Eduard Petrovsky

International Association of Identification

None

International Association for Vegetation Science

Insurance Economics is a research programme set up by the Geneva Association, also known as the International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics.It is dedicated to making an original contribution to the progress of insurance through promoting studies of the interdependence between economics and insurance, to highlight the importance of risk and insurance economics as part of the modern general economic theory, to detect and define special aims for research programmes in risk and insurance economics, to stimulate and support academic and professional research work in risk and insurance economics throughout the world, and to diffuse knowledge and the results of research in risk and insurance economics worldwide. The Geneva Association has been the founding institution of the European Group of Risk and Insurance Economists (EGRIE) one of worldwide now three regional organisations that organise (mostly) academic experts in the fields of risk and insurance economics. The Geneva Association is furthermore the catalytical non-academic organisation for the arrangement of the first world congress for risk and insurance economists which was jointly organised by ARIA, APRIA, EGRIE and the Geneva Association in 2005 in Salt Lake City.The modern world has greatly increased the economic and financial performances and reliability. Conservely, the perception of risks and vulnerabilities - as a consequence of a higher level of knowledge - has increased to the point of producing feelings on insecurity.

Dr. Stefan Kannewischer

International Association of Culinary Professionals

The International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (commonly known as AICESIS), an association under Dutch law, is established in Brussels, Belgium. AICESIS has been founded on 1 July 1999, in Port Louis, Mauritius.The AICESIS members are economic and social Councils, i.e. consultative institutions, including organizations representing the social partners (employers, trade unions) and other stakeholders of civil society. These are essential components of participatory governance in modern societies.National Councils that are active members of AICESIS are autonomous bodies with national competence, drawing their authority from the constitution, the law, the decree or of any other mode of official recognition by public authorities and benefiting on their own of a real representativity of economic, social and environmental interests.AICESIS is developing fast. In its initial composition, the AICESIS had 27 members. In 2015, AICESIS registered 72 countries from four continents: Africa, Asia – Eurasia - Middle East, Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean.

The International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics (IAAEE) was a prominent group in the promotion of eugenics and segregation, and the first publisher of Mankind Quarterly.

International Association of Congo

President

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English

Worldwide

International Association of Exorcists

, General Secretary

The International Association of Language Centres was founded in 1983 as a non-profit organization to accredit and represent independent language schools teaching the official language of their country.There are currently 118 IALC accredited schools in 21 countries worldwide: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, USA.

International Association for the Study of Pain

The International Association for Quantitative Finance (IAQF), formerly the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE), is a non-profit professional society dedicated to fostering the fields of quantitative finance and financial engineering. The IAQF hosts several panel discussions throughout the year to discuss the issues that affect the industry from both academic and professional angles. Since it was established in 1992, the IAQF has expanded its reach to host events in San Francisco, Toronto, Boston, and London.

Global

International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property

International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety

International Association of Horticultural Producers

The International Association of Elevator Consultants, formerly National Association of Vertical Transportation Professionals, is an association of elevator consultants. The group states that it was formed to share information and ideas, network, and weed out the under-qualified individuals claiming to be elevator consultants.

The International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs (or IAGSDC) is an international umbrella organization for gay square dance. The association includes over eighty clubs. Most clubs are in the United States and Canada, with one club in Japan. There are no longer any active clubs in Britain, Denmark, or Australia.

TAXON - Journal of the IAPT. Retrieved on 2012-05-07.

The International Association of Bryologists (IAB), established in 1969, is a professional association promoting bryology (the study of mosses, liverworts and hornworts) globally for both amateurs and professionals. IAB was established at the XI International Botanical Congress in Seattle, Washington, with the goal of increasing cooperation between professional and amateur biologists throughout the world. The organization sponsors conferences and meetings relating to bryology, and sponsors the publication of The Bryological Times and Advances of Bryology. Together with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), they compiled the first red list of endangered bryophytes in 1997.

The International Association of Filipinologists (Tagalog: Pandaigdigang Kapisanan ng mga Pilipinista; Spanish: Asociación internacional de las filipinistas; French: Association Internationale des Philippinistes; German: Internationale Vereinigung der Filipinologen) is an unaccredited international organization of Filipino and non-Filipino intellectuals established in Paris, 1889 by the Bohemian scientist Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt and Philippine national hero Dr. José Rizal. Though a self-recognized convention, it was never accredited and recognized by the French government leading to its dissolution in August 1889.

International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

International Association for the Study of Forced Migration

Conferences, Publications

International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers

The International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA) was formed 18 November 1983 at the Hilton Hotel in Corning, NY under the guidance of Herbert MacDonell. The concept of an association came about as a result of a group of bloodstain analysts who recognized the need for a coordinated effort to develop themselves and the emerging field of bloodstain pattern analysis. Of the 23 people present at the meeting moderated by Deborah J. Wakida, 22 became Charter Members. Only Douglas Ridolfi of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department declined to join.In the early 1980s Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) was beginning to make its way into the investigative toolbox of many North American forensic sections. As any new method of gathering and interpreting forensic evidence, there was some apprehension in many areas of the legal system. When the IABPA bylaws were formed, one of the main objectives of the association was identified as promoting the education of all involved with bloodstain pattern analysis. This was to be done through study, research, and experimentation. There was also an identified need for standardization in the areas of training, analysis, terminology, and reporting.The IABPA meets annually in October, moving the location between Regions I to IV (see below).

International Association of Byzantine Studies (French: Association Internationale des Études Byzantines, AIEB) was launched in 1948 with Paul Lemerle as inaugural President. It is the International co-ordinating body that links national study groups. It has published a bulletin from 1964.Dionysios Zakythinos was chair between 1971-1976, and later president.

The International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, formerly known as the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools, is an organization of Baptist universities in the United States and abroad. It comprises 51 schools. It is located in Nashville, Tennessee.

The International Association for Sports Surface Sciences (ISSS) is the union of labs and experts in the field of sports surfaces. It was founded in 1985 in Switzerland. Its aims are the exchange of information and ideas regarding testing sports surfaces such as sports hall floors, synthetic surfaces of athletic tracks and artificial turf surfaces. Members are located all over the world.The ISSS is officially related to the IAAF. The ISSS has a board of directors consisting of Hans J. Kolitzus (CH/D), Vic Watson (GB), Ties Joosten (NL) and Alastair Cox (GB)). The head office is located in Switzerland. The ISSS organizes regular Technical Meetings with experts from the industry to discuss issues of common interest.

IAGA

The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA, previously known as International Association of Lighthouse Authorities) is a non-profit organization founded in 1957 to collect and provide nautical expertise and advice.

International Association of Engineers

Secretary General

The International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) promotes contact between scientists and others interested in the study of vegetation ecology, promotes research and publication of research results. In 1939 the International Phytosociological Society (IPS) was founded, with its headquarters in Montpellier, France.

The International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) promotes an understanding of plant biodiversity, facilitates international communication of research between botanists, and oversees matters of uniformity and stability in plant names. The IAPT was founded on July 18, 1950 at the Seventh International Botanical Congress in Stockholm, Sweden. Currently, the IAPT headquarters is located in Bratislava, Slovakia. Its current president, since 2011, is Vicki Funk of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.; vice-president is Sandra Knapp of the Natural History Museum, London; and secretary-general is Karol Marhold of the Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava.Both the taxonomic journal Taxon and the series Regnum Vegetabile are published by the IAPT. The latter series includes the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, the Index Nominum Genericorum, and Index Herbariorum.

International Association of Language Centres

The International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms (IALANA) is an international non-governmental organisation headquartered in The Hague. It was founded in 1988 and seeks "to build and strengthen international legal efforts to ban the use and threat of use of nuclear weapons." Its membership consists of individual lawyers and lawyer's organisations. The current President of the organisation is Christopher Weeramantry, a former Judge of the International Court of Justice.

Liège, Belgium

The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience commonly referred to as IAESTE (pronounced i-a-es-te or ai-es-te) is an international organization exchanging students for technical work experience abroad. Students gain relevant technical training lasting from 4 weeks to 18 months. IAESTE includes committees representing more than 80 countries, with the potential of accepting new countries into the organization every year.

International Association of Fire Fighters
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing professional fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada. The IAFF has more than 300,000 members in more than 3,200 affiliates in every U.S. state and in Canada. IAFF members protect 85 percent of the U.S. population.The IAFF is one of the most active lobbying organizations in Washington. Its Political Action Committee, FIREPAC, is among the top 25 federal PACs among the more than 4,000 in the country.[2]

The International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO) is an international non-profit professional organization for the promotion of research of and treatment for sexual offenders worldwide.

International Association of Bryologists

International Association of Master Penman, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting

The International Association of Exorcists is a Roman Catholic organization which was founded in 1990 by six priests including the world-famous exorcist of Rome, Father Gabriele Amorth and Father Jeremy Davies. Its statutes were approved by the Roman Catholic Church on June 13, 2014.

November, 2004

The International Association of Judicial Independence and World Peace and its members have been active in promoting judicial independence for over 30 years. It has conducted international projects and adopted international standards on judicial independence. Among the international standards which the association and its members were active in promotion: New Delhi Minimum Code of Judicial Independence, adopted in cooperation with the International Bar Association in 1982; The Montreal Declaration on the independence of justice adopted in cooperation with The World Association of Justice in 1983; and The Mount Scopus Standards of Judicial Independence in 2008.

International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE)

International Association for the Semiotics of Law

International Association of GeoChemistry

International Association

Scientific organization

The International Association of Hebrew Free Loans (IAHFL) is an umbrella organization for Hebrew Free Loan societies, organizations that offer interest-free loans. There are members around the world, with most in North America. Each member organization has its own rules regarding such things as who may borrow, the maximum loan amount, and the repayment process. However, all offer loans without interest.Hebrew Free Loan societies (such a society is also known as a Gemach) are based on the biblical injunction that Jews may not charge interest to other Jews in need, found in Exodus 22:25: "If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, do not act towards them as a creditor; exact no interest from them."The IAHFL provides a forum for independent free loan societies to interact, share information, and helps establish new Hebrew Free Loans. There is an annual conference hosted by a member organization.The IAHFL produces a newsletter several times a year.

Managing Director

IASP

International Association of Business Communicators

August 1889

Baltic Defence College; Royal Danish Defence College; Finnish National Defence University;Bundeswehr University Munich; Carol I National Defence University; Finnish National Defence University, the Netherlands Defence Academy; Swedish National Defence College; Military Academy at ETH Zurich; Educational and Training Services Branch of the British Army United Kingdom; Joint Services Command and Staff College

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia.

International Association for Promotion of Christian Higher Education

The International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) is an international scientific association that focuses on the study of terrestrial and planetary magnetism and space physics.IAGA is one of the eight associations of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. It is a non-governmental body funded through the subscriptions paid to IUGG by its member countries.

