IFA
Encyclopedia
Science
- Indirect Fluorescent Antibody test
- Incomplete Freund's adjuvantFreund's adjuvantFreund's adjuvant is a solution of antigen emulsified in mineral oil and used as an immunopotentiator . The complete form, Freund's Complete Adjuvant, is composed of inactivated and dried mycobacteria , whereas the incomplete form lacks the mycobacterial components...
, an antigen solution emulsified in mineral oil, used as a booster of the immune system - Interferometer, a device to measure the interference pattern caused by differing waves
Technology
- Internationale Funkausstellung BerlinInternationale Funkausstellung BerlinThe IFA or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin is one of the oldest industrial exhibitions in Germany. Between 1924 and 1939 it was an annual event, but as from 1950 it was organized on a two yearly basis until 2005. Since then it has become an annual event again, held in September...
(IFA Berlin), originally the International radio exhibition Berlin, now a consumer electronics trade fair
Economics and finance
- Independent Financial AdviserIndependent Financial AdviserIndependent Financial Advisers or IFAs are professionals who offer independent advice on financial matters to their clients and recommend suitable financial products from the whole of the market...
, a UK financial services professional - Institute of Financial AccountantsInstitute of Financial AccountantsThe Institute of Financial Accountants is a professional body representing financial accountants in the United Kingdom as well as abroad....
, a professional body representing financial accountants in the United Kingdom - International Fiscal AssociationInternational Fiscal AssociationThe International Fiscal Association was established in 1938 with its headquarters in the Netherlands. It is the only non-governmental and non-sectoral international organisation dealing with fiscal matters....
, an international organisation dealing with fiscal matters - International Forfaiting Association, the international trade body for forfaiting
Academic institutes
- New York University Institute of Fine ArtsNew York University Institute of Fine ArtsThe Institute of Fine Arts is one of the 14 divisions of New York University . It offers a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy, the Advanced Certificate in Conservation of Works of Art, and the Certificate in Curatorial Studies...
, a graduate school of New York University - Institute for AstronomyInstitute for AstronomyThe Institute for Astronomy is a research unit within the University of Hawaii system, led by Günther Hasinger as Director. IfA main headquarters are located at 2680 Woodlawn Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, , on the University of Hawaii at Mānoa campus. Additional facilities are located at Pukalani,...
, the branch of the University of Hawaii that maintains the Mauna Kea Observatory
Sports
- International Fistball AssociationInternational Fistball AssociationThe International Fistball Association is the umbrella organization of all national fistball organizations worldwide.-Membership:...
- Intercollegiate Fencing AssociationIntercollegiate Fencing AssociationThe Intercollegiate Fencing Association is the oldest collegiate fencing conference in the United States. It is affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Membership:The IFA has 12 members...
, the oldest collegiate fencing conference in the United States - Indian Football AssociationIndian Football AssociationThe Indian Football Association , [abbreviated as IFA] is the organization that administers association football in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the oldest Football Association in India and was founded in 1893. Amongst the founders was former England international Elphinstone Jackson....
, the organization that administers association football in the state of West Bengal, India - Iraq Football AssociationIraq Football AssociationThe Iraqi Football Association is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraq Super League. It was founded in 1948, and has been a member of FIFA since 1950 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1971....
, the governing body for football in Iraq - Irish Football AssociationIrish Football AssociationThe Irish Football Association is the organising body for association football in Northern Ireland, and was historically the governing body for Ireland...
, the organising body for football in Northern Ireland - Israel Football AssociationIsrael Football AssociationThe Israel Football Association , also known as IFA, is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes the football leagues, Israeli Premier League, Israeli State Cup, Toto Cup and the Israeli national football team. The association is based in Ramat Gan...
, the governing body of football in Israel
Other organisations
- Independent Filmmakers Alliance, a world-wide organization dedicated to encouraging indie filmmaking, and sponsor of the annual IFA Indy Film Awards seeking to acknowledge the best in independent films.IFA website
- Industrieverband FahrzeugbauIndustrieverband FahrzeugbauIndustrieverband Fahrzeugbau , usually abbreviated as IFA, was a conglomerate and a union of companies for vehicle construction in the former East Germany ....
, a former East German vehicle manufacturer - Institute for Archaeologists, a professional organisation for archaeologists, based in the United Kingdom
- International Federation of Anarchists, L'international des Federations Anarchistes, or International of Anarchist Federations
- Inter-Island Ferry AuthorityInter-Island Ferry AuthorityThe Inter-Island Ferry Authority is a ferry service in the U.S. state of Alaska with its headquarters based in Craig on Prince of Wales Island.-History:...
, a ferry service in the U.S. State of Alaska - India Foundation for the ArtsIndia Foundation for the ArtsIndia Foundation for the Arts [IFA] is an independent, nationwide philanthropy, professionally managed, and dedicated to strengthening the arts in India. Established as a public trust in 1993, IFA is headquartered in Bangalore. Its founder-director, Anmol Vellani, previously worked for the Ford...
, a philanthropic grant-giving organization - Irish Farmers' AssociationIrish Farmers' AssociationThe Irish Farmers' Association is a national organisation to represent the interests of all sectors of farming in the Republic of Ireland...
Other
- IfáIfáIfá refers to the system of divination and the verses of the literary corpus known as the Odú Ifá. Yoruba religion identifies Orunmila as the Grand Priest; as that which revealed Oracle divinity to the world...
, a system of divination that originated in West Africa - Ivar F. AndresenIvar F. AndresenIvar Frithiof Andresen , was a Norwegian opera singer who pursued a successful international career in Europe and the United States....
, a Norwegian opera singer