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International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research The International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR), founded in 1935, is a worldwide independent organisation of engineers and water specialists working in fields related to hydraulics and its practical application.
International Association of Chiefs of Police The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) was founded in Chicago in 1893 as the National Chiefs of Police Union. The primary goal of this organization was to apprehend and return criminals who had fled the agency jurisdictions in which they were wanted.
International Association of Islamic Banks The International Association of Islamic Banks was founded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, under the auspices of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on the 7th of Ramadan 1397 (H) corresponding to August 21, 1977.
International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists 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.
International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts 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, National and International levels.
International Association of Plastics Distributors The International Association of Plastics Distributors (or IAPD), founded in 1956, is a trade association representing plastics distributors and manufacturers of engineering materials and semi-finished stock shapes, such as sheet, rod, tube, film, resin, pipe, valves and fittings. Such materials are used in construction, marine, automotive, medical and other industrial applications.
International Association of Privacy Professionals The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), headquartered in York, Maine, is a global association of privacy and security professionals. With more than 3,000 individual and corporate members, the IAPP seeks to define, promote and improve the profession of privacy.
International Association of Professional Numismatists The International Association of Professional Numismatists (or IAPN), founded in 1951, is a non-profit organisation of the leading international numismatic firms. The objects of the Association are the development of a healthy and prosperous numismatic trade conducted according to the highest standards of business ethics and commercial practice.
International Association of Scientologists The International Association of Scientologists (IAS) was formed in October 1984 by a group of selected Scientologists, who assembled at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead, Sussex, England. The stated purpose of the IAS is "To unite, advance, support and protect the Scientology religion and Scientologists in all parts of the world, so as to achieve the aims of Scientology as originated by L.
International Association of Software Architects The International Association of Software Architects (IASA)is the premier association focused on the architecture profession through the advancement of best practices and education while delivering programs and services. IASA promotes the advancement of best practice and education while delivering programs and services to IT architects of all levels around the world.
International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences(IAAS) Founded in 1957 in Tunis by 8 countries, the International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences is at the moment one of the world's biggest student organizations and one of the leading agricultural student associations. IAAS gathers students studying, majoring or researching in agriculture and related areas like environmental sciences, forestry, food sciences, landscape architecture etc.
International Association of Torch Clubs The International Association of Torch Clubs is an international organization of local clubs in which respected persons practicing recognized professions enjoy the cultural interchange of knowledge. The first Torch Club was organized in 1924.
International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, or IAVCEI, is an association that represents the primary international focus for research in volcanology, efforts to mitigate volcanic disasters, and research into closely related disciplines, such as igneous geochemistry and petrology, geochronology, volcanogenic mineral deposits, and the physics of the generation and ascent of magmas in the upper mantle and crust.
International Astronomical Union The International Astronomical Union (IAU) unites national astronomical societies from around the world. It also acts as the internationally recognized authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies (stars, planets, asteroids, etc.
International Astronomical Youth Camp The International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC) is an annual summer camp for young people with an interest in astronomy. Established in 1969, the IAYC has taken place in over 30 different places in Europe, North Africa and the Near East.
International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established as an autonomous organization on July 29, 1957. It seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes.
International Atomic Time International Atomic Time (TAI, from the French name Temps Atomique International) is a high-precision atomic time standard that tracks proper time on Earth's geoid. It is the principal realisation of Terrestrial Time, and the basis for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is used for civil timekeeping all over the Earth's surface.
International Austin A30/A35 Register The International Austin A30/A35 Register was founded by brothers Mark and David Armé in 1999 to promote the Austin A30 and Austin A35 marques and to encourage the survival of the vehicles. With free membership, the website has an audience of enthusiasts and owners from all corners of the globe, and is the largest online resource with a searchable database of vehicles.
International Auxiliary Language Association The International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA), which existed from 1924 to at least 1954, was created to "promote widespread study, discussion and publicity of all questions involved in the establishment of an auxiliary language, together with research and experiment that may hasten such establishment in an intelligent manner and on stable foundations."International Auxiliary Language Association, Outline of Program, 1924, p.
International Aviation Training Centre The International Aviation Training Centre, IATC, is an Aviation Training Organization under ICAO and JAA regulations, providing services in civil aviation personnel training: pilots, flight attendants, flight dispatchers.
International bill of rights The International Bill of Rights is an informal name given to three international treaties and conventions established by the United Nations. It consists of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (adopted in 1948), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966).