International Association of Lions Clubs

International Association of Marble, Slate and Stone Polishers, Rubbers and Sawyers, Tile and Marble Setters' Helpers and Marble Mosaic and Terrazzo Workers' Helpers

The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) is a non-profit organization committed to furthering international cooperation and scientific advancement in space systems safety. Its aim is to advance the science and application of space safety. IAASS was legally established on April 16, 2004 in the Netherlands. It became a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) in October 2004.

The International Association of Engineers (IAENG) is a non-profit international association for the engineers and the computer scientists. IAENG was founded by a group of engineers and computer scientists in 1968, originally as a private club network for its founding members.

about 80 countries

The International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR) was founded in 1909 as the Internationale Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie. The IVR is the world's central academic organization for the study and advancement of legal and social philosophy.The primary activities of the IVR include a World Congress every two years, publication of the international journal Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie (ARSP), and the IVR Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy.The seat of IVR is in Wiesbaden, in the Federal Republic of Germany.The IVR is divided into autonomous national sections embracing most of the nations of the world. The American section of the International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (Amintaphil) publishes to book series Amintaphil: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice.Many notable academics have served as president of the organization, including Neil MacCormick (Scotland), Ulfrid Neumann (Germany), Enrico Pattaro (Italy), Eugenio Bulygin (Argentina) and Mortimer Sellers (U.S.).

The International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) is a charitable organization that works for religious freedom around the world. It was founded in Boston in 1900 and is the oldest international interfaith group.IARF has over ninety affiliated groups, spread over twenty countries, with a wide range of faiths represented, including Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Shintoism.In 1972 IARF was granted consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Fund (ECOSOC).

International Association for Mission Studies

The International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) is an association founded in 1985. It is an international non-governmental organization (NGO), which was created and developed as a specialized section of the International Statistical Institute (ISI). It is thus an Association of physical and legal persons who have scientific or professional interest in the field of official statistics. IAOS brings together producers and users of official statistics. IAOS aims to promote the understanding and advancement of official statistics and related subjects and to foster the development of effective and efficient official statistical services through international contacts among individuals and organizations, including users of official statistics as well as research institutes. Its next biennial conferences will be from 8 to 10 October 2014 in Da Nang, Vietnam, to discuss how best to meet the statistical needs of a changing world. The Association publishes a quarterly statistical journal, the Statistical Journal of the IAOS, which includes peer reviewed articles relevant to the field of official statistics. An annual Young Statisticians Prize is awarded to the best paper in the field of official statistics written by a young statistician.

Association

International Association of EMTs and Paramedics - IAEP

International Association of Elevator Consultants

The International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) is a non-profit non-governmental scientific organization committed to serving the science of hydrology and the worldwide community of hydrologists. The IAHS was established in 1922, and presently claims a membership in excess of 5000, from over 130 countries.Ten international scientific commissions deal with the hydrological cycle, water resources, and specific techniques.

January 1889

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers

The International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) is an organization incorporated in the United States in 1981. The function of IALEIA is to advance standards of professionalism in law enforcement intelligence analysis at the local, state, national and international levels.

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International Association for Mobile Learning

International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists

The International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists is the international professional association of people and institutions who are professionally involved in creating, capturing, accessing, or disseminating information and knowledge concerning agriculture and rural development. See list of similar professional associations.IAALD acts as a community of practice, linking and connecting information professionals worldwide. It convenes conferences and meetings, publishes a peer-reviewed journal, sponsors professional training and education, facilities e-discussions, and publishes a web site, blog, etc. It works through a network of country and regional chapters; cooperating with independent 'sister' regional and specialist associations such as AIBDA, JAALD, and USAIN.IAALD collaborates with organizations like the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United States National Agricultural Library (NAL) and other leading agricultural research and knowledge institutes.Over the years IAALD has held twelve world congresses and thirty-three regional conferences on six of the seven continents. The most recent was in Japan in 2008; the next will be in France in 2010. The IAALD Africa Chapter held its second regional conference in Ghana in July 2009.IAALD publications include A Primer for Agricultural Libraries (2 editions), Current Agricultural Serials, World Directory of Agricultural Libraries and Documentation Centres, Agricultural Resource Centers: A World Directory (3 editions), as well as newsletters and training aids.IAALD was established in 1955 as the International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists - hence the acronym.

The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) is an international association of non-profit, scientific or professional organizations (being national, multi-national, or international in scope) concerned with pattern recognition, computer vision, and image processing in a broad sense. Normally, only one organization is admitted from any one country, and individuals interested in taking part in IAPR's activities may do so by joining their national organization.

The International Association of Educators is a non-profit, non-partisan and non-governmental international organization. It aims to develop new pedagogies and alternative languages for multi-cultural communication and understanding. The association provides the global communications spheres for its members from 45 different countries and 250 different universities in order to contribute to world peace through education.

The International Association of Health Central Service Material Management (IAHSCMM) is a professional association which represents healthcare Central Service (CS) professionals, and is based in Chicago, Illinois with over 21,000 members worldwide. IAHSCMM in association with Purdue University provides education and professional certification for central service personnel in the field.

International Association of Geodesy

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International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO)

International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

Presidency of the IAMP rotates between member institutions

International Association of Medical Colleges

The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) is a non-profit organization committed to furthering international cooperation and scientific advancement in space systems safety. Its aim is to advance the science and application of space safety. IAASS was legally established on April 16, 2004 in the Netherlands. It became a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) in October 2004. The IAASS is based on the intellectual interaction of individual members who together shape the technical vision of the association, and make the association services available to stakeholders (on a non-profit basis).In June 2006, former US Senator John Glenn and first American to orbit became an Honorary Member. In June 2010, IAASS was granted the Observer status at the United Nations COPUOS (Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space).The association counts more than 200 professional members from 25 countries, 55% of the members are from industry, while the remaining 45% come from space agencies, governmental institutions and academia.A 2005 report by the Space and Advanced Communications Research Institute (SACRI) of George Washington University, titled Space Safety Report: Vulnerabilities and Risk Reduction In U.S. Human Space Flight Programs suggested that the newly formed IAASS might help improve the safety of the International Space Station (ISS). It also recommended NASA work with the IAASS to develop safety standards and advancement of space debris minimization and control.The first IAASS conference was held in Nice, France in October 2005. The European Space Agency sponsored the second IAASS Conference "Space Safety in a Global World" in May 2007 in Chicago. The third conference was held 21–23 October 2008 in Rome, Italy. The fourth conference was held 19–21 May in Huntsville, USA. The fifth conference was held 17–19 October 2011 in Versailles, France, and the 6th conference 21–23 May 2013 in Montreal, Canada.

International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research

International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

Port Louis

The International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms (IALANA) is an international non-governmental organisation headquartered in The Hague. It was founded in 1988 and seeks "to build and strengthen international legal efforts to ban the use and threat of use of nuclear weapons." Its membership consists of individual lawyers and lawyer's organisations. The current President of the organisation is Christopher Weeramantry, a former Judge of the International Court of Justice. The German section of the organisation was co-founded by former German Minister of Justice Herta Däubler-Gmelin. IALANA had a central role in the process that sought an advisory ruling on the legality of nuclear arms from the International Court of Justice.The organisation has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers

International Association for Political Science Students

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International Association of Law Schools

International Association of EMTs and Paramedics

The International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL) is an academic society for first language acquisition researchers. It was founded in 1970 by a group of prominent language acquisition researchers to promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in the study of child language. Its major activity is the sponsorship of the triennial International Congress for the Study of Child Language, for which it publishes proceedings. It also publishes the Child Language Bulletin approximately twice a year.

Terrence M. Cunningham

Student Associations / Individuals

IAHS

The International Association of Arson Investigators (abbreviated IAAI) is a professional association of individuals who conduct fire investigations. The IAAI provides resources for training, research, and technology for fire investigators around the world. It is based in Crofton, Maryland.This organization was formed and chartered as a nonprofit organization in Louisville Kentucky. President George Parker based on the wishes of the membership; filed the request for incorporation in the latter part of 1949 The IAAI received its charter December 4, 1951. The State of Kentucky required an “Annual verification of IAAI Incorporation” filed with the Secretary of State. This was to include the name of an individual within the State of Kentucky who would be responsible for any actions of the IAAI. George Parker (President 1949-50) was the first to fill this position followed by John T. Underwood (State Fire Marshal, Frankfort Kentucky). The official title within the State of Kentucky was “Corporation Process Agent”; the individual holding the position became an Ex-Officio Member of the IAAI Board of Directors. Thus, the IAAI became a viable and functional association due to the need and necessity of training and education in the uncharted waters of fire and arson investigation, which was nonexistent at that time.The first comprehensive organizational study of the International Association of Arson Investigators was conducted in 1999. The consultant retained to conduct that study presented the IAAI Board of Directors with a report of the results of his study, entitled “Preparing for the Challenges of the 21st Century, A Study in Organizational Effectiveness".The methodology employed in the preparation of the first study included soliciting input from the existing Board, Committees, Chapters, Executive Director, Office Manager, staff and other stakeholder groups. A strategic plan was ultimately developed by the consultant and adopted by the Board in 2000. That plan established goals, objectives and strategies for the association to pursue. Specific action plans designated as 1, 3 and 5-year goals were identified. The document has been available for the entire membership on the IAAI website. In the fall of 2003 President Sneed appointed a Strategic Planning Committee. The committee was charged with reviewing the current plan and development of the next 5-year strategic plan. The committee consisted of 2nd VP Kirk Hankins, Executive Director Alan Clark, Director Tom Fee, Director Joe Sesniak and Chapters Committee Chair Roger Krupp. A strategic plan is the roadmap of any business or association and requires constant review and referral by the governing body to succeed. The committee recognizes the trust placed in us by the Executives and Board. The committee has come to realize the enormity of such an undertaking however an appreciation of the importance of the work has been our inspiration. We hope that the ultimate approval and implementation of the plan will guide the IAAI to fully achieve her vision.

The International Association of Hebrew Free Loans (IAHFL) is an umbrella organization for Hebrew Free Loan societies, organizations that offer interest-free loans. There are members around the world, with most in North America. Each member organization has its own rules regarding such things as who may borrow, the maximum loan amount, and the repayment process.

The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) is a non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting the profession of emergency management by working with its membership to promote the goals of saving lives and protecting property during emergencies and disasters.IAEM currently has over 5,000 members in more than 58 countries and is structured in seven Councils around the world: Asia, Canada, Europa, International, Oceania, Student and US.IAEM promotes its Principles of Emergency Management, and also aims to provide information, networking and professional development for its members.

International Association of Master Penman, Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting

President and Director

The International Association of Consulting Actuaries (IACA) first met in 1960, and was formally constituted, separate from the International Actuarial Association, in 1968. It holds international meetings every other year to consider issues of concern to consulting actuaries.Much of the impetus for early meetings was stimulated by Max Lander and Geoffrey Heywood, who continued to play a prominent role in the association for many years.

IAG

dissolved

The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA), founded in 1982 is a nonprofit association of scholars, writers, and publishers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in literature, film, and the other arts.

