International Biometrics Industry Association
Trade association representing developers, manufacturers, and integrators of biometric hardware and software.
http://www.ibia.org

Biometric Systems Lab (Italy)
Biometric Systems Lab - University of Bologna - Italy
http://bias.csr.unibo.it/research/biolab/

Association for Biometrics - UK
The AfB is a non-profit making organization which aims to be an international forum for research and development, system design and integration, application development, market development and other issues.
http://www.afb.org.uk/

BioAPI Consortium
- was formed to develop a widely available and widely accepted API that will serve for various biometric technologies
http://www.bioapi.org/

Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers
Dedicated to scientific investigation and identification since 1937. Members are from over 50 different law enforcement agencies. Website offers information on fingerprint technology.
http://www.scafo.org/

Connecticut's Biometric Imaging Project
Links, newsletter, projects, and publications.
http://www.dss.state.ct.us/digital.htm

Biometrics Institute (Australia)
Independent organisation engaged in research, analysis and education for biometric users, vendors and government agencies in the Asia Pacific.
http://www.biometricsinstitute.org

Biometrics in Human Services User Group
membership is open to all state, federal, provincial, educational or other governmental organizations interested in keeping pace with the latest developments in this field. The focus of BHSUG is providing a platform for sharing ideas and innovations, distributing findings, identifying best practices, recommending and creating useful standards for both human services users and technology developers for this market.
http://www.dss.state.ct.us/digital/faq/dihsug.htm

Security Industry Online
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is a full service, information clearing house, trade association representing the manufacturers of security products and services.
http://www.siaonline.org/

ICSA
independent organization offering objective views and opinions on computer security issues. Improve computer security through knowledge sharing, information dissemination, and security products certification.
http://www.icsa.net

FSTC (USA)
The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC)is a consortium of banks, financial services providers, national laboratories, universities, and government agencies who sponsor and participate in non-competitive collaborative research and development on interbank technical projects.
http://www.fstc.org/

SWGFAST
Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study and Technology
http://www.swgfast.org/