Founded in 1994, the Georgia Tech Alumni Association is an educational institution that provides academic classes and extracurricular activities. It conducts classes in industrial design, building construction, aerospace engineering, economics, international affairs, biology, math, physics and psychology. The association manages the Georgia Institute of Technology, which is a research university that serves more than 19,000 undergraduate and graduate students and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It organizes baseball, tennis, softball, swimming, golf, and track and field activities. The Georgia Tech Alumni Association operates the Ferst Center for the Arts, which has a seating capacity of over 1,000 people. Its Georgia Tech Alumni House hosts various business meetings, conferences and weddings. The association is affiliated with the Black Graduate Student Association, Georgia Tech Business Network, and Georgia Entrepreneurs Society. In addition, it manages the Alexander-Tharpe Fund, which offers scholarships for students who participate in athletic events.
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce is an independent, nonprofit organization that has a staff of more than 80 professionals and over 3,000 volunteers. It provides economic development services through proactive marketing, business location search, attracting company headquarters and creating quality jobs. The organization offers market evaluation services for investors and relocating and expanding businesses. It also provides business taxes and incentive information and trade site and building search services, as well as conducts industry research for labor, wages, demographic trends, and cost of living and operating. Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce offers employee recruitment assistance, strategic partnering and business introduction services. It additionally provides cost analysis services for transportation and logistics. Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce is located in Atlanta.
