Alpha is the premier provider of real estate education in Virginia. Alpha offers courses for real estate professionals and the public. Through distance learning vehicles on the Internet and via correspondence courses, Alpha provides continuing education and post licensing education statewide. >visit website

Association Green provides sustainable, green meeting management and organization solutions to groups who want to become environmentally responsible. >visit website

The General Agents Association of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is an association of CEOs of insurance and financial services organizations whose mission is to encourage cooperation among its members, share the knowledge and experience of the members with each other, and to be the body through which the officers of the Company may secure reliable information and unselfish suggestions in regard to conditions affecting Company interests in the field. The association was founded in 1924 and organized to foster a spirit of cooperation, interdependence and communication between Home Office associates, field associates and fellow General Agents, and to be, at all times, a constructive force in the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. >visit website

HREPC serves as the trade organization for attorneys, certified public accountants, trust officers, chartered life underwriters and non-profit professionals in the Hampton Roads region. HREPC promotes the interests of the general public by developing a better understanding of their industry's services and ways to increase their effectiveness. >visit website

The Hampton Roads Gift Planning Council is a non-profit organization created in 2004 to facilitate, coordinate and encourage the education and training of the gift planning community and allied professionals. In order to fulfill these objectives, the HRGPC hosts virtual seminars, live programs, and other activities throughout the year. >visit website

HRRA is the largest REALTOR® trade association in southeastern Virginia with over 4,000 REALTOR® and affiliate members. HRRA has a long and impressive history, having been in existence since 1886, and recently celebrated their 120th Anniversary. HRRA members are also members of both the Virginia Association of REALTORS® (VAR), the largest of all trade associations in the state, and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), the largest trade association in the country with 1.3 million members. >visit website

IHFA serves as a resource for Hardee's® franchisees, facilitating communications among franchisees, the franchisor, and with vendors. IHFA is active on many issues critical to the system. Member benefits also include legal and legislative review, operations input, and purchasing opportunities. >visit website

IREM® has been the source for education, resources, information and membership for real estate management professionals for over 75 years. With 81 U.S. chapters, eight international chapters, and several other partnerships around the globe, IREM® is an international organization that serves as an advocate on issues affecting the real estate management industry. OMG manages the Hampton Roads Virginia Chapter No. 39. >visit website

CP3 MODSIM WORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO

MODSIM World is a unique multi-disciplinary international conference for the exchange of modeling and simulation knowledge, research and technology across industry, government and academia. >visit website

NARPM® is the dominant association for the management of single-family homes and other residential properties. Their mission is to support professional and ethical practices of rental home management through networking, education and designation. Founded in 1988, NARPM® now has over 2,000 professional, affiliate and support staff members. >visit website

NCARE is licensed by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission to teach the required real estate courses which will prepare students for the Real Estate Licensing Examination and fulfill broker applicant course requirements. NCARE provides students with the basic skills and knowledge necessary to act as a licensed real estate broker. >visit website

TMBA is the only trade association on the Southside which represents mortgage banking professionals and affiliate companies. >visit website

VAGP was founded in 1958 to promote the professional development of persons involved in the procurement function of governmental entities within the Commonwealth of Virginia. Their membership currently exceeds 1,100. >visit website