The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience commonly referred to as IAESTE (pronounced i-a-es-te or ai-es-te) is an international organization exchanging students for technical work experience abroad. Students gain relevant technical training lasting from 4 weeks to 18 months. IAESTE includes committees representing more than 80 countries, with the potential of accepting new countries into the organization every year. At the general conference 2005 held in Cartagena, Colombia, the statute and by-laws of IAESTE a.s.b.l. were established, making IAESTE a registered "associacion sans but lucratif" (non-profit organization), with the centre in Luxembourg. The current President is prof. Bernard Baeyens from Colombia. IAESTE's motto is "Work, Experience, Discover". IAESTE's aims are to connect students with employers in foreign countries, provide university students with technical experience, and culturally enrich students and their host communities.

International Association of Democratic Lawyers

Journalists in action around the world!

International Association of Crime Analysts

The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists strives to advance human rights everywhere, including the prevention of war crimes, the punishment of war criminals, the prohibition of weapons of mass destruction, and international co-operation based on the rule of law and the fair implementation of international covenants and conventions.The Association is especially committed to issues that are on the agenda of the Jewish people, and works to combat racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, Holocaust denial and negation of the State of Israel.IAJLJ was founded in 1969.

The International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA) was formed 18 November 1983 at the Hilton Hotel in Corning, NY under the guidance of Herbert MacDonell. The concept of an association came about as a result of a group of bloodstain analysts who recognized the need for a coordinated effort to develop themselves and the emerging field of bloodstain pattern analysis. Of the 23 people present at the meeting moderated by Deborah J. Wakida, 22 became Charter Members.

International Association of Arson Investigators

International Association of Analytical Psychologists

The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners, (INTERCARGO) is the association to aim for the interests of owners, operators and managers on dry cargo shipping industry since 1980. It has worked closely with the other international associations to promote a safe, high quality, efficient, environmentally friendly and profitable dry cargo shipping industry.It has Consultative status within the International Maritime Organisation.

about 1000

The International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) is a psychological organization founded to scientifically investigate the nature of aesthetic experience and aesthetic behavior. The group has members in over 25 countries. IAEA was founded at the first international congress in Paris in 1965 by Daniel Berlyne, Robert Francés, Carmelo Genovese, and Albert Wellek. Although IAEA has been active for half a century, the domain of experimental aesthetics is much older.

IAPT web site. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.

International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists

International Association of Jazz Educators

The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA), founded in 1982 is a nonprofit association of scholars, writers, and publishers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in literature, film, and the other arts. Its principle activities are the organization of the International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA), which was first held in 1980, and the publication of a journal, the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts (JFA), which has been published regularly since 1990.Membership in the IAFA is open but almost all members are scholars, teachers, and graduate students in the field of Science fiction studies or Fantasy literature or Horror literature, or are authors.

The International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts (French: Société Internationale des Bibliothèques et des Musées des Arts du Spectacle, abbreviated SIBMAS) promotes practical and theoretical research in the documentation of performing arts. The association was founded in 1954 and has organized biennial international conferences since then, primarily in European cities.Institutional members include universities, libraries and museums in 29 countries.SIBMAS is engaged in three permanent projects:The World Directory on Theatre Museums and LibrariesThe International Bibliography of TheatreThe World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre in six volumesAlso sponsored is the on-line International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions, a list of over 7,000 institutions with material relating to the performing arts.The association is governed by a 16-member international executive committee.

International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics

International Association of Gerontology

The IAGC (International Association of GeoChemistry, formerly known as the International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry) is affiliated with the International Union of Geological Sciences and has been one of the pre-eminent international geochemical organizations for over thirty-five years.The principal objective of the IAGC is to foster co-operation in, and advancement of, geochemistry in the broadest sense.

Differentiated: Life, Benefactor, Patron, Sponsor, Professional, Supporting, Basic.

The International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) is a psychological organization founded to scientifically investigate the nature of aesthetic experience and aesthetic behavior. The group has members in over 25 countries. IAEA was founded at the first international congress in Paris in 1965 by Daniel Berlyne, Robert Francés, Carmelo Genovese, and Albert Wellek. Although IAEA has been active for half a century, the domain of experimental aesthetics is much older. It is the second-oldest branch of scientific psychology, traditionally dating from 1876, the year Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801-1887) published his Vorschule der Aesthetik (Preschool of Aesthetics). Fechner, who also is credited with founding psychophysics, established methods for examining aesthetic response to a variety of visual forms, including an exploration of the venerable Golden Section hypothesis. Since the inception of IAEA in 1965, research on empirical aesthetics has continued to progress, with many pioneers prominent in its membership: witness, for instance, such classic books such as Daniel Berlyne’s (1971) Aesthetics and Psychobiology, Colin Martindale’s (1990) The Clockwork Muse: The Predictability of Artistic Change, or a variety of more recent contributions from IAEA’s current members.The International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) is an organization of researchers who use scientific methods to investigate aesthetic experience and aesthetic behavior in a wide variety of domains, including encounters with beauty, visual art, music, literature, film, theater, philosophy, and museum behavior. Our membership includes individuals from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, museology, art history, philosophy, musicology, and other domains.Currently, the officers of IAEA are President Helmut Leder (Vienna), Secretary Stefano Mastandrea (Rome) and Treasurer Thomas Jacobsen (Hamburg). A list of former officers can be found on the IAEA webpage (http://www.science-of-aesthetics.org/index.html).IAEA organizes bi-annual conferences . IAEA is closely associated with the journal Empirical Studies in the Arts. IAEA gives several awards to recognize excellence in empirical research on aesthetics and creativity: The Gustav Theodor Fechner Award for Outstanding Contributions to Empirical Aesthetics. The Sir Francis Galton Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Study of Creativity. The Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten Award for Outstanding Contributions of Young Scientists.

International Association for Visual Semiotics

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is a network of more than 11,000 fire chiefs and emergency officers. The Association was established in 1873 with John S. Damrell as president. It is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. The President and Chair of the Board is Rhoda Mae Kerr, Fire Chief, Austin, Texas. The CEO and Executive Director is Mark W. Light.

The International Association for Technology Trade (IATT) is a consortium of technology organizations, strategic advisors, government agencies and corporate members seeking to generate successful global business opportunities – with a key focus on China and emerging economies. IATT runs ongoing trade missions to developing regions, sponsors and co-promotes conferences and symposia, and provides strategic services to companies entering and expanding into emerging markets.

International Association of Academies

The International Association of Amateur Heralds (IAAH) is a group of heraldic enthusiasts from around the world that exists to discuss all aspects of heraldry. It was formerly known only as the Association of Amateur Heralds, or AAH. The Association exists only in cyberspace and was created to encourage the art and science of heraldry through helping people with heraldic enquiries.The Association's stated aim is promotion and education in the fields of the art and science of heraldry. This vision was the core driving principle of the Association's foundation. Although people and positions change, the Association continues to grow and evolve. The founding principles remain intact, as a result of contributions by volunteers from among its membership acting in various capacities. Members contribute articles on the subject of heraldry, refine the Association's articles and bylaws, and service arms design requests by members of the public. Members continue to contribute towards the roll of arms which reflects the work of the Association's heralds and heraldic artists.The IAAH Patron is Cecil Humphery-Smith OBE, FSA, FHS from UK.The IAAH President for 2016/17 is Chris Green, a retired British diplomat living in Sweden.The Association of Amateur Heralds successfully applied for a registration of Armorial Bearings with the South African Bureau of Heraldry in 2002 with a certificate being issued on 16 January of that year. Application for the AAH coat of arms with the South African Bureau of Heraldry appears in the South African Government Gazette No. 22518, Notice 713. Registration of the AAH coat of arms with the South African Bureau of Heraldry appears in the South African Government Gazette No. 22786, Notice 1075.Arms: Per pale Gules and Sable, an antique coronet within eight escutcheons in orle Or.Crest: A mouse sejant affronte Or langued Gules holding in its forepaws a paintbrush bendwise Proper.Motto: With Open Arms.

International Association of Media and History

International Association of Aviation Personnel Schools

The International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) is a non-profit non-governmental scientific organization committed to serving the science of hydrology and the worldwide community of hydrologists. The IAHS was established in 1922, and presently claims a membership in excess of 5000, from over 130 countries.Ten international scientific commissions deal with the hydrological cycle, water resources, and specific techniques. Other working groups and initiatives address particular issues.

The International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) is a professional organization consisting primarily of linguists working in fields related to the area of language and law, or forensic linguistics. Areas of expertise include (but are not limited to) authorship attribution, disputed confessions, trademark issues, legal language, etc.

The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) is a voluntary association founded to unite licensed physicians who practice aesthetic medicine, by assisting in their professional and personal development.

International Association of Machinists

International Association for Military Pedagogy

Sherryl Vint, President; Isabella van Elferen, First Vice-president; Donald Morse, Conference Chair

International Association of Film and Television Academies and Universities

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is a technically based organization consisting of twelve marine classification societies headquartered in London.Marine classification is a system for promoting the safety of life, property and the environment primarily through the establishment and verification of compliance with technical and engineering standards for the design, construction and life-cycle maintenance of ships, offshore units and other marine-related facilities. These standards are contained in rules established by each Society. IACS provides a forum within which the member societies can discuss, research and adopt technical criteria that enhance maritime safety.

International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights

International Association of Black Actuaries

International Association of Educators

Learned Society

International Association of Aeronautical Telecommunications

The International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) is the international association for political science students and students interested in political science issues. The association is politically independent, non-profit and student-run.

Lanham, Maryland, United States

The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) was founded in 1989 as The International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP). It is a non-for-profit organization that sees as its mission to further the understanding of institutions for the management of resources that are or could be held or used collectively as a commons by communities in developing and industrialized countries.According to its vision statement, the goals of the association are:to encourage exchange of knowledge on the commons among diverse disciplines, areas, and resource typesto foster mutual exchange of scholarship and practical experienceto promote appropriate institutional design

International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists

IAKS

The International Association for Quantitative Finance (IAQF), formerly the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE), is a non-profit professional society dedicated to fostering the fields of quantitative finance and financial engineering. The IAQF hosts several panel discussions throughout the year to discuss the issues that affect the industry from both academic and professional angles.

International Association of Gerontologists

Davis, P.H. & V. H. Heywood . Principles of Angiosperm Taxonomy, revised ed. Huntington, New York: Robert E. Krieger. ISBN 0-88275-129-8.

The International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), is a non-profit organization whose members implement and participate in astronomical and space art projects, promote education about space art and foster international cooperation in artistic work inspired by the exploration of the Universe.The IAAA was founded in 1982 and was formally registered as an association of astronomical artists in 1986.

The International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP) is an organization that was founded in 2001 to promote the development of relational psychoanalysis.The association is a professional and intellectual community of clinicians and non-clinicians (such as academics) who are committed to developing relational perspectives and exploring similarities and differences with other approaches to psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.

International Association of Applied Psychology

Evgueny Velikhov

International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) is an association of gun rights organizations, with over 29 member organizations.

