Buttress’s World Guide to Abbreviations of Organizations

1155 Pages·1996·18.59 MB·English

by  L. M. Pittman (auth.)

Buttress's
WORLD GUIDE TO
ABBREVIATIONS
OF ORGANIZATIONS
11 th edition
Revised by
L. M. Pitman
Senior Assistant Librarian,
School of Slavonic and East European Studies,
University of London
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Introduction
The previous edition of this directory extended its coverage of the Far East, Australasia and Latin America,
areas previously under-represented. For this new edition emphasis has been given to increasing the number
of entries for organizations from Britain, the United States and Australia, and particular attention has been
paid to new political organizations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
The number of entries included has gone up to over 68,000 of which over 9,000 are new or amended.
Cross-references from defunct organizations in the previous edition have been deleted, and references
(indicated by ex and now) added for organizations which have changed their name since the previous
edition.
As before, the range of organizations included is broad and only purely local organizations have been
excluded. This directory therefore lists official and unofficial organizations, national and international, on
all SUbjects: political, economic and social. Acronyms of parent bodies of subsidiary organizations are given
where appropriate and equivalencies are used to link acronyms in different languages for the same
organization. Further information about the organizations listed can be found in the sources listed in the
bibliography.
I would like to thank Henry Heaney and Graeme Mackintosh for their advice, and David Grinyer for his
technical support.
L. M. Pitman
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A&A-AAA
AAA Alianza por Acci6n Anticomunista
A (Honduras)
AAA Allied Artists of America
A&A Art and Architecture AAA Amateur Athletic Association
A&AFA Asthma and Allergy Foundation of AAA American Abstract Artists
America AAA American Academy of Achievement
A&ECA Anglican and Eastern Churches AAA American Academy of Actuaries
Association
AAA American Academy of Advertising
A&P Atlantic and Pacific (U.S.A.)
AAA American Academy of Allergy
A&R Arbeitgemeinschaft der Restauratoren-
AAA American Academy of Art
Museen Denkmalpftege, Grabungs
AAA American Accordionists Association
Technik
AAA American Accounting Association
A2 Societe Nationale de Television en
Couleur AAA American Aid for Afghans
A2LA American Association for Laboratory AAA American Airship Association
Accreditation AAA American Allergy Association
AA Addicts Anonymous (U.S.A.) AAA American Ambulance Association
AA Advertising Association AAA American Angus Association
AA Aerolineas Argentinas AAA American Antarctic Association
AA Agrarian Alliance (Hungary) AAA American Anthropological
AA Airship Association (U.S.A.) Association
AA Akademisk Arkitektforening AAA American Arbitration Association
AA Alcoholics Anonymous AAA American Arts Association
AA Aluminum Association (U.S.A.) AAA American Association of Anatomists
AA Aluminum Company of America AAA American Astronomers Association
AA American Airlines AAA American Australian Association
AA Analogue Addicts AAA American Automobile Association
AA Arboricultural Association AAA Americans Against Abortion
AA Architectural Association AAA Anarchist Association of America
AA Arthrogryposis Association AAA Anglo-Albanian Association
AA Association of Agriculture AAA Anglo-American Associates (U.S.A.)
AA Astrological Association AAA Antique Airplane Association (U.S.A.)
AA Atheists Association (U.S.A.) AAA Appraisers Association of America
AA Automobile Association AAA Architectural Aluminium Association
AA Avisenes Arbeidsgiverforening AAA Archives of American Art
AA Congregatio Augustinianorum ab AAA Army Audit Agency (U.S.A.)
Assumptione AAA ASEAN International Airports
AA Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia Association
(Spain) AAA Associated Agents of America
AAA Action Against Abuse of Women and AAA Association for Applied Artists
Girls AAA Association of Accounting
AAA Action Against Allergy Administrators (U.S.A.)