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International broadcasting International broadcasting is broadcasting deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience. It usually is broadcast by means of longwave, mediumwave, or shortwave radio, but in recent years has also used direct satellite broadcasting and the Internet as means of reaching audiences.
International broadcasting in Japan International broadcasting in Japan is generally limited to signals generated by the publicly-owned NHK World, which broadcasts television and radio programs overseas. A few other institutions originally based in Japan have carried Japanese programming overseas, though these are very limited and are generally not considered to be true "international" broadcasts.
International Baby Food Action Network The International Baby Food Action Network is a group of advocacy organisations engaged in the promotion of breastfeeding and the restriction of unethical marketing practices such as those alleged by proponents of the Nestlé boycott. In 1998, they received the Right Livelihood Award.
International Baccalaureate Organization The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) is an international non-profit educational foundation, founded in 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation's original intent was to provide schools with an international curriculum which would be acceptable to universities around the world.
International Bank Account Number The International Bank Account Number (IBAN) is an international standard for numbering bank accounts. It was originally adopted by the European Committee for Banking Standards, and was later adopted as ISO 13616:1997 and now as ISO 13616:2003.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is one of five institutions that comprise the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII.
International Bar Association The International Bar Association (IBA) is an international association of lawyers from different countries. The IBA's stated purpose is to promote an exchange of information between legal associations worldwide, support the independence of the judiciary and the right of lawyers to practice their profession without interference, and support human rights for lawyers worldwide through its Human Rights Institute.
International Baseball Federation The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of baseball. It sanctions play between teams sponsored by the national baseball federations of member countries through competition tournaments including the World Cup of Baseball, the World Baseball Classic (in conjunction with Major League Baseball), the Intercontinental Cup, and the Olympic baseball tournament (in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee).
International Basketball Federation The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced ), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. Originally known as the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the Amateur from its official name but retained the initialism.
International Basketball Tournament The International Basketball Tournament started in 1999 in the Bahamas, and has taken off in worldwide popularity. The rules and format of the tournament has changed over the past eight years and has been played in five different sites.
International BBC television channels The BBC is forbidden under its charter to directly undertake any commercial operations on-air within the United Kingdom, however no such restriction applies to operations in other countries. Therefore the BBC exploits its massive television archive by operating a number of commercial television channels outside the UK through its BBC Worldwide subsidiary.
International Best Dressed List The International Best Dressed List was founded by fashionista Eleanor Lambert in 1940 as an attempt to boost the reputation of American fashion at the time. People who have been on the list include Coco Chanel, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Audrey Hepburn, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Grace Kelly, Valentina Schlee, Anne Forgarty, Pauline Trigere, Sybill Connolly, Princess Irene Galitzine, Mrs.
International Bible Society The International Bible Society (IBS) is a Christian organization, which translates and distributes the Bible. They state that their goal is to "reach as many people as possible with accurate, readable, understandable translations of the Bible".
International Biological Program The International Biological Program (IBP) was an effort between 1964 and 1974 to coordinate large-scale ecological and environmental studies. Organized in the wake of the successful International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957-1958, the International Biological Program was an attempt to apply the methods of big science to ecosystem ecology and pressing environmental issues.
International Bitterness Units scale The International Bitterness Units scale, or simply IBU scale, provides a measure of the bitterness of beer, which is provided by the hops used during brewing. An IBU is one part per million of isohumulone — the higher number, the greater the bitterness.
International Black Belt Federation The International Black Belt Federation(IBBF) is an organization of Tae Kwon Do Master Instructors, Black Belts, and students with roots to Grandmaster Moo Yong Yun. The IBBF is the 3rd largest WTF certified organization in the U.
International Blind Sport Federation IBSA, the International Blind Sports Federation, is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 in Paris. Its mission is to promote the full integration of blind and partially sighted people in society through sport and to encourage people with a visual impairment to take up and practise sports.
International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor Induction to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor is managed by the International Bluegrass Music Association, and the Hall itself is maintained at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky.
International Bluegrass Music Museum The International Bluegrass Music Museum or IBMM is the official bluegrass music museum located in RiverPark Center near downtown Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. The museum has interactive exhibits, posters, costumes, live instrument demonstrations, and its own summer festival called ROMP (River of Music Party).
International Board on Books for Young People Based in Switzerland, the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is a non-profit organization "committed to bringing books and children together."Every other year, IBBY presents the Hans Christian Andersen Award].