The International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) is an association founded in 1985. It is an international non-governmental organization (NGO), which was created and developed as a specialized section of the International Statistical Institute (ISI). It is thus an Association of physical and legal persons who have scientific or professional interest in the field of official statistics. IAOS brings together producers and users of official statistics.

The International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA) is a professional association founded in 1990 to provide training, literature, networking, and professional development resources to individuals involved in the crime analysis profession. It also advocates for the development of crime analysis programs in law enforcement agencies.

International Association for the Study of the Commons

Educational

International Association of Facilitators

Bernie Ferguson, JD

The International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP) was founded in 1981. It pursues only educational and scientific objectives to contribute to the advancement of teaching and research in the field of the law of intellectual property.

International Association of Forensic Linguists

Born from an exchange of ideas between Michel Costantini and Göran Sonesson during the congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies held in Perpignan, in the south of France, in 1988, the International Association for Visual Semiotics (Asociación Internacional de Semiótica Visual, in Spanish, Association internationale de sémiotique visuelle, in French, the three official languages of the association), whose abbreviation is AISV-IAVS, was officially founded as an association under the French law in 1989 in Blois, France, where the first international congress was held in 1990.The congress had in that opportunity more than one hundred of visual semioticians coming from all over the world. At that time, the association was called International Association of Semiology of the Image, or AISIM (according to its acronym in French), and its name was changed in 1992.As its name indicates (visual semiotics), the main objective of the IAVS is to gather semioticians all over the world who are interested in images and, in more general terms, in visual signification, without privileging any particular interpretation of semiotics, and without favoring any semiotic tradition in particular.

International Association of Geoanalysts

Quincy, MA - Headquarters

International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners

The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers is a union in the United States and Canada, which represents, trains and protects primarily construction workers, as well as shipbuilding and metal fabrication employees.

IANDS Board of Directors

The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is a global network of communications professionals.Each summer, IABC hosts World Conference, a three-day event with professional development seminars and activities, as well as talks by industry leaders.Decisions within the organization are made by a two-thirds vote of the executive board, which is elected by members. IABC members agree to follow a professional code of ethics, which encourages members to do what is legal, ethical and in good taste.

International Association of Chiefs of Police

The International Association of Arabic Dialectology (French: Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe, AIDA) is an association of researchers in Arabic dialects, from all over the world.

International Association of Lighthouse Authorities

The International Association of Arson Investigators (abbreviated IAAI) is a professional association of individuals who conduct fire investigations. The IAAI provides resources for training, research, and technology for fire investigators around the world. It is based in Crofton, Maryland.This organization was formed and chartered as a nonprofit organization in Louisville Kentucky.

The International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) is a scientific and educational organisation whose aims are to promote research into and understanding of the proper management and protection of groundwater for the common good throughout the world.

International Association for the Treatment of Sex Offenders

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International Association for Plant Taxonomy

International Association of Exhibitions and Events

International Association of Consulting Actuaries

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) was founded in 1991 by seven companies. The primary goal of the association is to "advocate and promote the practice of safe and environmentally responsible private-sector travel to the Antarctic".Since the group's inception membership has grown to over 100 members. In addition there are tour groups working outside the association which may not follow its safety and environmental guidelines.The need for an association like the IAATO is that seven countries have made territorial claims in Antarctica. However, no country recognizes the claim of any other country. In fact, in some cases, countries claim the same piece of the continent. Therefore, it is rarely clear what authority is in charge. This has left the Antarctic tourism industry largely self-regulated. Hence the need for an organization like the IAATO.There is a IAATO website that has information on the Antarctic Treaty, visitor guidelines, visitor briefing videos, tourism statistics and more.

International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) is the association of the owner of the independent tankers in the world. It started in 1970 to speak out for the independent tankers' owners, non-oil companies and non-state controlled tanker owners, for the safe shipping of oil and chemicals and to act as a forum for marine policy creation. Membership is open to independent tanker owners and operators of oil and chemical tankers, i.e.

International Association of Athletics Federations Hall Of Fame

, General President Emeritus

The International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists is the international professional association of people and institutions who are professionally involved in creating, capturing, accessing, or disseminating information and knowledge concerning agriculture and rural development. See list of similar professional associations.IAALD acts as a community of practice, linking and connecting information professionals worldwide.

Philip Watson

The International Association for Media and History (IAMHIST) is a scholarly organization which brings together media historians and professionals with an interest in media history. Founded in the summer of 1977 it organizes biennial conferences, which have typically rotated between venues in the UK, US and the continent of Europe.

International Association of Empirical Aesthetics

International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms

Executive Director

International Association of Film and Television Schools

IACS

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London, England

The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) is a voluntary membership-driven organization of insurance supervisors and regulators from over 190 jurisdictions in more than 140 countries. In addition to its Members, approximately 135 Observers representing international institutions, professional associations and insurance and reinsurance companies, as well as consultants and other professionals participate in IAIS activities.

non-profit organization run by students

International Association of Athletics Federation

International Association for Statistical Computing

International Association of Hydrological Sciences

International Association of Byzantine Studies

The International Association of Mathematical Physics (IAMP) was founded in 1976 to promote research in mathematical physics. It brings together research mathematicians and theoretical physicists, including students. The association's ordinary members are individual researchers, although associate membership is available to organizations and companies. The IAMP is governed by an executive committee elected by the ordinary members.The association sponsors the International Congress on Mathematical Physics (ICMP), which takes place every three years, and it also supports smaller conferences and workshops. There is a quarterly news bulletin.IAMP currently awards two kinds of research prizes in mathematical physics at its triannual meetings, the Henri Poincaré Prize (created in 1997) and the Early Career Award (created in 2009).

The International Association of Labour Law Journals is a learned society that aims to promote the international study and exchange of labour law publications. It consists of twenty-one law reviews published in countries across the world. The current president is Steven L. Willborn (University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law).

The International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) was created in 1919 by Édouard Claparède under the name of International Association of Psychotechnics, that is Association Internationale de Psychotechnique and the secretary general was Jean-Maurice Lahy. The present name was adopted in 1955.Members are individuals with an adequate expertise in applied psychology and it means at least a university degree in Psychology and leadership in the national association of psychology.

Trade Missions, Conferences, Symposia, Strategic Services

International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion

Maurice Ali

International Association for Sports Surface Sciences

72 Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions

Leslee Xu, software council chair

International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

United States

The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), formerly the International Association of Gerontological Societies is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that promotes gerontological research and training, and represents gerontological organizations internationally.

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International Association of Energy Economics

International Association of Engineering and Food

IACP

International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management

Mark Barnes

International Association of Flight and Critical Care Paramedics

Medical research

International Association of Hydrogeologists

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is an international learned society promoting research, education, and policies for the knowledge and management of pain. The IASP was founded in 1973 under the leadership of John Bonica. Its secretariat, formerly based in Seattle, Washington is now located in Washington, DC. It publishes the scientific journal Pain.

The International Association of Academies (1899 - 1913) was an academy designed for the purpose of linking the various Academies around the world, of which the first meeting was held in Paris, France, in 1900. The first president was M. J. de Goeje, a Dutch Orientalist.

The International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) is a tax-exempt, nonprofit professional organization that represents black actuarial professionals and students around the world. Its members include Fellows, Associates and students of the Society of Actuaries, the Casualty Actuarial Society, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, and Enrolled Actuaries originating from the United States, Canada, Caribbean and African nations.

The International Association for Philosophy and Literature (IAPL), founded in 1976, brings together thinkers and scholars working in a wide range of disciplines concerned with the study of philosophical, historical, critical, and theoretical issues. The IAPL is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and to the enhancement of scholarly research in the arts and the humanities.

The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) is an international non-partisan organization that seeks to further research and teaching about the nature, causes, and consequences of genocide, and to advance policy studies on the prevention of genocide.

International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) is an international organization of left-wing and progressive jurists' associations with sections and members in 50 countries and territories.

The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) is a non-profit organization devoted to sports buildings and leisure centres.The IAKS was founded in Cologne in 1965. It is the only non-profit organization concerned globally with the subject of sports facility development and has therefore been awarded the status of Recognized Organization by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).The IAKS has about 1,000 members in a current 110 countries with seven sections worldwide. These are Germany, Japan, Latin America/Caribbean, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and Spain (status 2016).

Robert A. Collins

International Association for Standards

International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) is the association of the owner of the independent tankers in the world. It started in 1970 to speak out for the independent tankers' owners, non-oil companies and non-state controlled tanker owners, for the safe shipping of oil and chemicals and to act as a forum for marine policy creation. Membership is open to independent tanker owners and operators of oil and chemical tankers, i.e. non-oil companies and non-state controlled tanker owners, who fulfil the Association's membership criteria. Independent owners operate some 80% of the world's tanker fleet and the vast majority are INTERTANKO members. As of January 2012, the organisation had 235 members, whose combined fleet comprises some 3,380 tankers totalling 285 million dwt. INTERTANKO's associate membership stands at some 320 companies with an interest in shipping of oil and chemicals.INTERTANKO are responsible for the compilation of several marine industry books and publications. Witherby Seamanship are the sole official distributor and editors of INTERTANKO publications. Their central offices are in Oslo, Norway and in London.

International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts

International Association of Arabic Dialectology

Organized in 1928 as the National Association of Exposition Managers to represent the interests of trade show and exposition managers, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) is today the leading association for the global exhibition industry. Today, IAEE represents over 8,500 individuals who conduct and support exhibitions around the world.The IAEE has over 7,000 members in twelve chapters, which include:Central Texas ChapterDallas/Fort Worth ChapterMexico ChapterMidwestern ChapterNew England ChapterNew York Area ChapterNorthern California ChapterRocky Mountain ChapterSoutheastern ChapterSouthwest ChapterUNLV Student ChapterWashington D.C. Chapter

The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is an international suicide prevention organization. Founded by Erwin Ringel and Norman Farberow in 1960, IASP, which is in an official relationship with the World Health Organization, is dedicated to preventing suicidal behaviour and providing a forum for mental health professionals, crisis workers, suicide survivors and other people in one way or another affected by suicidal behaviour. The organization now consists of professionals and volunteers from over 50 countries worldwide.The IASP also co-sponsors World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 every year, with the World Health Organization.

International Association for Media and History

International Association of Mathematical Physics

The International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), is a non-profit organization whose members implement and participate in astronomical and space art projects, promote education about space art and foster international cooperation in artistic work inspired by the exploration of the Universe.The IAAA was founded in 1982 and was formally registered as an association of astronomical artists in 1986. Since its founding, the IAAA has grown to number over 120 members, representing twenty countries. The organization serves the community of artists creating works inspired by astronomy and outer space, serving as a networking resource on topics specific to the trade as well as issues common to professional artists. Although the early practitioners in the 1930s and 40s, such as Lucian Rudaux and Chesley Bonestell, (see Space Art) were realists, many IAAA artists produce work which is impressionistic, expressionistic, abstract or surreal; however, the majority (unlike science fiction and fantasy artists, who work almost purely from imagination) do have a background in astronomy, physics and mathematics which enables them to interpret accurately the data from observatories and space probes, and convert them into believable images.They may also be called upon to depict those very probes and satellites (often working with NASA or JPL scientists) – for who is out there to photograph them? They paint in oils, acrylics, gouache and markers, use pens, pastels or coloured pencils, or the latest digital technology. But these artists have an advantage over mere technology, for they can travel where machines cannot; and this includes into the past, the future and faster than light.A major activity of the IAAA is space art workshops, in most cases at remote locations with geology common to what has been discovered on other worlds. Iceland, Death Valley, Hawaii, The Colorado Plateau including Meteor Crater, and other locations with a sense of the unworldly about them have been visited in workshops. Painting and sketching such scenery outdoors helps in training the artist to know the landscape and the forces shaping it, as well as to reinforce the sensory impressions one is putting into their work of the effects of light and shade in the atmosphere.