AAA Action on Alcohol Abuse AAA Association of Attenders and Alumni of
AAA Actors and Artistes of America the Hague Academy of International
(AFL-CIO) Law
AAA Agricultural Adjustment Administration AAA Association of Authors Agents
(U.S.A.) AAA Association of Average Adjusters
AAA Air Affairs Afrique (Cameroon) AAA Australian Automobile Association
AAA Alianza Anticomunista Argentina AAA Federation for American Afghan Aid
AAA-AAALAC
AAA 1956 Anti-Fascist and Anti-Bolshevik AAACPA American Association of Attorney
=
Association (Hungary) AAS Certified Public Accountants
AAAA Amateur Artists Association of America AAACU Asian Association of Agricultural
AAAA American Mrican Affairs Association Colleges and Universities
AAAA American Association for Affirmative AAAD American Athletic Association for the
Action Deaf
AAAA American Association for the AAAE American Association for Adult
Advancement of Atheism Education
AAAA American Association of Advertising AAAE American Association of Academic
Agencies Editors
AAAA Army Aviation Association of AAAE American Association of Airport
America Executives
AAAA Asian Amateur Athletic Association AAAE Australian Association of Adult
Education
AAAA Asociaci6n Argentina 'Amigos de la
Astronomia' AAAEA Association Africaine pour
I' Alphabetisation et I 'Education des
AAAA Associated Actors and Artistes of =
Adultes AALAE
America
AAAEENAA Association Amicale des Anciens
AAAA Association for the Abolition of the
Eleves de I'Ecoie Nationale
Aberrant Apostrophe
Agronomique d' Alger
AAAA Association of Accredited Advertising
AAAEINA Association Amicale des Anciens
Agencies (New Zealand, Singapore)
Eleves de l'Institut National
AAAA Australian Advertising Advisory
Agronomique
Agency
AAAF Association Aeronautique et
AAAA Australian Association of Advertising
Astronautique de France
Agencies
AAAH American Association for the
AAAAI American Academy of Allergy, Asthma
Advancement of the Humanities
& Immunology
AAAI Advertising Agencies Association of
AAAAM American Academy of Anti-Aging
India
Medicine
AAAI Affiliated Advertising Agencies
AAAB American Association of Architectural
International (U.S.A.)
Bibliographers
AAAI American Association for Artificial
AAABA All-American Amateur Baseball
Intelligence
Association
AAAIA All-India Automobile and Ancillary
AAAC African Amateur Athletic Confederation
Industries Association (India)
=
(Senegal) CAAA
AAAID Arab Authority for Agricultural
AAAC Alliance Atlantique des Anciens
Investment and Development
Combattants
AAAIMH American Association for the
AAAC American Arab Affairs Council
Abolition of Involuntary Mental
AAAC American Association for the Hospitalization
Advancement of Criminology
AAAIWA Automobile, Aerospace and
AAAC Australian Aboriginal Affairs Council Agricultural Implementation Workers of
AAAC Australian Army Aviation Corps America
AAACC Association of Asian-American AAAJ Association Afro-Asiatique des
Chambers of Commerce lournalistes
AAACE Alianza Apostolica y Anti-Comunista AAAL American Academy of Arts and
de Espana Letters
AAACE American Association of Agricultural AAAL American Association for Applied
College Educators Linguistics
AAACI American-Arab Association for AAALAC American Association for Accreditation
Commerce and Industry of Laboratory Animal Care
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AAAM-AABP
AAAM American Association for Automotive AAB Alliance Agricole Beige
Medicine AAB American Association of Bioanalysts
AAAM American Association of Aircraft AAB Association of Applied Biologists
Manufacturers
AAB Attendance Allowance Board
AAAN American Academy of Applied
AABA Associa~ao Atletica Brasil A~ucareiro
Nutrition
AABB American Association of Blood Banks
AAAotE Amateur Athletic Association of
AABB Association des Archivistes et
England
Bibliothecaires de Belgique = VABB
AAAOM American Association for Acupuncture
AABB Association for the Advancement of
and Oriental Medicine
British Biotechnology
AAAP American Association of Avian
AABB Australian Association of Bush
Pathologists
Regenerators
AAAP Asian-Australian Association of Animal
AABC Afro-Asian Book Council (India)
Production Societies
AABC American Amateur Baseball Congress
AAAR American Association for Aerosol
Research AABC American Association of Bible Colleges
AAAR Association for the Advancement of AABC American Association of Biofeedback
Aging Research (U.S.A.) Clinicians
AAARG American Atheist Addiction Recovery AABC Association for the Advancement of
Group Blind Children (U.S.A.)
AAAS American Academy of Arts and AABD Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled
Sciences (U.S.A.)