International Bolshevik Tendency The International Bolshevik Tendency is a Trotskyist international organisation. It was formed by former members of the international Spartacist tendency (iSt) in the USA and Canada, but many of its current members are not former Spartacists.
International Border International Border (IB) is the international boundary between India and Pakistan that borders the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat and the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. Wagah, the ceremonial point of crossing between India and Pakistan lies along this border between the Indian city of Amritsar and the Pakistan city of Lahore.
International Border states International Border states are states in the United States that share an international border with another country. There are a total of eighteen border states, thirteen that border Canada, one of which borders Russia as well, four that border Mexico, and one that borders the Bahamas and Cuba.
International Botanical Congress International Botanical Congress (IBC) is a large-scale meeting of botanists in all scientific fields, from all over the world. Authorized by the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS), congresses are held every six years with the venue circulating around the world.
International Boundary and Water Commission The International Boundary and Water Commission (Spanish: ComisiĂłn Internacional de LĂ­mites y Aguas) is an international body created in 1889 by the United States and Mexico to administer the many boundary and water-rights treaties and agreements between the two nations.
International Boundary Waters Treaty The International Boundary Waters Treaty is the 1909 treaty between the United States and Canada providing mechanisms for resolving any dispute over any waters bordering the two countries. The treaty covers the
International Bowl The International Bowl is a NCAA college American football bowl game played in Toronto, Ontario. It is the only post-season bowl game played outside the United States, and the first since the Bacardi Bowl was played in Cuba on January 1, 1937.
International Bowling Industry International Bowling Industry is a Ten-pin bowling magazine, or IBI, and states that it is the only monthly publication focused on every facet of the bowling business. It states that is is "your" strongest marketing partner.
International Boxing Association (for-profit organization) The International Boxing Association (IBA) is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. The current president of the IBA is Ching-Kuo Wu of Taiwan, elected in November, 2006.
International Boxing Hall of Fame The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta. The IBHOF is one of two recognized international boxing hall of fames, with the other being the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
International Boylove Day International Boylove Day (IBLD) is observed by members of the male-attracted pedophile and ephebophile community and their allies and sympathizers. Traditionally it has been celebrated on the summer and winter solstices, but in recent years it is usually observed on the following Saturdays.
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) is a major governing body for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and hosts several of the biggest tournaments in the world, including the Mundials, Pan American and European Championships. The federation was created by Carlos Gracie, Jr.
International Brigade Memorial Trust The International Brigade Memorial Trust is a British eductational trust formed by the veterans of the International Brigade Association, the Friends of the IBA, representatives of the Marx Memorial Library, and historians specialising in the Spanish Civil War.
International Brigades The International Brigades were Republican military units in the Spanish Civil War, formed of many non-state sponsored volunteers of different countries who traveled to Spain, to fight for the democratic government in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. They fought against Spanish Nationalist forces, who were led by General Francisco Franco and assisted by Nazi German and Fascist Italian forces.
International Broadcast Centre The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) is a temporary hub for journalists from all over the world, representing 190 countries for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in Germany. The centre is based in Munich, in what was formally Munich Airport.
International Broadcasting Bureau The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) is a United States Government federal agency that was created in 1994 to produce political radio and television broadcasts that are intended for audiences in foreign countries. The IBB replaces the defunct Bureau of Broadcasting agency that superceeded the Voice of America.
International Broadcasting Convention The International Broadcasting Convention, more commonly known by its acronym IBC, is an annual trade show for broadcasters, content creators/providers, equipment manufacturers, professional and technical associations, and other participants in the broadcast industry. IBC is Europe's largest professional broadcast show.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is a labor union which represents workers in the electrical industry in the United States and Canada, particularly electricians in the construction industry and linemen and other employees of public utilities. The union also represents some workers in the computer, telecommunications, broadcasting, and other fields related to electrical work.
International Bruckner Society The International Bruckner Society (German Internationale Bruckner-Gesellschaft) was an organization which began its existence in 1927 in Leipzig and was officially founded in 1929 in Vienna. Its main purpose since then has been to publish editions of the music of Anton Bruckner.
International Buddhist College International Buddhist College or IBC (Thai: วิทยาลัยพุทธศ่าสนานานาชาติ) is an inter-sectarian Buddhist higher education institute in Sadao District, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
International Bulb Society The International Bulb Society was founded in 1933 and is the sole international society dedicated to informing the public about the science, cultivation, conservation and botany of geophytic plants, commonly known as bulbs.
