Market Research Society - Professional body that exists to set and enforce the ethical standards to be observed by research practitioners. Includes overview, code of conduct and details of training courses, qualifications and publications. - http://www.mrs.org.uk/
Business and Industrial Group - Represents and promotes the interests and activities of users and suppliers of b2b and industrial market research. Includes online buyers guide. Provides information regarding the selection of consultants and a searchable online database of suppliers. - http://www.mrweb.co.uk/big/
Association of Survey Computing - Closely linked with the Market Research Society and the Royal Satistical Society. News events, courses and resources. - http://www.asc.org.uk/index.htm
The Association of Qualitative Research Practitioners - Spearheading all major developments in qualitative research. Includes overview of the association and qualitative research as well as a reading list, hot topics and links. - http://www.aqrp.co.uk/
Social Research Association - News and information relating to training days, seminars, conferences and events. - http://www.the-sra.org.uk/
The Research Buyer's Guide - Search for agencies and consultancies, group discussion and viewing facilities or full members and fellows of the MRS at listed organisations. - http://www.rbg.org.uk/
Media Research Group - Non-profit making organisation which aims to promote an understanding of the techniques and uses of media research. Overview and details of events, including downloadable reports and presentations from past conferences. - http://www.mrg.org.uk/
Mexican Association of Marketing and Public Opinion Research Agencies - Association of marketing and opinion research companies in Mexico. Defines common quality norms and standards in methods, techniques, terminology, and analysis criteria as related to marketing research in Mexico. - http://www.amai.org/
American Association of Public Opinion Resources - Provides guides, standards, definitions, recommended and condemned practices for public policy survey data collection. - http://www.aapor.org/
The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) - Conducts survey research in the public interest for government agencies, educational institutions, private foundations, non-profit organizations, and private corporations. - http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research - Library of public opinion data, focusing on data preservation and access, education, and research on public opinion. - http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/
Council for Marketing and Opinion Research - A non-profit organization working on behalf of the survey research industry to improve respondent cooperation in research, and to promote positive legislation and prevent restrictive legislation which could impact the survey research industry. - http://www.cmor.org/
Online Publishers Association - Provides latest market research news and publications. - http://www.online-publishers.org/
Marketing Research Association - A US national organization of marketing research professionals and firms. Find news and events, membership, links to marketing research companies. - http://www.mra-net.org