AAA	American Arts Alliance
AAAM	Association of African American Museums
AABGA	American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
AAM	American Association of Museums
AAMD	Association of Art Museum Directors
AAMV	American Association for Museum Volunteers
AASLH	American Association for State and Local History
AZA	Zoo and Aquarium Association
ACA	American Council on the Arts
ACUMO	Association of College and University Museums and Galleries
AFA	American Federation of Arts
AIC	American Institute of Conservation
ALHFAM	Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums
ALl-ABA	American Law Institute-American Bar Association
ARM	Association of Railway Museums, Inc
ASC	Association of Systematics Collections
ASMD	Association of Science Museum Directors
ASMHF	Association of Sports Museums and Halls of Fame
ASTC	Association of Science-Technology Centers
AWG	Arts Working Group
AYM	Association of Youth Museums
CAA	College Art Association
CAI	Congress of the American Indian
CAJM	Council of American Jewish Museums
CAMM	Council of American Maritime Museums
CARE	Comminee on Audience Research and Evaluation (AAM-SPC)
CMA	Canadian Museum Association Council for Museum Anthropology
COMPT	Committee on Museum Professional Training (AAM-SPC)
DAM	Development and Membership Committee (AAM-SPC)
FSHC	Federation of State Humanities Councils
HNSA	Historical Naval Ships Association
IAMFA	International Association of Museum Facility Administrators
ICOM	International Council of Museums
IMLS	Institute for Museum & Library Services
IMTAL	International Museum Theater Alliance
IPAM	International Partnerships Among Museums (AAM)
MAAM	Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
MAP	Museum Assessment Program (AAM and IMLS)
MASC	Museum Association Security Comminee (AAM-SPC)
MAST	Museum Association of States and Territories
MAT	Museum Advocacy Team
MCN	Museum Computer Network
MMC	Midwest Museum Conference or Museum Management Committee (AAM-SPC)
MPMA	Mountain-Plains Museum Ass6ciation
MSA	Museum Store Association
MTA	Museum Trustee Association
NAGPRA	Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
NM	National Association of Interpretation
NALAA	National Association of Local Arts Agencies
NAME	National Association of Museum Exhibition (AAM-SPC)
NARF	Native American Rights Fund
NASAA	National Association of State
NCA	National Cultural Alliance
NEA	National Endowment for the Arts
NEH	National Endowment for the Humanities
NEMA	New England Museum Association
NHA	National Humanities Alliance
NPS	National Park Service
NSF	National Science Foundation
NSFY	National Science for Youth Foundation
NTHP	National Trust for Historic Preservation
OMD	Official Museum Directory (AAM)
PIC	Professional Interest Committee Council (AAM) Alliance for Lesbian and Gay Concerns Professional Interest Committee (ALOC PlC) Asian Pacific American Professional Interest Committee Commercial Member Professional Interest Council Historic House Museums Professional Interest Council Latino Network Professional Interest Committee Museum Theatre Professional Interest Council (MTPIC) Museum Travel & Tourism Council Professional Interest Committee Native American and Museum Collaboration Network Professional Interest Committee on Traveling Exhibitions Packing and Crating Information Network Professional Interest Committee (PACINPIC) Visitor Services Professional Interest Committee
SAA	Society of American Archivists
SEMC	Southeastern Museums Conference
SPC	Standing Professional Committee (AAM) Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT) Curators' Committee Development and Membership Committee (DAM) Education Committee (EDCOM) Media and Technology Committee Museum Association Security Committee (MASC) Museum Management Committee (MMC) National Association of Museum Exhibition (NAME) Public Relations Committee Registrars' Committee Small Museum Administrators' Committee (SMAC)
TIS	Technical Information Service (AAM)
USIA	United States Information Agency
WMA	Western Museums Association