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International Association for Semiotic Studies

International Association of Medical Colleges (IAOMC) is a Professional association, basically meant for peer evaluation of the medical education and maintaining uniform standards and recognition of physicians qualifications provided by individual medical schools anywhere in the world.

The International Association of Applied Linguistics (French: Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée), or AILA, was formed in 1964 as an association of various national organizations for applied linguistics. AILA has more than 8,000 members in more than 30 different applied linguistics associations around the world. Its most high-profile activity is the World Congress of Applied Linguistics, which takes place once every three years.

Harold A. Schaitberger, president

To advance and promote the law enforcement profession, protect the safety of law enforcement officers drawing on the expertise and experiences of its membership and professional staff, address issues confronting law enforcement through advocacy, programs, research, and training.

IAGC

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The International Association of Flight and Critical Care Paramedics is a non-profit organization that represents critical care paramedics that transport critically ill or injured patients by means of airborne (rotor and fixed wing) or ground vehicles. Established in 1986 as the National Flight Paramedic Association (NFPA) the IAFCCP was founded with the purpose of providing education and representation to flight paramedics and now, as of February 2011, has expanded their representation to ground critical care paramedics.As established on the IAFCCP website, the mission statement is to "provide its members representation, education and development, and in the process, make it a rewarding and quality experience."

The International Association of Aviation Personnel Schools (formerly the European Association of Aviation Pilot Schools) is a worldwide association of pilot schools. The organization was created on 25 October 1995, and was later renamed in 2009 to also include aviation schools not located in Europe.The IAAPS is recognized by various national and international aviation authorities. The association is also part of the rulemaking group of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The organization currently represents 25 member schools and puts forward goals to improve the quality of pilot studies and to represent the schools in the official administrations, including the Civil Aviation Authority, and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). It is also supported by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus, which organizes many of the logistical aspects the association, including Airbus headquarters.

International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property

The International Association of Cryospheric Sciences, or IACS, is the eighth association of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). It was launched by the IUGG Council on 2007-07-04, developing from the International Commission of Snow and Ice of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) via the transitional Union Commission for the Cryospheric Sciences (UCCS).Formation of this new Association is recognition of the importance of the cryosphere in the study of Earth System Science, and particularly at a time of significant global change. Accordingly, cryospheric sciences is an umbrella term for the study of the cryosphere (not unlike atmospheric sciences, encompassing meteorology, climatology, and aeronomy); as an interdisciplinary Earth science, many disciplines contribute to it, most notably geology, hydrology, and meteorology and climatology; in this sense, it is comparable to glaciology. IACS has historic connections going back to the establishment of the Commission Internationale des Glaciers (International Glacier Commission) in 1894.The broad objectives of IACS are:to promote studies of the cryosphere;to encourage research on cryospheric sciences through collaboration;to foster discussion and publication of results of cryospheric research;to promote education about the cryosphere;to facilitate standardisation of cryospheric measurements; andto promote the science of Permanent Services under IACS responsibility(at present IACS has responsibility within the International Council of Science for the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS)).IACS is structured around a number of disciplinary Divisions. Currently these are:Snow and Avalanches;Glaciers and Ice Sheets;Marine and Freshwater Ice;Cryosphere, Atmosphere and Climate;Planetary and other Ices of the Solar System.A number of working groups under these Divisions address scientific problems of the cryosphere that are timely and well constrained. Recent examples include a working group on "Intercomparison of Forest Snow Process Models", and working groups that have developed a new "International Classification for Seasonal Snow on the Ground" and a new "Glossary of Mass Balance and Related Terms".

AICESIS

International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators

International Association for Philosophy and Literature

International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions

International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities

Christine Shaw, executive director

IAH

Organized in 1928 as the National Association of Exposition Managers to represent the interests of trade show and exposition managers, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) is today the leading association for the global exhibition industry.

International Association for Suicide Prevention

, General Treasurer

International Association of Amateur Heralds

The International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) is an international, inter-confessional and interdisciplinary professional society for the scholarly study of Christian mission and its impact in the world and the related field of intercultural theology.

International Association of Classification Societies

The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists strives to advance human rights everywhere, including the prevention of war crimes, the punishment of war criminals, the prohibition of weapons of mass destruction, and international co-operation based on the rule of law and the fair implementation of international covenants and conventions.The Association is especially committed to issues that are on the agenda of the Jewish people, and works to combat racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, Holocaust denial and negation of the State of Israel.IAJLJ was founded in 1969. Among its founders were Supreme Court Justices Haim Cohn of Israel, Arthur Goldberg of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate René Cassin of France. Membership comprises lawyers, judges, judicial officers and academic jurists in more than 50 countries who are active locally and internationally as the need arises. Membership is open to lawyers and jurists of all creeds who share the organization's aims.The Association has Category II Status as a non-governmental organization at the United Nations, enabling it to participate in the deliberations of various UN bodies. In this capacity, the representative of the Association has been actively involved in the work of the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva and of related bodies, and as of 2007 will be engaged with the work of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which has replaced the Commission on Human Rights.The Association also publishes Justice, which examines a variety of relevant issues and current topics and is mailed to thousands of lawyers and jurists throughout the world.In 2006, the Association held its inaugural Justice Haim H. Cohn Lectureship in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The lecture, on Human Rights in a Constitutional Framework, was delivered by William M. Treanor, Dean of the School of Law at New York’s Fordham University.

International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts

The International Association of Facilitators (IAF)is a professional association that promotes, supports, and advances the art and practice of professional process facilitation. It was founded in 1994 in the United States and is now a global organization with seven regions - Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Oceania, and the United States – which holds annual regional conferences and publishes a research journal and newsletters. In 2011, IAF began creating local chapters. The organization is led by a board of directors elected annually and representing all IAF regions.

IAMP

Secretary

independent network of professionals whose studies focus on education and training in the military setting.

International Association of Independent Journalists Inc.

The International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL) is an academic society for first language acquisition researchers. It was founded in 1970 by a group of prominent language acquisition researchers to promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in the study of child language. Its major activity is the sponsorship of the triennial International Congress for the Study of Child Language, for which it publishes proceedings.

International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities

non-profit

The International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) is a professional association for academics and practitioners involved in the field of forced migration.The IASFM was formed in 1994 to support the International Research and Advisory Panel on Refugees and Other Displaced Persons (IRAP). IRAP had been created in 1990 to provide advice and assistance to the Refugee Studies Programme at the University of Oxford and its journal the 'Journal of Refugee Studies'.

The International Association of Professional Base Ball Players was the name for two separate Canadian-American baseball leagues that operated from 1877 through 1880 and also from 1888 until 1890. Some baseball historians consider the International Association the first minor league; others point out that the league was conceived as a rival to the National League, now thought of as the sole major league of the era.

International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts

The International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) promotes an understanding of plant biodiversity, facilitates international communication of research between botanists, and oversees matters of uniformity and stability in plant names. The IAPT was founded on July 18, 1950 at the Seventh International Botanical Congress in Stockholm, Sweden. Currently, the IAPT headquarters is located in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The International Association of Flight and Critical Care Paramedics is a non-profit organization that represents critical care paramedics that transport critically ill or injured patients by means of airborne (rotor and fixed wing) or ground vehicles.

The International Association of Amateur Heralds (IAAH) is a group of heraldic enthusiasts from around the world that exists to discuss all aspects of heraldry. It was formerly known only as the Association of Amateur Heralds, or AAH. The Association exists only in cyberspace and was created to encourage the art and science of heraldry through helping people with heraldic enquiries.The Association's stated aim is promotion and education in the fields of the art and science of heraldry.

International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine

AISV-IAVS

of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy

International Association of Cryospheric Sciences

The International Association of Engineering and Food (IAEF) is a global body of around 25 delegates representing professional engineering societies including food engineering activities. This organization is mainly in charge of identifying the sites for ICEF events. ICEF, International Congress on Engineering and Food, is the most important congress in the field of food engineering. It is usually held in a four year cycle at different locations. The other main assignment of IAEF is to elect its President who is the organiser of the next ICEF event.

The IAGC (International Association of GeoChemistry, formerly known as the International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry) is affiliated with the International Union of Geological Sciences and has been one of the pre-eminent international geochemical organizations for over thirty-five years.The principal objective of the IAGC is to foster co-operation in, and advancement of, geochemistry in the broadest sense. This is achieved by:working with any interested group in planning symposia and other types of meetings related to geochemistry,sponsoring publications in geochemistry of a type not normally covered by existing organizations and,the activities of working groups which study problems that require, or would benefit from, international co-operation.The scientific thrust of the IAGC takes place through its Working Groups (many of which organize regular symposia) and the official journal, Applied Geochemistry.The specific objectives of the IAGC are:To foster the use of the tools and techniques of chemistry to advance the understanding of the earth and its component systems for the benefit of mankind and modern society;To contribute to advancement in geochemical research throughout the world, including both fundamental geochemical research aimed at understanding the global earth system and applied geochemical research that addresses problems of particular relevance to the welfare of mankind and society;To promote international and education cooperation in geochemistry through outreach activities that include:establishing internal specialty-area working groups in topic areas that would benefit from international scientific cooperation,sponsoring international scientific meetings related to geochemistry,disseminating new knowledge through publication of the journal “Applied Geochemistry,”fostering communication in geochemistry across the international scientific community,encouraging the early career development of young geochemists,contributing to geochemical education,enhancing the visibility of the science of geochemistry and demonstrating its importance to mankind and society.

International Association for the History of Religions, American Academy of Religion

The International Association of Art Critics (Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art, AICA) was founded in 1950 to revitalize critical discourse, which suffered under Fascism during World War II. AICA was initially affiliated with UNESCO as a non-governmental organization.

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IAFF

International Association of Homes and Services for the Aging

The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) is a non-profit organization devoted to sports buildings and leisure centres.The IAKS was founded in Cologne in 1965. It is the only non-profit organization concerned globally with the subject of sports facility development and has therefore been awarded the status of Recognized Organization by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).The IAKS has about 1,000 members in a current 110 countries with seven sections worldwide.

The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) was founded in 1989 as The International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP).

