Affiliations and Memberships
The Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) is an international membership organization dedicated to reducing the
costs of technology through standards. Since 1993, ARTS has been delivering application standards exclusively to the retail industry.
ARTS has four standards: The Standard Relational Data Model, ARTS XML Schemas, UnifiedPOS and the Standard RFPs.
The BCAC is a non profit society whose primary aim is to stimulate and encourage the safe, orderly development of aviation and
aviation services in British Columbia, Canada. We have a small staff and permanent office at the Vancouver International Airport.
NACS, the Association for Convenience and Petroleum Retailing, was founded August 14, 1961, as the National Association of Convenience Stores.
NACS is an international trade association representing more than 2,200 retail and 1,800 supplier company members. NACS member companies
do business in nearly 40 countries around the world, with the majority of members based in the United States.
The U.S. convenience store industry, with 140,655 stores across the U.S., posted $495.3 billion in total sales for 2005, with $344.2 billion
in motor fuels sales.
PCATS, continues the development and maintenance of standards work initiated under the NACS Technology Standards Project.
The initial project focused its developmental efforts in the areas of network and system integration, business-to-business document
exchange and payment systems. PCATS seeks implementation of these standards by the industry's retailers and suppliers.
The Petroleum Equipment Institute is a trade association whose members manufacture, distribute and service petroleum marketing
and liquid handling equipment.
Founded in 1951, PEI represents over 1600 member companies located in all 50 states and over 80 countries.
Members include manufacturers, sellers and installers of equipment used in service stations, terminals, bulk plants, fuel oil
and gasoline delivery, and similar petroleum marketing operations.
The Retail Solutions Providers Association is the Industry Association for the retail information technology representing hardware
manufacturers, software developers, distributors and resellers -- any company providing retail technology products or services--
to the hospitality, general retail, supermarket or c-store vertical markets