Are there any good professional associations for IT Managers/Programmers?

Question

Are there any good professional associations for IT Managers that I could join and network with other managers to share ideas and information?

Answer 1

The IEEE Computer Society and the Association of Information Technology Professionals. Michigan has a few chapters in the AITP.

Answer 2

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Answer 3

Chartered IT Professional

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