The Madrid Institute of Anthropology (IMA) was founded in 2009 to promote the furtherance and public understanding of anthropology, principally in the Autonomous Community of Madrid. To that end, it encourages research in anthropology as a scientific discipline and the spread of research results in anthropology, the study of the contributions of anthropology to the analysis of social problems, as well as favouring intercultural understanding, the professionalization of the career of anthropologist with the active provision of services to anthropologists and students of anthropology, provides a space for dialogue, interchange, collaboration and communication for anthropologists and all those interested in anthropology and research on and protection of social and cultural heritage in society, as well as encouraging collaboration with the public administration, social agents and groups, cultural associations, scientific societies, foundations, teaching and research institutions, including membership in federations or unions of associations of anthropology, whether at a regional, national or international level.
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The AAS was incorporated under New South Wales legislation in 1973. Members of the Society currently include a substantial proportion of the practising anthropologists in Australia, with some other members overseas in, for example, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. 
The AFA was founded in May 1979 following a conference on The Present State and Future of Anthropology (April 1977), organized by S. Dreyfus-Gamelon and G. Condominas, at a time when the anthropological community was concerned with both its professionalization and its representation to the outside world. The Association set itself the goal of “promoting the development of anthropology and of relations between anthropologists, informing the general public about anthropology, representing French anthropology on international bodies and making anthropologists aware of their responsibilities”. 
The Indian Anthropological Association (IAA) is the body of the professional anthropologists in India seeking to provide a platform to anthropologists and those working on allied disciplines, to promote interest and encourage research in anthropology through the publication of the journal and holding seminars and conferences. 
SIAC (Italian Society of Cultural Anthropology) was established in 2017 after the merger of two national associations: ANUAC (a WCAA member since 2014) and AISEA. SIAC brings together Italian anthropologists with the aim of promoting research and fostering the development of the scientific community in the field of Demo-Ethno-Anthropology, which is the official denomination adopted in Italy to represent three originally distinct scholarly traditions (folklore or ‘demologia’, ethnology, and cultural anthropology). Among its multiple scientific activities fostering anthropological research and education, SIAC promotes initiatives concerning the popularization, the current status and the future of anthropology within and beyond the academy. SIAC publishes two international peer-reviewed, open access journals: Anuac and EtnoAntropologia. 
According to its statutes, the ALA is a democratic organization, without any political nor religious affiliations. Its primary objective is to congregate professionals with an anthropological interest on Latin American and the Caribbean to promote the exchange of ideas, the debate of paradigms and the defense of common interests in the field.The Latin American Anthropological Association was constituted in April 1990, during the Brazilian Anthropological Association meeting, in Florianopolis. In July 2005, the Association held its First Congress of Latin American Anthropology in Rosario, Argentina.The Association is administered in three-year periods by a Council of Representatives -constituted by as much as two representatives of each country which has ALA members- and an Executive Board –constituted by a President, a General Secretary, a Technical Secretary, a Treasurer and five Vice-Presidents. 
Founded, in 1977, UGAT aims to: promote, develop, and disseminate anthropological knowledge; deepen the knowledge, understanding, and participation of and among different ethnolinguistic groups in working towards an integrated national consciousness and development; forge linkages among anthropologists and others doing related work within and outside the country; and uphold professional ethics. 
The PTL was established in 1895. It is a nationwide organization of anthropologists, ethnologists and folklorists from and outside academia, with regional branches in major regions of the country, one of the largest in Europe. For decades, PES has offered a platform for intellectual and social interaction for Polish anthropologists, often in collaboration with experts in the region. The Society’s aim is to promote anthropological knowledge through research and educational activities. Since 1895 it publishes its own journal Lud, and arranges yearly conferences open to all its members and other quests invited. The Executive Board, headed by the President, is elected every four years and consists also of vice-presidents, treasurer, secretary and members. 
Association of Anthropologists and Ethnologists of Russia (AAER) was founded in 1991. The main purpose of the Association – to unite the Russian experts in the field of ethnology and anthropology. The main objectives of the Association: – promote research in the field of ethnography, folklore, social and cultural anthropology and modern ethno-national processes in Russia and abroad; – implement a policy of peace and friendship, mutual understanding, cooperation between the peoples of Russia and other countries, the fight against racial, ethnic, religious and any other form of intolerance, discrimination and exclusion; – promote knowledge of the peoples and countries of the world and achievements in ethnographic and anthropological science in Russia and worldwide.
The KOSCA is a professional association for the promotion of research and academic dialogue in cultural anthropology, and was founded in November 1958. As of 2013, the Society has 361 members: 220 professional members who are holding doctoral degrees, including 110 full-time faculty members in higher education. The Society’s officers consist of President, 2 Vice-presidents, 7 Board Officers, and 7 Overseas Board Members. The official journal was started in June 1968. The journal was published annually in the beginning, and was later expanded and published twice a year in 1996. After 2010, the journal has been published three times a year with a circulation of 350 copies. 
Taiwan Society for Anthropology and Ethnology (TSAE) is the professional organization representing all anthropologists and ethnologists in Taiwan. It has been formally registered with the Ministry of Interior Affairs as a non-profit organization since 2000. Currently TSAE has 170 due-paying members, plus 16 organization members. TSAE has its regular annual meeting in early October with formal business meetings, panels on special topics, paper presentations, and poster sessions. The only exception was in 2009 when TSAE also sponsored the Society of East Asian Anthropologists (SEAA, a branch of AAA) to have the joint meeting in Taipei that drew over 400 participants. TSAE also publishes Taiwan Journal of Anthropology (biannually) and two issues of newsletter AnthroVision each year.