The International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) promotes contact between scientists and others interested in the study of vegetation ecology, promotes research and publication of research results. In 1939 the International Phytosociological Society (IPS) was founded, with its headquarters in Montpellier, France. After the Second World War it was reconstituted as the Internationale Vereinigung für Vegetationskunde (IVV), which adopted a constitution at the International Botanical Congress of 1954. The current name was adopted in 1981–82.

International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities

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The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property or AIPPI, an acronym for Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle in French (formerly International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property ), is a non-profit international organisation (NGO) whose members are intellectual property (IP) professionals, academics, owners of intellectual property and others interested in the subject. AIPPI was established in 1897 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland. It played an active role in the work which led to the successive revisions of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1883. It continues to play a major role in harmonising IP laws around the world.AIPPI operates by conducting studies of existing national laws and proposing measures to achieve harmonisation of these laws on an international basis after consultation and input from its members Groups around the world.As of August 2016, the current President is Felipe Claro from Chile and the Vice-President is Hao Ma from China. The current Reporter General is Sarah Matheson from Australia and the current Secretary General is Laurent Thibon from France. Gerard Myon is the current Treasurer General, from France.

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International Association of Judicial Independence and World Peace

IAA

International Association for Quantitative Finance

The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) is a United States-based not-for-profit professional association whose members work in culinary education, communication, or the preparation of food and beverage.Their self-stated mission: “IACP serves as a resource and support system for food professionals worldwide. Its mission is to help its members achieve career success ethically, responsibly and professionally.”

International Association of Applied Linguistics

International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI)

International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHSCMM)

International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures

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International Association for Near-Death Studies

International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers

International Association of Art Critics

International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience

The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is an international suicide prevention organization. Founded by Erwin Ringel and Norman Farberow in 1960, IASP, which is in an official relationship with the World Health Organization, is dedicated to preventing suicidal behaviour and providing a forum for mental health professionals, crisis workers, suicide survivors and other people in one way or another affected by suicidal behaviour.

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International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM)

International Association for Treatment of Sexual Offenders

AWIU

International Association of Dance Medicine & Science

Academic Study of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror

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UN category III NGO

International Association of Friends of the Soviet Union

International Association of Independent Tanker Owners

International Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Coordinators

International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics

The International Association of Filipinologists (Tagalog: Pandaigdigang Kapisanan ng mga Pilipinista; Spanish: Asociación internacional de las filipinistas; French: Association Internationale des Philippinistes; German: Internationale Vereinigung der Filipinologen) is an unaccredited international organization of Filipino and non-Filipino intellectuals established in Paris, 1889 by the Bohemian scientist Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt and Philippine national hero Dr. José Rizal.

Ironworkers

Key Affiliates - EU, Asia

Born from an exchange of ideas between Michel Costantini and Göran Sonesson during the congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies held in Perpignan, in the south of France, in 1988, the International Association for Visual Semiotics (Asociación Internacional de Semiótica Visual, in Spanish, Association internationale de sémiotique visuelle, in French, the three official languages of the association), whose abbreviation is AISV-IAVS, was officially founded as an association under the French law in 1989 in Blois, France, where the first international congress was held in 1990.The congress had in that opportunity more than one hundred of visual semioticians coming from all over the world.

International Association of Mathematical Geoscience

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International Association for the Semiotics of Law is a philosophical society founded in 1987 whose purpose is to promote semiotic analysis of the law. The association publishes the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, the leading journal of international journal in legal semiotics.

Charles Fierz,

IAESTE

International Association of Media Historians

Disestablished

Noordwijk, Netherlands

The International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) is a non-governmental organization established as a result of a special meeting held at the UN Office in Vienna on 19–20 April 2006. Its headquarters is in Beijing, China.

International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions

International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts

International Association for Pattern Recognition

July 1950

The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property or AIPPI, an acronym for Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle in French (formerly International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property ), is a non-profit international organisation (NGO) whose members are intellectual property (IP) professionals, academics, owners of intellectual property and others interested in the subject.

International Association of Administrative Professionals

International Association for the Study of Child Language

Rolf-Detlef Treede

The International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA) is a professional association founded in 1990 to provide training, literature, networking, and professional development resources to individuals involved in the crime analysis profession. It also advocates for the development of crime analysis programs in law enforcement agencies. As of June 2012, the IACA had 2,162 members from 42 nations, with the majority in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Austria, making it the primary organization for crime analysts working for municipal and county police agencies.The IACA is an all-volunteer association, and most of its members work in police agencies or for government programs that provide services to police. The primary services of the association are an annual training conference, several annual international symposiums, a Certified Law Enforcement Analyst (CLEA) credential, a series of professional training classes (both in-person and online), webinars, and publications, including a comprehensive text of the profession titled Exploring Crime Analysis. A Standards, Methods, and Technologies committee helps set standards for the tools, techniques, and terminology used by crime analysts around the world.The association's partners include the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing, the Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety Program of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fundacion Paz Ciudadana (a nonprofit organization in Chile), and the International Academy for Investigative Psychology.The IACA is governed by a six-member executive board elected by the association's members. It does not restrict membership to individuals already employed in policing, but rather welcomes students, educators, other police professionals, and anyone else with a demonstrated interest in crime analysis. As of June 2012, the annual membership fee was $25 US.

International Association of Conference Interpreters (aiic)

IAVS

International Association of Emergency Managers

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Vincent Talucci

The International Association for Military Pedagogy (IAMP)[1] was founded in November 2005 in Strausberg (Germany) as a successor to the European Military Pedagogy Forum (EMPF).The IAMP is an independent network of professionals whose studies focus on education and training in the military setting. Its goals include the spreading of information that would assist professional military institutions of advanced learning (e.g. military academies and staff colleges).

The International Association of Friends of the Soviet Union was an organization formed on the initiative of the Communist International in 1927, with the purpose of coordinating solidarity efforts with the Soviet Union around the world. It grew out of existing initiatives like Friends of Soviet Russia in the United States, the Association of Friends of the New Russia in Germany, and the Hands Off Russia campaign that had emerged during the early 1920s in Great Britain and elsewhere.

International Association for Semiotic Studies (Association Internationale de Sémiotique, IASS-AIS) is the major world organisation of semioticians, established in 1969.Members of the Association include Algirdas Julien Greimas, Roman Jakobson, Julia Kristeva, Emile Benveniste, André Martinet, Roland Barthes, Umberto Eco, Thomas A. Sebeok, and Juri Lotman.The official journal of the Association is Semiotica, published by De Gruyter Mouton.

International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers

Not-for-profit

International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers

International Association of Astronomical Artists

International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs

IAEP is a labor union, a division of NAGE / SEIU Local 5000 (National Association of Government Employees) that represents EMS professionals (EMTs, Paramedics,) working for public, "third service", and private ambulance (Emergency Medical Services, EMT, Paramedic, Dispatcher, Registered Nurses, Support Staff) in self-autonomous union locals.

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is a technically based organization consisting of twelve marine classification societies headquartered in London.Marine classification is a system for promoting the safety of life, property and the environment primarily through the establishment and verification of compliance with technical and engineering standards for the design, construction and life-cycle maintenance of ships, offshore units and other marine-related facilities.

International Association for the Cryospheric Sciences

International Association for Treatment of Sex Offenders

Educational / Academic

International Association of Genocide Scholars

International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Anna-Lisa Wirth

International Association for Official Statistics

To study Philippines in scientific and historical views

International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders

The International Association of Mathematical Physics (IAMP) was founded in 1976 to promote research in mathematical physics. It brings together research mathematicians and theoretical physicists, including students. The association's ordinary members are individual researchers, although associate membership is available to organizations and companies.

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The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is an international learned society promoting research, education, and policies for the knowledge and management of pain. The IASP was founded in 1973 under the leadership of John Bonica. Its secretariat, formerly based in Seattle, Washington is now located in Washington, DC. It publishes the scientific journal Pain. IASP currently has more than 7,900 members from 133 countries and in 90 chapters.The IASP definition of pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage" is derived from a 1964 definition by Harold Merskey, and it was first published in 1979 by IASP in Pain, number 6, page 250.

International Association for Technology Trade

The International Association of Law Schools (IALS) is an independent association of law schools that was established after a series of meetings of legal educators from around the world beginning in 2000. Incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia in the United States in 2005, its Secretariat is based at Cornell Law School. Its membership includes over 170 schools from more than 45 countries.Its President is Francis S.L.

Nana Prempeh, FSA, MAAA

The International Association of Engineers (IAENG) is a non-profit international association for the engineers and the computer scientists. IAENG was founded by a group of engineers and computer scientists in 1968, originally as a private club network for its founding members. Nowadays, IAENG has its secretariat office in Hong Kong with more than 140,000 members (May 2014) and holds the annual congress World Congress on Engineering for the engineering research communities.The association is a promoter of the open-access publications. All of its current publications have adopted the open-access policy, including its popular title Engineering Letters. The association also cooperates with publishers like Springer, American Institute of Physics and World Scientific Publishing etc. to publish the book series IAENG Transactions on Engineering Technologies.

The International Association for Military Pedagogy (IAMP)[1] was founded in November 2005 in Strausberg (Germany) as a successor to the European Military Pedagogy Forum (EMPF).The IAMP is an independent network of professionals whose studies focus on education and training in the military setting. Its goals include the spreading of information that would assist professional military institutions of advanced learning (e.g. military academies and staff colleges). The purpose of IAMP activities is to encourage discussion and development in the theory of military pedagogy. Academics concerned with such subjects in civilian institutions of higher learning can participate in the Association.The Association accomplishes its goals by promoting research, publication, and information sharing among its membership. The IAMP establishes contacts among military institutions of higher learning, as well as among national and international agencies. Annual conferences are hosted by member institutions.Membership is open to individuals with a professional interest in military pedagogy.
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National Chiefs of Police Union

International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies

The International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) is an international scientific association that focuses on the study of terrestrial and planetary magnetism and space physics.IAGA is one of the eight associations of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. It is a non-governmental body funded through the subscriptions paid to IUGG by its member countries. IAGA have been responsible for developing and maintaining the International Geomagnetic Reference Field, a reference for the magnetic field of the Earth that was adopted in 1968 and is updated every five years. The most recent version is IGRF-12.

International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics

International Association of Engineers (IAENG)

International Association of Lawyers

International Association of Filipinologists

Consortium

International Association for Professional Base Ball Players

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French, English, Spanish

To operate a high quality practical training exchange program between members in order to enhance technical and professional development and to promote international understanding and goodwill amongst students, academic institutions, employers and the wider community. IAESTE operates irrespective of race, colour, sex or creed.

International Association of Fire Chiefs

International Association of Firefighters

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International Association of Flight Paramedics

International Association for Semiotic Studies (Association Internationale de Sémiotique, IASS-AIS) is the major world organisation of semioticians, established in 1969.Members of the Association include Algirdas Julien Greimas, Roman Jakobson, Julia Kristeva, Emile Benveniste, André Martinet, Roland Barthes, Umberto Eco, Thomas A. Sebeok, and Juri Lotman.The official journal of the Association is Semiotica, published by De Gruyter Mouton. The working languages of the association are English and French.The Executive Committee of the IASS (le Comité Directeur de l’AIS) consists of the representatives from semiotic societies of member countries (two from each).

