American Cancer Society Dedicated to helping persons who face cancer. Supports research, patient services, early detection, treatment and education.
Relay For Life Recipe Book Please contribute recipes with dedications to cancer victims. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. Located in Humboldt County, California.
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American Society Of Composers, Authors, And Publishers The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. It competes with Broadcast Music Incorporated (or BMI).
American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (usually referred to as the ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing the abuse of animals. It was founded by Henry Bergh on April 10, 1866.
American Society Of Heating, Refrigerating And Air-Conditioning Engineers The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is an international voluntary organization for people involved in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or refrigeration (HVAC&R). The society helps to provide its members access to HVAC&R technology and opportunities to participate in the development of such technology.
The ASHRAE Handbook is a four-volume resource for HVAC&R technology. One of the four volumes is updated each year.
American Society Of Cinematographers The American Society of Cinematographers is not a labor union or guild, but is an educational, cultural and professional organization. Membership is possible by invitation and is extended only to directors of photography with distinguished credits in the industry. The ASC currently has approximately 340 members.
American Society For Microbiology The American Society for Microbiology is a scientific organization, based in the United States although with over 42,000 members throughout the world. It is the largest single life science professional organization, and its members include those whose interests encompass basic and applied aspects of viruses, bacteria, rickettsiae, mycoplasma, fungi, algae and protozoa as well as other aspects of microbiology.
American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a medical organization in the United States. Its mission statement says that the organization is a "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service." The group has its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and has branches in all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. It also operates about 3400 local offices.
Muslim American Society The Muslim American Society describes itself as a cultural, educational, charitable, religious, social, not-for-profit organization. It is further described as an Islamic revival, and reform movement for the good of individuals, families, and society.
MAS came me out strongly in support of the slain Hamas leader Ahmed Yassin and against Israel for the latter's assassination of Yassin. (http://www.masnet.org/news.asp?id=1069). They call for congressional action against Israel.
American Society Of Civil Engineers The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. It is the oldest national engineering society in the United States.
Its world headquarters is in Reston, Virginia.
Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: The ASCE designates national and international Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks.
American Society Of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering. The ASME was founded in 1880 by Alexander Lyman Holley, Henry Rossiter Worthington and John Edison Sweet. The organization is known for setting codes and standards for mechanical devices.
As of 2004, the ASME has 125,000 members.
External links: *http://www.asme.org
American Society Of Agricultural Engineers The American Society of Agricultural Engineers was founded in 1907 and is based in St. Joseph, Michigan. It is an international engineering society with about 9000 members in over 100 countries.