The following is a list of professional associations and related groups that should appeal to most Progeeks, Profans, Creative Class, and other Geekonomic types.
I've also listed what countries the different associations work in.
Technology And Image
We are nerds, geeks and otaku. We love technology. We love gadgets. We're into them. We're fully 100% out as raging technophiles. From the youngest geek to the oldest profan and protaku, we love our gizmos.
We use technology all the time. We take our gaming systems on the train to kill time. We take our smartphones to conventions to stay in touch and take photos. We take our iPad to our job interviews to overwhelm people with how cool we are.
In many cases, we may realize that technology says something about us. Having a DS is an invitation to trade Pokemon (even if you don't play it). A smartphone will lead people to assume you have a GPS (which they may not tell you until they're lost). An iPad says you're cutting edge and have spare cash. We usually enjoy what these things say about us.
Don’t Choke Off Your Raving Fan
You ever get overwhelmed by career ideas and tamp down on them because they're distracting?
You ever decide that you're being too much of a geek or a fan in your career plans and try to be reasonable?
You ever think that you've got to be "rational and adult" and be like everyone else in your job?
Know what? Stop it. Do not choke your raving fan.
You are a geek. Nerd. Fanboy. Fangirl. Gamer. Technophile. Sports nut. That's you. Why are you trying not to be . . . yourself.