International Association of Dance Medicine and Science

Europe and Philippines

IAEP is a labor union, a division of NAGE / SEIU Local 5000 (National Association of Government Employees) that represents EMS professionals (EMTs, Paramedics,) working for public, "third service", and private ambulance (Emergency Medical Services, EMT, Paramedic, Dispatcher, Registered Nurses, Support Staff) in self-autonomous union locals. IAEP locals elect their own local governing executive boards and officers and are provided representational, legal, contract, and political support by NAGE but govern and manage their own affairs.
David J. Holway, President. Phillip Petit, Division Director

The International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) is a non-profit organization based in Durham, North Carolina in the United States, associated with the academic field of near-death studies. The Association was founded in the USA in 1981, in order to study and provide information on the phenomena of the near death experience (NDE). Today it has grown into an international organization, which includes a network of more than 50 local interest groups, and approximately 850 members worldwide. Local chapters, and support groups, are established in major U.S cities. IANDS also supports and assists near-death experiencers (NDErs) and people close to them. In one of its publications the organization has formulated its vision as one of building "global understanding of near-death and near-death-like experiences through research, education, and support".

International Association for the Scientific Study of Religion

International Association of Arabic Dialectology (AIDA)

The International Association for Sports Surface Sciences (ISSS) is the union of labs and experts in the field of sports surfaces. It was founded in 1985 in Switzerland. Its aims are the exchange of information and ideas regarding testing sports surfaces such as sports hall floors, synthetic surfaces of athletic tracks and artificial turf surfaces. Members are located all over the world.The ISSS is officially related to the IAAF. The ISSS has a board of directors consisting of Hans J.

The International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (commonly known as AICESIS), an association under Dutch law, is established in Brussels, Belgium. AICESIS has been founded on 1 July 1999, in Port Louis, Mauritius.The AICESIS members are economic and social Councils, i.e. consultative institutions, including organizations representing the social partners (employers, trade unions) and other stakeholders of civil society.

David McKnight, president

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The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) is an international non-partisan organization that seeks to further research and teaching about the nature, causes, and consequences of genocide, and to advance policy studies on the prevention of genocide. The association, founded in 1994 by Israel Charny, Helen Fein (its first president), Robert Melson, and Roger Smith, meets to consider comparative research, recent works, case studies, the links between genocide and other human rights violations, and prevention and punishment of genocide, information which is published in the official journal of the association. A central aim of the association is to draw academics, activists, artists, genocide survivors, journalists, jurists, and public policy makers into the study of genocide, with prevention as the end goal. Membership is open to interested persons worldwide.In 1997, the association unanimously passed a formal resolution affirming the Armenian Genocide, and also sent an open letter to the Prime Minister of Turkey. In December 2007 the organization passed another resolution reaffirming the Armenian Genocide and officially recognizing both the Greek and Assyrian Genocides.The official peer-reviewed academic journal of the association is called Genocide Studies and Prevention.

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Durham, North Carolina

International Student's Association

International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) is an international organization of left-wing and progressive jurists' associations with sections and members in 50 countries and territories. Along with facilitating contact and exchange of views between and among lawyers and lawyers' associations of all countries, the IADL works to conduct research on legal issues affecting human, political and economic rights, organizes international commissions of enquiry and conferences on legal and judicial concerns, and takes part in international legal observer missions. Through its activities the Association works as a recognized consultative organization with the United Nations through ECOSOC, UNESCO and UNICEF.

The International Association for Media and History (IAMHIST) is a scholarly organization which brings together media historians and professionals with an interest in media history. Founded in the summer of 1977 it organizes biennial conferences, which have typically rotated between venues in the UK, US and the continent of Europe. The Association has been especially associated with the study of the role of film, radio and television in the First and Second World Wars and the Cold War, and the advancement of the systematic use of audiovisual materials as historical sources. The organization produces the quarterly journal The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television.IAMHIST is an organisation of scholars dedicated to the research of the history of media. The association publishes the journal Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television quarterly and hold yearly conferences explore different aspects of media, history, and cultural impact.It was not until 1999, at the IAMHIST conference hosted by the University of Leeds (UK), that academics and program makers involved in history and television from around the world met to analyze how different TV systems represent themselves, explore archive accessibility, and to discuss the future of television. The conference contributed to a collection of essays in the book The Historian, Television, and Television History. ISBN 1-86020-586-0The association awards the bi-annual “IAMHIST Prize” for the best contribution on the subject of media and history to have been published or shown in the preceding two years, given to the book, radio or television programme or series, film, DVD, CDRom, or URL making that contribution.The current president is Nicholas Cull.

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The International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts (French: Société Internationale des Bibliothèques et des Musées des Arts du Spectacle, abbreviated SIBMAS) promotes practical and theoretical research in the documentation of performing arts.

The International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) is a non-profit organization based in Durham, North Carolina in the United States, associated with the academic field of near-death studies. The Association was founded in the USA in 1981, in order to study and provide information on the phenomena of the near death experience (NDE).

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The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) was formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1942. At that time, the organization was known as the National Secretaries Association.

Non-profit organization

John Robinson, FSA, MAAA

The International Association of Applied Linguistics (French: Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée), or AILA, was formed in 1964 as an association of various national organizations for applied linguistics. AILA has more than 8,000 members in more than 30 different applied linguistics associations around the world. Its most high-profile activity is the World Congress of Applied Linguistics, which takes place once every three years. It also has two publications, AILA News, a newsletter, and the AILA Review, an academic journal.

The International Association of Bryologists (IAB), established in 1969, is a professional association promoting bryology (the study of mosses, liverworts and hornworts) globally for both amateurs and professionals. IAB was established at the XI International Botanical Congress in Seattle, Washington, with the goal of increasing cooperation between professional and amateur biologists throughout the world.

International Association of Labour Law Journals

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers

The International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) is the international association for political science students and students interested in political science issues. The association is politically independent, non-profit and student-run. It executes programs and services worldwide and aims to have global impact in the international political science sphere.IAPSS sees itself as an umbrella organization for local, regional and national political science student associations and offers a wide range of political science programs and services for both association and individual members. It hosts a number of international political science conferences, study trips and a summer school each year - exclusively dedicated to the promotion of political science students knowledge development, their scientific research and publications. The IAPSS own journal POLITIKON and the online-blog A Different View publish student works on a regular base. Half-a-dozen official IAPSS delegations are sent to major political science conventions and congresses annually. Academic panels at IAPSS' conferences are exclusively designed for the presentation of research projects from political science undergraduates, graduates and post-graduates. Members receive a comprehensive online collection of relevant opportunities from the political science sphere twice a month. An online career center provides one of the largest collection of political science related data, information and websites as well as an introduction to the discipline itself.

The International Association of Engineering and Food (IAEF) is a global body of around 25 delegates representing professional engineering societies including food engineering activities. This organization is mainly in charge of identifying the sites for ICEF events. ICEF, International Congress on Engineering and Food, is the most important congress in the field of food engineering. It is usually held in a four year cycle at different locations.

International Association of Hebrew Free Loans

Insurance Economics is a research programme set up by the Geneva Association, also known as the International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics.It is dedicated to making an original contribution to the progress of insurance through promoting studies of the interdependence between economics and insurance, to highlight the importance of risk and insurance economics as part of the modern general economic theory, to detect and define special aims for research programmes in risk and insurance economics, to stimulate and support academic and professional research work in risk and insurance economics throughout the world, and to diffuse knowledge and the results of research in risk and insurance economics worldwide.

The International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) is an organization incorporated in the United States in 1981. The function of IALEIA is to advance standards of professionalism in law enforcement intelligence analysis at the local, state, national and international levels. IALEIA's aim is to enhance general understanding of the role of intelligence analysis, encourage the recognition of law enforcement intelligence analysis as a professional endeavor, develop International qualification and competency standards, reinforce professional concepts, develop training standards and curricula, supply advisory and related services on intelligence analysis matters, conduct analytic-related research studies and provide the ability to disseminate information regarding analytical techniques and methods.IALEIA is the largest organization of its kind in the world. It is a sister organization to the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers (AIPIO). Its members are eligible for certification by IALEIA's certification arm, formerly known as the Society of Certified Criminal Analysts (SCCA). It is also closely aligned with the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit (LEIU), with which IALEIA has held joint annual conferences.IALEIA teaches a basic law enforcement intelligence analysis course called the Foundations of Intelligence Analysis Training (FIAT). It has been taught by analysts across North America, Europe, and in the Middle East. It is a five-day course developed by IALEIA members from their practical experience as analysts and is compliant with the standards in the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan and the Law Enforcement Analytic Standards. Completion of this, or a similar course, is part of the standards for certification.IALEIA has also been involved in the publication of several intelligence-related documents. IALEIA has been a member of the Global Intelligence Working Group (GIWG) since its inception in 2002 and has assisted in the development of standards for analytic training and certification as well.IALEIA is a non-profit, 501(3)(c) organization with about twenty chapters in North and South America and other countries. Regular membership is open to those who are intelligence analysts or intelligence officers in law enforcement, the military, national or corporate security. Associate memberships include those in academia.IALEIA is run by a volunteer board elected by its membership. Elections are held every two years. It also has an executive advisory board composed of past intelligence leaders and mentors.

Patrick Venturini

The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is a global network of communications professionals.Each summer, IABC hosts World Conference, a three-day event with professional development seminars and activities, as well as talks by industry leaders.Decisions within the organization are made by a two-thirds vote of the executive board, which is elected by members.

The International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) is a non-governmental organization established as a result of a special meeting held at the UN Office in Vienna on 19–20 April 2006. Its headquarters is in Beijing, China. The main objective of the organization is to promote the effective implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 30 December 2003, and to assist anti-corruption authorities in the world in fighting against corruption.The start up of the IAACA was done in Beijing on November 2005. Mr. Ye Feng was the head of the meetings in which Mr David Morrison (from the UK); Mr. Shao Ting (from China) and Mr. Sebastian Sal (from Argentina) drafted the IAACA´s bylaws.The first General Meeting took place in Beijing in October 2006. More than 100 countries were represented at that time.The second General Meeting took place in Bali, Indonesia (2007), the third (2008) in Kiev, Ukraine, the fourth in Macao, China (2010), the fifth in Marrakesh, Morocco (2011); the sixth in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2012); the seventh in Panama City, Panama (2013) and the eighth in St, Petersburg, Russia (2015).The Executive Committee members until the last General Meeting were:President: Professor Cao Jianming;Vice Presidents: Dr. Eduardo Vetere, Mr. Fikrat Mammadov, Hon. Tan Sri Hj. Abu Kassim bin Mohamed and Dr. Edward G Hoseah.Secretary General: Dr. Ye FengGeneral Counsel Mr. Bulelani Ngcuka.Other EC members were Mr. Abdesselam Aboudrar; Mr. Peter J. Ainsworth; Mr. Carlos Higino Ribeiro de Alencar; Dr. Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri; Mr. Francois Badie.The Coordinators were Ali Nassir AL-Bualy, Dayanath Jaysuriya, Tony Kwok Man-wai, SBS, David Morrison,FAC MBA OA(Oxon), Richard M.Rogers, Sebastian Sal, Betty Tiyani and Daniel Prefontaine The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) is one of IAACA's many partners.
International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities

The International Association of Cryospheric Sciences, or IACS, is the eighth association of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG).

