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ESOMAR
ESOMAR's mission is to promote the use of opinion and marketing research for improving decision making in business and society, worldwide. Founded in 1948, ESOMAR currently unites 4000 members in 100 countries, both users and providers of opinion and marketing research. All ESOMAR members and the management of companies with a full entry in the Directory have entered into a written undertaking, to act in full conformance with the ICC/ESOMAR International Code of Marketing and Social Research Practice in all their research dealings.

EFAMRO
EFAMRO is an international federation of market research agency associations within the European Union. It was formed in 1992 to bring together national associations of major countries in Western Europe representing research agencies responsible for between 60% and 70% of the total turnover in market research.

World Association for Public Opinion Research
WAPOR:

1. to establish and promote contacts between persons and institutions in the field of qualitative and quantitative scientific research on opinions, attitudes, and behavior of people in the various countries of the world, and
2. to improve and protect the use of such research in national and international affairs, and
3. to assist in and promote the development of public opinion research in the emerging democracies of the world

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CIM
CIM is the world's largest marketing association. We work closely with the marketing profession, government, industry and commerce to develop greater awareness and understanding of what marketing can contribute to UK and International business.

Clinical Quality Ireland
There is a growing trend nationally and internationally for the development of robust quality and safety improvement systems in healthcare. This creates a growing need within Irish Healthcare for high quality education and training in this field. Clinical Quality Ireland was formed in May 2003 by Tony Duffy and Majella Robinson to address this issue.

Our mission is to be the first choice training and consultancy provider to the Irish Healthcare system in the development of (clinical) quality and safety systems to promote continuous improvement in the delivery of patient care.

The Market Research Society
The Market Research Society is the UK's professional body for individuals involved or interested in market research. Founded in 1946, it is the largest body of its kind with over 8,000 members working in most organisations currently undertaking market research in the UK and overseas.

CASRO
CASRO is the trade organization for commercial, full-service survey research companies based in the United States. CASRO members represent what is best about the research industry: an uncompromising commitment to ethics and professionalism, combined with the desire to know what opinions and beliefs about products, services and people will shape and color our world.

MRA
MRA promotes excellence in the opinion and marketing research industry. Education, training, business services and high-quality publications are just a few of the benefits MRA members receive. To protect the opinion and marketing research environment, we act as an advocate with appropriate government entities, other associations, and the public.

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CAMRO
CAMRO promotes and acts as an authoritative voice for marketing research companies in Canada, in their dealings with public, governmental, educational and business communities.

The Market Research Society of Australia Limited
The MRSA is a not-for-profit professional membership body of more than 1,700 market research professionals who are dedicated to increasing the standard and understanding of market research in Australia.

The Southern African Marketing Research Association
SAMRA is a professional body of individuals engaged in every aspect of marketing research - from planning, supervising and setting standards for the industry, to teaching and promoting professionalism in marketing research.