AAAS American Academy of Asian Studies AABDF Allied Association of Bleachers,
Printers, Dyers and Finishers
AAAS American Association for the
Advancement of Science AABDFC Association des Archivistes,
Bibliothecaires et Documentalistes
AAAS Australian Association for the
Francophones de la Caraibe
Advancement of Science
AABE Asian Association for Biology
AAASA Association for the Advancement of
Education
Agricultural Sciences in Africa
AABEvK Arbeitsgemeinschaft flir das Archiv-
AAASA Australian and Allied All Services
und Bibliothekswesen in der
Association
Evangelischen Kirche
AAASS American Association for the
Advancement of Slavic Studies AABEVM Association of American Boards of
Examiners in Veterinary Medicine
AAAST African Association for the
Advancement of Science and AABGA American Association of Botanical
Technology Gardens and Arboretums
AAASUSS Association of Administrative AABH Australian Association for Better
Assistants and Secretaries to United Hearing
States Senators AABI American Association of Bicycle
AAATC Association of American Air Travel Importers
Clubs AABI Antilles Air Boats Inc.
AAATDC Association for the Advancement of AABL Associated Australasian Banks in
Appropriate Technologies in London
Developing Countries AABM Association of American Battery
AAATP Asian Alliance of Appropriate Man ufacturers
Technology Practitioners AABM Australian Association of British
AAAUS Association of Average Adjustors of the Manufacturers
United States AABNF African Association for Biological
AAAVYT Associaci6n Argentina de Agencias de Nitrogen Fixation
Viajes y Turismo AABP American Association of Bovine
AAB Aircraft Accident Board (U.S.A.) Practitioners
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AABP-AACC
AABP Australian Association of Business AAC Automotive Advertisers Council
Publications (U.S.A.)
AABPA American Association for Budget and AACA American Association of Creative
Program Analysis Artists
AABR Association for the Advancement of the AACA Antique Automobile Club of
Blind and Retarded America
AABS Association for the Advancement of AACA Asian and Australasian Congress of
Baltic Studies Anaesthesiology
AABT Association for the Advancement of AACA Association of Certified and Corporate
Behavior Therapy (U.S.A.) Accountants (Southern Africa)
AABTL Amalgamated Association of Beamers, AACA Automotive Air Conditioning
Twisters and Drawers (Hand and Association (U.S.A.)
Machine) AACAHPO American Association of Certified
AABTM American Association of Baggage Allied Health Personnel in
Traffic Managers Opthalmology
AABTT Association for Analytic & Bodymind AACAP American Academy of Child and
Therapy & Training Adolescent Psychiatry
AABWA Association of Accountancy Bodies in AACB Aeronautics and Astronautics
West Africa Coordinating Board (U.S.A.)
AAC Academia Argentina de Cirugia AACB Association of African Central Banks =
AAC Aeronautical Advisory Council (U.S.A.) ABCA
AAC Affarsarbetsgivarnas CentralfOrbund AACB Australian Association of Clinical
AAC African Accounting Council Biochemists
AAC African Advisory Council (Botswana) AACBC American Association of College
Baseball Coaches
AAC African Association of Cartography
(Algeria) AACBP American Academy of Crown and
Bridge Prosthodontics
AAC Agrarische Adviescommissie (NIB EM)
AACC Airport Associations Coordinating
AAC Agricultural Advisory Council for
England and Wales Council = CCAA
AAC All-American Canal AACC All Africa Conference of Churches =
CETA
AAC American Academy of Criminalistics
AACC American Association for
AAC American Adoption Congress
Contamination Control
AAC American Alpine Club
AACC American Association for Credit
AAC American Archery Council
Counselors
AAC American Association of Criminology
AACC American Association for the
AAC Anglo American Corporation Continuity of Care
AAC Anhui Agricultural College AACC American Association of Cereal
AAC Armor and Arms Club (U.S.A.) Chemists
AAC Army Air Corps AACC American Association of Clinical
AAC Association des Amidonneries de Chemistry
Cereales de la CEE AACC American Association of Commercial
AAC Association of American Choruses Colleges
AAC Association of American Colleges AACC American Automatic Control Council
AAC Association of Analytical Chemists AACC Arab Air Carriers Organization
(U.S.A.) AACC Asociacion Argentina de Criadores de
AAC Australian Agricultural Council (now Caprinos
ARMCANZ) AACC Asociacion Argentina de Criadores de
AAC Australian Air Corps CebU
AAC Australian Association of Chiropractors AACC Asociacion Argentina de Criadores de
AAC Austrian Alpine Club Cerdos
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