The International Association of Language Centres was founded in 1983 as a non-profit organization to accredit and represent independent language schools teaching the official language of their country.There are currently 118 IALC accredited schools in 21 countries worldwide: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, USA. The 9 languages taught by IALC schools are: Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.Since their creation in 1983, IALC have been cementing their reputation as an essential business forum for independently operated language teaching institutions.

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The International Association of Law Schools (IALS) is an independent association of law schools that was established after a series of meetings of legal educators from around the world beginning in 2000. Incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia in the United States in 2005, its Secretariat is based at Cornell Law School. Its membership includes over 170 schools from more than 45 countries.Its President is Francis S.L. Wang, Dean Emeritus of the Kenneth Wang School of Law at Soochow University.In 2013, the IALS convened the first ever Global Law Deans’ Forum at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. It was attended by 80 deans from 31 countries, as well as judges including Ghanaian Chief Justice Georgina Wood and Diarmuid O'Scannlain from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The meeting adopted the Singapore Declaration on Global Standards and Outcomes of a Legal Education, which was intended to offer a “common language” for global legal education.

The International Association of Health Central Service Material Management (IAHSCMM) is a professional association which represents healthcare Central Service (CS) professionals, and is based in Chicago, Illinois with over 21,000 members worldwide. IAHSCMM in association with Purdue University provides education and professional certification for central service personnel in the field. These Certifications include:"Certified Registered Central Service Technician" (CRCST), which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated the experience, knowledge, and skills necessary to provide competent services in sterile processing, as a central service technician, and the distribution of manufactured supplies and equipment. CRCST’s are integral members of the healthcare team who are responsible for decontaminating, inspecting, assembling, disassembling, packaging, and sterilizing reusable surgical instruments or devices in a health care facility that are essential for patient safety."Certified Instrument Specialist" (CIS), which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated the experience, knowledge, and skills necessary to provide competent services as an advanced instrument specialist in the Central Service Department. CIS’s are essential members of the healthcare team who are responsible for demonstrating the knowledge and recognition of medical instruments and instrument support system functions necessary to help ensure the safe and timely delivery of surgical instruments to patients."Certified Healthcare Leadership" (CHL), which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated the management and supervisory skills necessary to provide effective leadership in the Central Service Department. CHL’s are indispensable members of the healthcare team who are responsible for managing the daily operations of the Central Service Department including standards and regulation compliance, finance, reporting, staffing, human resource management, and inter- and intradepartmental communications."Certified Central Service Vendor Program" (CCSVP), which recognizes vendors who have demonstrated knowledge of Central Service concepts and processes including the decontamination, inspection, assembly, packaging, and sterilization of reusable surgical instruments.

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The International Association of Aviation Personnel Schools (formerly the European Association of Aviation Pilot Schools) is a worldwide association of pilot schools. The organization was created on 25 October 1995, and was later renamed in 2009 to also include aviation schools not located in Europe.The IAAPS is recognized by various national and international aviation authorities. The association is also part of the rulemaking group of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

International Association for Religious Freedom

Headquarters - California, USA

The International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) is a charitable organization that works for religious freedom around the world. It was founded in Boston in 1900 and is the oldest international interfaith group.IARF has over ninety affiliated groups, spread over twenty countries, with a wide range of faiths represented, including Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Shintoism.In 1972 IARF was granted consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Fund (ECOSOC). It was the catalyst for the formation of the "Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief" in 1989 which was granted formal status with ECOSOC in 1992.

The International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) was created in 1919 by Édouard Claparède under the name of International Association of Psychotechnics, that is Association Internationale de Psychotechnique and the secretary general was Jean-Maurice Lahy. The present name was adopted in 1955.Members are individuals with an adequate expertise in applied psychology and it means at least a university degree in Psychology and leadership in the national association of psychology. International Congresses of Applied Psychology (ICAP) are organized every four years; the last one was held in Melbourne, July 11–16, 2010 and the next one in Paris, July 8–13, 2014. Two journals are sponsored, Applied Psychology: An International Review and Health and Well-being, both under Wiley Publishing.This is a NGO under United Nations umbrella and an Associate Member of the International Social Science Council under UNESCO. The president is elected every four years and cannot be from the same continent of the previous one. The number of members is above 2,500 and they are scholars or researchers in 60 to 90 countries (variations are linked to the region where the congress take place). Elections occur online. It is organized around 18 divisions and each division president has an online section and the division is linked often to an specialized journal. The IAAP Handbook of Applied Psychology was published in 2011 by Wiley and Blackwell and it includes 33 chapters produced by authors from different cultural, linguistic and theoretical backgrounds.

International Association of Jazz Record Collectors

The International Association of Art Critics (Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art, AICA) was founded in 1950 to revitalize critical discourse, which suffered under Fascism during World War II. AICA was initially affiliated with UNESCO as a non-governmental organization. Currently, there are seventy-two member nations representing more than 4,000 art critics.The main objectives of AICA are:to promote the critical disciplines in the field of visual artsto ensure their having sound methodological and ethical basesto protect the ethical and professional interests of art critics by defending the rights of all members equallyto ensure permanent communication among its members by encouraging international meetingsto facilitate and improve information and international exchanges in the field of visual artsto contribute to the reciproca knowledge and closer understanding of differing culturesto provide collaboration with developing countriesIn November 2008, Elaine A. King represented the United States at the Association of International Art Critics in Barcelona, Spain where she presented a paper titled "Too much of a muchness?: Topography of Tedium."

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The International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) is an international, inter-confessional and interdisciplinary professional society for the scholarly study of Christian mission and its impact in the world and the related field of intercultural theology. IAMS convenes international and regional conferences, facilitates collaborative study groups researching in mission studies, and publishes the journal Mission Studies.IAMS members include some 50 corporate members and more than 400 individual scholars of a range of academic disciplines and Christian traditions around the world who actively research on the historical and contemporary theory, practice, and impact of Christian mission in diverse social, economic and political environments.The International Association for Mission Studies is a global forum for the scholarly study of Christian witness and its impact in the world. There are numerous other institutions dealing with mission studies, and they are mostly local centers for the study of mission; IAMS, on the other hand, “associates” most of these institutions and missiologists with the global missiological forum and the worldwide research in mission studies.

International Association of Athletic Federations

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The International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) is a professional organization consisting primarily of linguists working in fields related to the area of language and law, or forensic linguistics. Areas of expertise include (but are not limited to) authorship attribution, disputed confessions, trademark issues, legal language, etc. In addition to linguists, the association has members from other professions related to language and the law, particularly members of the legal profession. Currently, the president of the IAFL is Janet Cotterill (Cardiff University), and the vice-president is Ronald Butters (Duke University).The IAFL holds biennial international conferences and edits the International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law (formerly Forensic Linguistics), a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on any aspect of forensic language, speech and audio analysis. The board of editors includes language experts; Ronald Butters, Diana Eades, Paul Foulkes and Peter French.

The International Association of Judicial Independence and World Peace and its members have been active in promoting judicial independence for over 30 years. It has conducted international projects and adopted international standards on judicial independence.

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The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing professional fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada. The IAFF has more than 300,000 members in more than 3,200 affiliates in every U.S. state and in Canada. IAFF members protect 85 percent of the U.S.

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International Association for Psychotronic Research

The International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR) was founded in 1909 as the Internationale Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie.

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IAPSS

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International Association for Promotion of Christian Higher Education (IAPCHE)

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) was founded in 1991 by seven companies. The primary goal of the association is to "advocate and promote the practice of safe and environmentally responsible private-sector travel to the Antarctic".Since the group's inception membership has grown to over 100 members.

International Association of Jazz Record Collectors Journal

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International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors

The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) was formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1942. At that time, the organization was known as the National Secretaries Association. The name of the organization was changed in 1982 to "Professional Secretaries International", and in 1998 to the "International Association of Administrative Professionals." It is not a trade union for secretaries, but a non-profit, professional networking and educational organization.The mission of IAAP is "Enhancing the success of career-minded administrative professionals by providing opportunities for growth through education, community building, and leadership development." recognize excellence, set standards, and provide educational, networking, and professional development opportunities for those pursuing careers in the office administration field. Membership was initially offered only to those who held the title "secretary" and had worked in the position for a specified number of years, but now its membership includes people with a diversity of office and administrative support job titles, as well as various levels of experience.In 1951, IAAP administered the first Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) exam, which has evolved through the years into a four-part certification test called the Certified Administrative Professional - Organizational Management (CAP-OM). IAAP also offers the Certified Administrative Professional - Technology Applications (CAP-TA) exam, focusing on the Microsoft Office suite of products. Depending upon an individual's level of higher education, an applicant needs between two and fours years of verifiable working experience as an administrative professional to sit for the exams.In 1952, Mary Barrett, then-president of the National Secretaries Association, C. King Woodbridge, president of Dictaphone Corporation, and American businessman Harry F. Klemfuss created a special Secretary's Day recognition, to acknowledge the hard work of the women in the office. The event caught on, and during the fourth week of April the holiday is now celebrated in offices all over the world. In 2000, the event was renamed "Administrative Professionals Week" to recognize people working in the administrative support field with other job titles such as receptionist, office manager, executive assistant, administrative coordinator, or administrative assistant.The organization publishes a bi-monthly professional journal for its members entitled Office Pro. They also publish the how-to manual:IAAP Complete Office Handbook. Each year, the organization hosts an international Education Forum and Annual Meeting (EFAM) and several regional conventions and seminars. The organization also owns and administers the only retirement community for administrative professionals, named Vista Grande near Albuquerque, New Mexico in the Southwestern United States.

The International Association for Philosophy and Literature (IAPL), founded in 1976, brings together thinkers and scholars working in a wide range of disciplines concerned with the study of philosophical, historical, critical, and theoretical issues. The IAPL is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and to the enhancement of scholarly research in the arts and the humanities. The IAPL provides an opportunity to engage in discussion at the intersections of philosophical, literary, cultural, textual, visual, medial, art, and aesthetic theories. With its focus on interdisciplinary topics and commitments, the IAPL has played a role in the articulation of vital and exciting recent developments in philosophy, literature, and the arts.

The International Association of Facilitators (IAF)is a professional association that promotes, supports, and advances the art and practice of professional process facilitation. It was founded in 1994 in the United States and is now a global organization with seven regions - Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Oceania, and the United States – which holds annual regional conferences and publishes a research journal and newsletters.

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property

International Association of Insurance Supervisors

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