| Acronym | Meaning |
| EURESCO | European Research Conferences |
| IMA | Institute For Mathematics And Its Applications |
| SIM | Society For Industrial Microbiology |
| ATP | Advanced Technology Program |
| DIMACS | Center For Discrete Math. & Theoretical Comp. Sci. |
| ASCB | American Society For Cell Biology |
| FAP | Familial Adenomatous Polyposis |
| ASBMB | American Society For Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| ABA | Australian Biotechnol. Assoc. |