American Psychiatric Association
Aromatics Producers Association.
American Planning Association. A nonprofit public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning. APA and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, advance the art and science of planning to meet the needs of people and society.
American Parapsychology Association
American Planning Association ( address book)
American Pulpwood Association. Fosters education and provides leadership and assistance for the continuing development, use, and renewal of the United States' forests, and for meeting the nation's persistent and future needs for pulp, paper, paperboard and other forest products.
stands for Amateur Press Association; n/l where one member collates and distributes what others send in to him/her
Amateur Press (or Publishing) Association. A group of people who share a common interest in writing, and in reading what the other members have produced. Each member produces a certain number of pages of text (serious comment, comments on other people's writing, or general natter as the mood takes them) and sends it into the Official Editor before the deadline. The editor collates the copies into the same number of bundles as there are APA members and sends them out again every few months. Terms and conditions of membership vary from APA to APA, but they have certain things in common, mainly a set activity requirement.
Association of Public Analysts
Ambulatory Pediatrics Association
Amateur Press Association - what APAcalypse is. Sometimes referred to as a 'Zine
AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION. A professional trade association comprised of both publicly and privately employed planners. APA was formed by the merger of the American Institute of Planners and the American Society of Planning Officials. The association is located at 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637; (312) 947-2560.
American Poultry Association - One of the national poultry organizations, standards bodies and Judge Licensing organizations for the United States. Their focus is strictly on large and bantam chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys that are recognized breeds and varieties in the U.S.
American Psychological Association
Association of Police Authorities
American Plywood Association
Amateur Press Association (variant: Amateur Publishing Association). A collection of separately-produced fan pamphlets, bound together and published as a magazine. Typically low-circulation, often by subscription only.
American Payroll Association.
Aborigines Progressive Association
American Planning Association. Founded in 1978 to encourage the best techniques and decisions for the planned development of communities and regions. Located in Washington, D.C., it has 26,000 members with 45 regional groups in the U.S.