Is that your group or mine?: untangling the acronyms

Careers in Culture Introduction Opportunities Changes and Challenges What do Cultural Managers Do? Ways Into the Field Work Search Strategies The Alphabet Soup of Cultural Management "In the know": Definitions of common terms Is that your group or mine?: untangling the acronyms Want More Information Credits		Careers in Culture – Careers in Cultural Management > Is that your group or mine?: untangling the acronyms With so many arts, cultural and heritage groups in Canada, organizations are often referred to by their initials. If you head spins when you hear another group called by an alphabet soup of letters, you may find the organization name in the list below: ACE Association of Cultural Executives ACP Association of Canadian Publishers ACTRA Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists AFM American Federation of Musicians ANDPVA Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts ANEL Association nationale des éditeurs de livres APASQ Association des professionnels des arts de la scène du Québec APFTQ Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec ATFC Association des théâtres francophones du Canada BPC Book and Periodical Council CAAAE Canadian Association of Arts Administration Educators CAB Canadian Association of Broadcasters CADA Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists CAEA Canadian Actors Equity Association (Equity) CANSCAIP Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers CAPACOA Canadian Arts Presenting Association CAPC Canadian Association of Professional Conservators CAPPRT Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal CARAS Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences CARFAC Canadian Artists Representation CBA Canadian Booksellers Association CCA Canadian Conference of the Arts CCCO Cultural Careers Council Ontario CCM Centre for Cultural Management, University of Waterloo CDA Canadian Dance Assembly CFTPA Canadian Film and Television Production Association CHIN Canadian Heritage Information Network CHRC Cultural Human Resources Council CLA Canadian Library Association CMA Canadian Museums Association CMC Canadian Music Centre CMPA Canadian Magazine Publishers Association CQAM Conseil québécois des arts médiatiques CQRHC Conseil québécois des ressources humaines en culture DTRC Dancer Transition Resource Centre AEC Editors Association of Canada IATSE International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees IC Interpretation Canada IMAT Interactive Multimedia Arts & Technologies Association IPAA Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance PACT Professional Association of Canadian Theatres RAAV Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec RCAAQ Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec RQD Regroupement québécois de la danse SAT Société des arts technologiques SMQ Société des musées québécois SPACQ Société professionnelle des auteurs compositeurs du Québec TWUC The Writers Union of Canada UdA Union des Artistes WIFT Women in Film and Television

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