Auro-dictionary of abbreviations

Find here a collection of abbreviations frequently used in Auroville.

Feel free to add more. Try to maintain the alphabetical order.

A

• ABC - Auroville Board of Commerce
• ABE - Auroville Board of Education
• ACCESS - Auroville's Conscious Community Exchange System for Sustainability
• ACDC - Auroville Coastal-area Development Centre (formerly TRRP)
• ACUR - Auroville Center for Urban Research
• ACT - Auroville Community Transport
• ADPS - Aurelec Data Processing System
  
• AEP - Auroville Energy Products
• AGS - Auroville Guest Service
• AIS - Auroville Industrial School
• ALL - Auroville Language Lab
• ATB - Awareness Through the Body
• AV - AuroVille
• AVAG - Auroville Village Action Group
• AVAT - Auroville Village Action Trust
• AVBC - AuroVille Building Centre
• AVC - AuroVille Council
• AVES - AuroVille Electrical Service
• AVF - AuroVille Foundation
• AVHC - AuroVille Health Centre
• AVHS - AuroVille Health Services
• AVI - AuroVille International
• AVIS - Auroville Volunteering, Internships & Studies program
• AVNet - AuroVille's IntraNet (an internet section for Aurovilians, accessable only for members)
  
• AVITRA - AV International Translators
• AVTS - AV Telephone Service/ Auroville Transport Sevice
• AWM - AV Water Maintenance
• AYA - AV Youth Atelier
• AHS - Auroville Housing Service
• AVDS - Auroville Development Scheme

B

• BCC - Budget Coordination Committee
• BN - Bharat Nivas
• BSNL - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (an internet provider in AV)

C

• CARE - Computer Aided Research and Engineering
  
• Cash and Kind -
• CDCtr - Coastal Development Centre
• CIC - Centre for Indian Culture
• CIRHU - Centre for International Research in Human Unity
• COA - Council Of Architects
• CPS - Child Protection Centre
• CRCP - Centre for Research in Communication and Publication
• CRIPA - Centre for Research In the Performing Arts
• CSR  - Centre for Scientific Research
• CUR - Centre for Urban Research
• CZ - Cultural Zone
• CF - Central Fund
• CGS - Centre Guest House
• CIC - Centre for Indian Culture
• CIS - Centre for Indian Studies
• CHU - Centre for Human Unity
• CEB - Compressed Earth Blocks
• CFL - Centre for Further Learning

E

• ECR - East Coast Road
• EM - Effective Micro-organisms
• EMS - Environmental Monitoring Service
• ES - Entry Service (for Electrical Service, see AVES)
• EDG - Economic Development Group
• ESG - Economic Study Group
• EG - Economy Group

F

• FAMC - Funds & Assets Management Committee
• FS - Financial Service
• FWE - Foundation for World Education (a US-based foundation supporting AV since many years, more info via PCG)
• FG - Forest Group/ Farm Group

G

• GB - Governing Board
• GIM - General Information Meeting
• GS - Guest Service
• GG - Green Group

H

• HRT - Human Resources Team
• HOMA - House Of Mother's Agenda
• HS - Housing Service

I

• IAC - International Advisory Council
• IHS - Integral Health Service (Kailash Clinic)
• ILC - Integral Learning Centre
  
• IZ - International Zone

L

• LADS - Laboratory of Auroville DesignerS
• L'AVD'AV - L'AVenir D'AuroVille (French, meaning "Auroville's Future") (most commonly abbreviated as "L'Avenir")
• LCC - Land Consolidation Committee
• LEAP - Learning Experience Auroville Program (formerly WISP)
• LEC - Life Education Centre
• LOE - Laboratory Of Evolution
• LRM - Land & Resources Management

M

• MM - MatriMandir
• MMC - Multi Media Centre

N

• N&N - News & Notes
• NCBS - New Creation Bilingual School
• NOC - Non Objection Certificate

P

• PT - Pour Tous
• PTDC - Pour Tous Distribution Centre
• PTPS - Pour Tous Purchasing Service
• PCG - Project Coordination Group

Q

• QuTee - Quiet Transport

R

• RA - Residents' Assembly
• RAS - Residents' Assembly Service
• RERS - Red Earth Riding School
• RRO - Regional Registration Office (visa office in Pondy)
• RZ - Residential Zone

S

• SAIIER - Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research
• SAWCHU - Sri Aurobindo World Centre for Human Unity
• SDZ - Stichting De Zaaier (Dutch, meaning "Foundation 'The Sower'") (a Dutch foundation, sponsor of Auroville projects since 1986)
• SEWA - Small Employers Welfare Association
• SL - Service Link

T

• TNEB -  Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
• TRRP - Tsunami Relief & Rehabilitation Project (now ACDC)
  

U

• UF - Unity Fund
• UHU - University of Human Unity
• UTS - Unity Transport Service

V

• VC - Visitors Centre

W

• WC - Working Committee
• WELL - Women's Empowerment through Local Livelihood
• WISP - Winter Integral Studies Program (now LEAP)

Y

• YC - Youth Centre