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 within the sections.

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
• AHS - Auroville Housing Service
• AIS - Auroville Industrial School
• ALL - Auroville Language Lab
• ASSET - Auroville Schools Science Educational Training
• ATB - Awareness Through the Body
• ATS - Auroville Transport Service
• AV - AuroVille
• AVAG - Auroville Village Action Group
• AVAT - Auroville Village Action Trust
• AVBC - AuroVille Building Centre
• AVC - AuroVille Council
• AVDS - AuroVille Development Scheme
• AVES - AuroVille Electrical Service
• AVF - AuroVille Foundation
• AVHC - AuroVille Health Centre
• AVHS - AuroVille Health Services
• AVI - AuroVille International
• AVIS - Auroville Volunteering, Internships & Studies program
• AVITRA - AuroVille International TRAnslators
• AVNet - AuroVille's intraNet (an internet section for Aurovilians, accessable only for members)
• AVTS - AuroVille Telephone Service
• AWM - Auroville Water Maintenance
• AYA - Auroville Youth Atelier
  

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
  
• CDC - Coastal Development Centre
• CEB - Compressed Earth Blocks
• CF - Central Fund
• CFL - Centre for Further Learning
• CGH - Centre Guest House
• CHU - Centre for Human Unity
  
• CIC - Centre for Indian Culture
• CIRHU - Centre for International Research in Human Unity
• CIS - Centre for Indian Studies
• COA - Council Of Architects
• CPS - Child Protection Services
• 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
  

D

• DEW Institute - Auroville Institute for Design, Energy & Water
  

E

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

F

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

G

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

H

• HOMA - House Of Mother's Agenda

• HRT - Human Resources Team
• HS - Housing Service
  

I

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

J

• Jue - Juergen - place holder till the first entry appears ...

K

• KG - Kindergarden
• KK - Kottakarai
• KOFPU - Kottakarai Organic Food Processing Unit
  

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

• MHC - Merriam Hill Centre
• MM - MatriMandir
• MMC - Multi Media Centre
• MMWG/T - MatriMandir Workers Group/ Team
• MPHC - Multi-Purpose Health Centre
  

N

• N&N - News & Notes (Auroville's weekly bulletin)
• NCBS - New Creation Bilingual School
• NOC - Non Objection Certificate
  

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P

• PCG - Project Coordination Group
• PCO - Public Call Office (at New Creation Corner)
  
• PT - Pour Tous (French, meaning "for all")
• PTDC - Pour Tous Distribution Centre
• PTPS - Pour Tous Purchasing Service

Q

• QuTee - Quiet Transport
  

R

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

S

• SAA - Sri Aurobindo Ashram
• SABDA - Sri Aurobindo Book Distribution Agency
• SAIIER - Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research
• SAS - Sri Aurobindo Society
• 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
• SK - Solar Kitchen
• SL - Service Link

T

• TDEF - Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
• THC - Tamil Heritage Centre
• TNEB -  Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
• TORA - Task Oriented Residents' Assembly
• TRRP - Tsunami Relief & Rehabilitation Project (now ACDC)
  

U

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

V

• VC - Visitors Centre
  

W

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

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Y

• YC - Youth Centre
  

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