International Bureau for the Respect of Human Rights in Western Sahara BIRDHSO (French, Bureau International pour le Respect des Droits de l'Homme au Sahara Occidental; Spanish, Oficina International para el Respeto de los Derechos Humanos en el Sahara Occidental; English, International Bureau for the Respect of Human Rights in Western Sahara) is a Switzerland-based human rights organization campaigning for the Sahrawis of Western Sahara.
International Bureau for the Revolutionary Party The International Bureau for the Revolutionary Party is an international tendency whose member organisations identify with the Italian left communist tradition. The International Bureau was formed in 1983 as a result of a joint initiative by the Internationalist Communist Party (Battaglia Comunista) in Italy and the Communist Workers Organisation (CWO) in Britain.
International Bureau of Revolutionary Youth Organizations International Bureau of Revolutionary Youth Organizations (in German: Internationales Büro Revolutionärer Jugendorganisationen, in French: Bureau International des Organisations Révolutionnaires des Jeunes) was an international organization of socialist youth, formed in 1934. It functioned as the youth wing of the London Bureau.
International Bureau of Weights and Measures The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is the English name of the Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM, often written in English Bureau International des Poids et Mesures), a standards organisation, one of the three organisations established to maintain the International System of Units (SI) under the terms of the Convention du Mètre (Metre Convention). Note that the abbreviation IBWM is not used.
International Business Company An International Business Company or International Business Corporation (IBC) is an offshore company formed under the laws some jurisdictions as a tax-free company which is not permitted to engage in business within the jurisdiction it is incorporated in. Offshore Financial Centres which have allowed the formation of IBCs include Antigua, the British Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and Gibraltar.
International Business Leaders Forum The International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) is an organisation which promotes responsible business, particularly in emerging economies. It is backed by over 100 multinational companies, including BP, Volkswagen, The Coca-Cola Company and Vodafone.
International Business Park International Business Park (IBP; Chinese: 国际商业园), is a high-tech business and commercial venue managed by JTC Corporation in Jurong East, Singapore. IBP comprises a collective of office buildings built either by the operator or the tenant, with the most prominent example such as Creative and M1.
International Business School of Vilnius University International Business School of Vilnius University, Vilniaus universiteto Tarptautinio verslo mokykla (VU TVM)is an institution of undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education in business, management and economics. The School serves as an advanced centre of market analysis, executive training and leading academic thought.
International Business Study International Business is a field of business that looks into all aspects of multinational corporations (MNCs)or multinational enterprises (MNEs). The theoretical base of this study was originated in 1960s and considered as established in 1980s.
International center for research on Women The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC with a country office in New Delhi, India and a project office in Uganda. ICRW works to promote gender equitable development within the field of international development.
International co-production In filmmaking, an international co-production is a film made by production companies from different countries. Due to the expense of filmmaking, many films made outside the United States are international co-productions.
International contemporary art scenes International Contemporary Art is largely international in its activities and attributes. There are, however national differences in terminology and emphases, and each country has its own history, key venues and active artists.
International conventions on terrorism International conventions on terrorism set out obligations of states in respect to defining international counter terrorist offences, prosecuting individuals suspected of such offences, extraditing such persons upon request, and providing mutual legal assistance upon request.
International council of the United Methodist Church in Germany The International Council of the United Methodist Church in Germany (Internatioaler Ausschuss) grew out of a pilot project approved by the United Methodist General Conference in 1988. It involved cooperation of three general agencies of the church (Discipleship, Chaplaincy and Global Ministries) and the United Methodist Central Conference in the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin.
International court International courts are formed by treaties between nations, or under the authority of an international organization such as the United Nations — this includes ad hoc tribunals and permanent institutions, but excludes any courts arising purely under national authority. Therefore under these circumstances the international courts receive immunities and privaleges around the world.
International cricket in 2004-05 International cricket in the 2004–05 cricket season is defined by major statisticians, such as CricketArchive and Wisden, as those matches played on tours that started between September 2004 and April 2005. There were no major tournaments played during this time.
International cricket in 2005 This article discusses International cricket in the 2005 season. For the purposes of this article the 2005 cricket season is taken to be the whole of the English cricket season, plus those series defined to belong to the 2005 season by Cricinfo.
International cricket in 2005-06 This article contains information on International cricket in the 2005-06 cricket season, as defined by Cricinfo - mainly containing the results of tours from September 2005 until May 2006. In this time, all the ten Test nations played Test cricket, and the first ICC Super Series was held, between Australia and an ICC World XI.
