ICA
Encyclopedia
Business
- Empresas ICAEmpresas ICAICA is the second biggest Mexican construction company with operations in the Americas and Europe. ICA is engaged in the development and construction of infrastructure projects such as road construction, hydroelectric plants, ports and airports, metro systems, refineries, industrial facilities,...
(Ingenieros Civiles Asociados), large construction company in Mexico - ICA AB, a Swedish corporate group in the food retail business, formerly named ICA Ahold AB.
- ICA AG - Internationale Camera Actiengesellschaft, a German camera manufacturer that merged into Zeiss Ikon in 1926.
- Insulation Council of Australia and New ZealandInsulation Council of Australia and New ZealandThe Insulation Council of Australia and New Zealand is an industry trade group representing commercial, residential and industrial insulation suppliers in Australia and New Zealand....
, an industry trade group - Innovative Communications AllianceInnovative Communications AllianceThe Innovative Communications Alliance is a telecommunications alliance between Microsoft and Nortel, created in July 2006, to co-develop, integrate, market, sell, and support unified communications products...
, a telecommunicationTelecommunicationTelecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
s alliance between MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
and NortelNortelNortel Networks Corporation, formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, was a multinational telecommunications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada... - Interbank Card AssociationMasterCardMastercard Incorporated or MasterCard Worldwide is an American multinational financial services corporation with its headquarters in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters, Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States...
, a 4 digits number assigned by MasterCard that identifies the member bank in the transaction processing
Language
- Ica languageChibchan languagesThe Chibchan languages make up a language family indigenous to the Isthmo-Colombian area, which extends from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia and includes populations of these countries as well as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama...
, a Magdalenic Chibchan language related to Ijca spoken in Colombia, South America
Locations
- Ica, Peru, the capital of the Ica Region
- The Içá River, also known as the Putumayo RiverPutumayo RiverThe Içá or Putumayo River is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, west of and parallel to the Yapura. It forms part of Colombia's border with Ecuador, as well as most of the frontier with Peru...
- The Ica ProvinceIca ProvinceThe Ica Province is the largest of five provinces of the Ica Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ica.Huacachina is a small town, oasis and resort in this region.-Political division:...
of Peru - The Ica RegionIca RegionIca is a region in Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lima Region on the north; the Huancavelica and Ayacucho regions on the east; and the Arequipa Region on the south. Its capital is the city of Ica.- Geography :...
of Peru
Museums
- Institute of Contemporary ArtsInstitute of Contemporary ArtsThe Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
, London - Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
- Institute of Contemporary Art, PhiladelphiaInstitute of Contemporary Art, PhiladelphiaThe Institute of Contemporary Art or ICA is a contemporary art museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The museum is associated with the University of Pennsylvania, and is located on its campus. The Institute is one of the country's leading museums dedicated to exhibiting the innovative...
Organizations
- Immaculate Conception Academy-GreenhillsImmaculate Conception Academy-GreenhillsImmaculate Conception Academy , also known as ICA Greenhills or ICAgh is located at 10 Grant Street, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a private college preparatory Catholic school for Filipino-Chinese girls run by the Missionary Sisters of Immaculate Conception...
, an elite private all-girls Chinese school in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. (Not to be confused with ICA Manila (ICAM) or ICA Dasmariñas) - Immigration and Checkpoints AuthorityImmigration and Checkpoints AuthorityThe Immigration and Checkpoints Authority is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Singapore Government.-Overview:...
, a Singaporean authority for immigration and checkpoints - Indoor Cricket AustraliaIndoor cricketIndoor cricket is a variant of and shares many basic concepts with cricket. The game is most often played between two teams each consisting of eight players, in matches featuring two innings of sixteen 7-ball overs each...
, the governing body of the sport of indoor cricket in Australia - Institute of Combinatorics and its ApplicationsInstitute of Combinatorics and its ApplicationsThe Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications is an international scientific organization. It was formed in 1990 and is based in Winnipeg, Canada.-Aim and membership:...
, an international scientific organization based in Winnipeg, Canada - Institute of Cultural AffairsThe Institute of Cultural Affairs InternationalThe Institute of Cultural Affairs International is an International Non Governmental Organization which works to influence development policy through a worldwide network of national ICA organizations that implement human development programming within their countries...
, an international non-profit organisation - Intercontinental A, a kart racing class for top drivers aged 15 and up
- Intercontinental Assembly
- International Clarinet AssociationInternational Clarinet AssociationThe International Clarinet Association is the main international organization bringing together players of the clarinet. It is based in Lyons, Colorado, United States...
- Intermuseum Conservation AssociationIntermuseum Conservation AssociationThe Intermuseum Conservation Association is a non-profit regional art conservation center located in Cleveland, OH. It was the first such regional conservation laboratory in the United States. The ICA currently offers conservation and preservation treatments for paintings, murals, works on paper,...
- International Cartographic AssociationInternational Cartographic AssociationThe International Cartographic Association , French Association Cartographique Internationale , is an organization formed of national member organizations, to provide a forum for issues and techniques in cartography...
- International Christian Academy (Côte d'Ivoire), an American boarding school in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire.
- International Chiropractor's AssociationInternational Chiropractor's AssociationThe International Chiropractor's Association is the oldest chiropractic association, having been founded by B.J. Palmer in 1938 in Davenport, Iowa...
