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Christin asked for a list of training developer organizations similar to
STC. Here are two:
International Society for Performance Improvement - has lots of
Intructional Designers, Organizational Development, Performance
Technology, and Quality Assurance people.
American Society for Training and Development - has somewhat of a Human
Resources focus, but has training developers and facilitators in droves.