available
• The Web Developers Association of America™ is an association made up of web developers from all over the United States. Their mission is to educate and advance the web development industry within the United States. They review a thousand websites a year and post your link on their website. This seems like a very limited Association as far as resourcing goes!
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2. Association of Web Design Professionals

• Membership is free.
• www.awdp.org, Communications house 26 York street, London, W1U 6PZ
• No apparent newsletter, though does have a news section on site.
• The AWDP has been established to offer professionals, from the rapidly growing digital media sector, a forum for advice, support and assistance and to provide businesses with a dedicated resource in their search for a professional web design partner. They really stress interaction between members to help support each other through their forums.

3. National Association of Web Designers and Developers

• Membership is $500 a year for individuals
  
• www.nawdd.org, 815 N. Royal Street Suite 1010 Alexandria, VA 22314 USA Phone: 703-548-3433
• There is a newsletter available. To subscribe simply enter in email on bottom of site.
• NAWDD is a trade association that advocates on behalf of more than 9,100 web designers and web developers to promote and share industry best practices. NAWDD provides training, certification, and a referral system for members to use in furthering their careers. In my opinion this association as just to expensive for a beginning company!