International cricket in 2006 International cricket played in the 2006 cricket season is defined as matches scheduled between May and August 2006 in all cricketing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2006 English cricket season. Matches between January and April are defined as belonging to the 2005–06 season, while matches between September and December are defined as the 2006–07 season.
International cricket in 2006-07 International cricket in the 2006–07 cricket season is defined by major statisticians, such as CricketArchive and Wisden, as those matches played on tours that started between September 2006 and April 2007. Two major ICC tournaments are scheduled for this season, with the Champions Trophy played in October in India, and the World Cup taking place in West Indies in March.
International cricket in South Africa (1971 to 1981) International cricket in South Africa between 1971 and 1981 consisted of 4 private tours arranged by English sports promoter Derrick Robins, 2 tours by a private team called the "International Wanderers", and one women's Test match. The apartheid policy followed by the South African Governments of the day meant that no Test match playing nation was willing to tour, thereby depriving world cricket of leading stars such as Graeme Pollock, Barry Richards and Eddie Barlow.
International criminal law International criminal law is an autonomous branch of law which deals with international crimes and the courts and tribunals set up to adjudicate cases in which persons have incurred international criminal responsibility. It represents a significant departure from 'classical' international law which was mainly considered law created by states for the benefit of states, but tended to ignore the individual as a subject of the law.
International C-Class Catamaran Championship The International C-Class Catamaran Championship, or ICCC has taken over from the International Catamaran Challenge Trophy for C Class catamaranmatch racing of highly innovative catamarans, predominantly with a wing rig instead of a conventional sail plan.
International Campaign for Tibet The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is a private non-profit advocacy group working to promote democratic freedoms for Tibetans, ensure their human rights, and protect the Tibetan culture and environment.
International Canoe The International Canoe, or more properly the International Ten Square Metre Sailing Canoe, often abbreviated to IC is a powerful and extremely fast single handed sailing canoe whose rules are governed by the International Canoe Federation.
International Canoe Federation The International Canoe Federation is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide.
International Capoeira Angola Foundation ICAF or FICA is the name of a capoeira angola group. FICA is the group's name in Brazil, which is an acronym for Fundacao International de Capoeira de Angola, while it is ICAF in English, which stands for the International Capoeira Angola Foundation.
International Car of the Year The International Car of the Year (ICOTY) is hosted by the magazine Road & Travel. The awards ceremony is attended by 600 industry leaders and media on the evening before Press Days at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
International Catamaran Challenge Trophy The International Catamaran Challenge Trophy is the formal name for the more familiarly known Little Americas Cup and started in 1961 as a match racing series between two C Class catamaransmodelled on the Americas Cup] series for yachts. In 2003 it changed its format, retaining match racing and moving from the increasingly rare C Class to the [[F-18HT catamaran
International Catholic Migration Commission The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) is an international organization that serves and protects the needs of uprooted people, refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants, with operations in 30 countries of the world, including Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan and Turkey.
International Catholic-Jewish Historical Commission The International Catholic-Gewish Historical Commission was a body appointed by the Holy See's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews in 1999. With three Jewish and three Catholic historians, the goal of the group was to study the way the Church reacted to the Holocaust.
International Celestial Reference Frame The International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF) is a quasi-inertial reference frame centered at the barycenter of the Solar System, defined by the measured positions of 212 extragalactic sources (mainly quasars). Although relativity implies that there is no true inertial frame, the extragalactic sources used to define the ICRF are so far away that any angular motion is essentially zero.
International Celestial Reference System The International Celestial Reference System (ICRS) is the current standard celestial reference system adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Its origin is at the barycenter of the solar system, with axes that are intended to be "fixed" with respect to space.
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas The International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) (founded 1977) is an agroforestry institution that is based in Aleppo in Syria. It is one of sixteen global agricultural research centres which makes up the global network known as the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research).
International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP) is a nonprofit research and educational network whose focus is the critical study of the mental health professions and their consumer markets. ICSPP was originally founded in 1971 by psychiatrist Peter Breggin and publishes the scholarly journal, Ethical Human Sciences and Services.
International Center for Transitional Justice The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) assists countries pursuing accountability for past mass atrocity or human rights abuse. The Center works in societies emerging from repressive rule or armed conflict, as well as in established democracies where historical injustices or systemic abuse remain unresolved.
International Center For Studies In Creativity As the first and oldest degree granting program in creativity in the world, the foundation of the International Center For Studies In Creativity (ICSC) dates back to Alex Osborn's seminal work in creativity education in the 1940s and 1950s.

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