- International Congress of ActuariesInternational Congress of ActuariesThe International Congress of Actuaries is a conference held under the auspices of the International Actuarial Association every four years...
- International Congress of AmericanistsInternational Congress of AmericanistsThe International Congress of Americanists is an international academic conference for research in multidisciplinary studies of the American Continent. Established August 25, 1875 in Nancy, France, the scholars' forum has met regularly since its inception, presently in three year increments. Its...
- International Co-operative AllianceInternational Co-operative AllianceThe International Co-operative Alliance is a non-governmental co-operative federation or, more precisely, a co-operative union representing co-operatives and the co-operative movement worldwide. It was founded in 1895. The ICA maintains the internationally recognised definition of a co-operative...
, the worldwide umbrella body for co-operatives. - International Communication AssociationInternational Communication AssociationThe International Communication Association is a non-profit academic association founded in 1950 as the National Society for the Study of Communication , whose members are interested in the study, teaching, and application of all aspects of human communication." The Association maintains an...
- International Contract Agency, the fictional organisation responsible for arranging hits for 47 in the Hitman series of games
- International Council on ArchivesInternational Council on ArchivesThe International Council on Archives is an international non-governmental organization which exists to promote international cooperation in archiving. It was set up in 1948, with Charles Samaran, the then director of the Archives de France, as chairman. It is open to membership of national and...
- Irish Citizen ArmyIrish Citizen ArmyThe Irish Citizen Army , or ICA, was a small group of trained trade union volunteers established in Dublin for the defence of worker’s demonstrations from the police. It was formed by James Larkin and Jack White. Other prominent members included James Connolly, Seán O'Casey, Constance Markievicz,...
, an organisation which lasted up to 1916 to rid Ireland of British rule and protect workers - Irish Countrywomen's AssociationIrish Countrywomen's AssociationThe Irish Countrywomen's Association is the largest women's organisation in Ireland, with over 15,000 members. Founded in 1910, it exists to prove social and educational opportunities for women and to improve the standard of rural and urban life in Ireland...
- Irish Cycling AssociationCycling IrelandCycling Ireland or CI is the national governing body of cycle racing in Ireland. CI is a member of the UCI and the UEC. There are four provincial associations: Cycling Connacht, Cycling Leinster, Cycling Munster and Cycling Ulster.-History:...
- Jewish Colonization AssociationJewish Colonization AssociationThe Jewish Colonization Association was created on September 11, 1891 by the Baron Maurice de Hirsch. Its aim was to facilitate the mass emigration of Jews from Russia and other Eastern European countries, by settling them in agricultural colonies on lands purchased by the committee, particularly...
Yiddish acronym
Politics
- Islamic Consultative Assembly, the main legislative body of the IranianIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
government.
Standards and regulations
- International Coffee AgreementInternational Coffee AgreementThe International Coffee Agreement is an international commodity agreement aimed to achieve a reasonable balance between the supply and demand of coffee at a higher price than would otherwise be the case. Export quotas are the principal instruments used...
, a United Nations pact establishing the International Coffee OrganizationInternational Coffee OrganizationInternational Coffee Organization was initiated in collaboration with UN to enhance cooperation between nations that consume, distribute and produce coffee....
, initially ratified in 1963 - Interstate Commerce ActInterstate Commerce CommissionThe Interstate Commerce Commission was a regulatory body in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The agency's original purpose was to regulate railroads to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination, and to regulate other aspects of common carriers, including...
, a United States legislation establishing the regulatory Interstate Commerce Commission
Science, technology, and medicine
- Independent Computing ArchitectureIndependent Computing ArchitectureIndependent Computing Architecture is a proprietary protocol for an application server system, designed by Citrix Systems. The protocol lays down a specification for passing data between server and clients, but is not bound to any one platform....
, a proprietary protocol for an application server system, designed by Citrix Systems - Indene Carboxylic Acid, an organic acid containing one carboxylic acidCarboxylic acidCarboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of at least one carboxyl group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R-COOH, where R is some monovalent functional group...
group and at least one indene dimer (such acids are often products of photochemical reactions in photoresist) - Independent component analysisIndependent component analysisIndependent component analysis is a computational method for separating a multivariate signal into additive subcomponents supposing the mutual statistical independence of the non-Gaussian source signals...
, in signal processing and statistical data analysis - ICa (card)ICa (card)is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Kanazawa, Japan, introduced by Hokuriku Railroad , from December 1, 2004. The name is the portmanteau of IC and card, as well as ai , hoping the card will be loved by users...
, a smart card ticketing system for public transport in Kanazawa, Japan - Internal carotid arteryInternal carotid arteryIn human anatomy, the internal carotid arteries are two major arteries, one on each side of the head and neck. They arise from the common carotid arteries where these bifurcate into the internal and external carotid artery, and they supply the brain....
- Innovative Communications AllianceInnovative Communications AllianceThe Innovative Communications Alliance is a telecommunications alliance between Microsoft and Nortel, created in July 2006, to co-develop, integrate, market, sell, and support unified communications products...
- intercellular adhesionCell adhesionCellular adhesion is the binding of a cell to a surface, extracellular matrix or another cell using cell adhesion molecules such as selectins, integrins, and cadherins. Correct cellular adhesion is essential in maintaining multicellular structure...
gene locus (ica) in genetics - Islet cell antibodies test