ISC
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Computing
- Initiative for Software ChoiceInitiative for Software ChoiceThe Initiative for Software Choice is a group of companies founded in May 2002. The ISC website characterizes its membership as "committed to advancing the concept that multiple competing software markets should be allowed to develop and flourish unimpeded by government preference or...
, a group of software vendors - Internet Storm CenterInternet Storm CenterThe Internet Storm Center is a program of the SANS Technology Institute, a branch of the SANS Institute which monitors the level of malicious activity on the Internet, particularly with regards to large-scale infrastructure events....
, a program run by the SANS Institute that monitors the level of malicious activity on the internet - International Supercomputing ConferenceInternational Supercomputing ConferenceThe International Supercomputing Conference is a yearly conference on supercomputing which has been held in Europe since 1986.-History:In 1986 Professor Dr. Hans Werner Meuer, director of the computer centre and professor for computer science at the University of Mannheim co-founded and organized...
, a yearly conference on Supercomputing which has been held in Europe - Internet Systems ConsortiumInternet Systems ConsortiumInternet Systems Consortium, Inc., also known as ISC, is a Delaware-registered, 501 public benefit non-profit corporation dedicated to supporting the infrastructure of the universal connected self-organizing Internet by developing and maintaining core production quality software, protocols, and...
, an organization that develops Internet software- ISC license, a free software license introduced by the Internet Systems Consortium
- INTERACTIVE Systems CorporationINTERACTIVE Systems CorporationINTERACTIVE Systems Corporation was a US-based software company and the first vendor of the Unix operating system outside AT&T, operating from Santa Monica, CA....
, a (defunct) Unix vendor
Science
- International Commission on StratigraphyInternational Commission on StratigraphyThe International Commission on Stratigraphy , sometimes referred to by the unofficial "International Stratigraphic Commission" is a daughter or major subcommittee grade scientific daughter organization that concerns itself with stratigraphy, geological, and geochronological matters on a global...
, aka International Stratigraphy Committee, the "working committee" of the International Union of Geological Sciences - International Seismological CentreInternational Seismological CentreThe International Seismological Centre is a non-governmental, non-profit making organization charged with the final collection, analysis and publication of standard earthquake information from all over the world.-History:...
, a seismology data center - Intersystem crossingIntersystem crossingIntersystem crossing is a radiationless process involving a transition between two electronic states with different spin multiplicity.-Singlet and triplet states:...
, isoenergetic non-radiative transition between two electronic states having different multiplicities - Iron-sulfur clusterIron-sulfur clusterFor biological Fe-S clusters, see iron-sulfur proteins.Iron-sulfur clusters are ensembles of iron and sulfide centres. Fe-S clusters are most often discussed in the context of the biological role for iron-sulfur proteins. Many Fe-S clusters are known in the area of organometallic chemistry and as...
, ensembles of iron and sulfide centres
Sports
- International Shooto Commission, an international commission of combat sports called MMA
- International Softball CongressInternational Softball CongressThe International Softball Congress is a non-profit association for the promotion and administration of men's and boys fastpitch softball throughout North America with athletes coming from all over the world...
, a North American softball tournament organization - International Speedway CorporationInternational Speedway CorporationInternational Speedway Corporation is a corporation whose primary business is the ownership and management of NASCAR race tracks. ISC was founded by NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. in 1953 for the construction of Daytona International Speedway and in 1999 they merged with Penske Motorsports to...
, the owner of numerous American NASCAR racetracks - International Sportsworld CommunicatorsInternational Sportsworld CommunicatorsNorth One Sports, formally known as International Sportsworld Communicators, is a United Kingdom based company which owns the commercial rights to the World Rally Championship.-History:...
, the owner of the commercial rights to the World Rally Championship - Itchenor Sailing ClubItchenor Sailing ClubItchenor Sailing Club is a sailing club located in Chichester Harbour which was founded in 1927.-Racing:The Sailing Club races every Saturday and Sunday from April to November with midweek racing for keel boats, as well as specific weeks for Class Regattas....
, a British sailing club
Art and Fiction
- Imperial Space Command, a fictional organization in the books by Catherine Asaro
- International Songwriting CompetitionInternational Songwriting CompetitionThe International Songwriting Competition is an annual song contest based in Nashville, TN, whose mission is to provide the opportunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard in a professional, international arena. ISC is designed to nurture the musical talent of...
, an annual songwriting competition based in Nashville, TN - In Strict ConfidenceIn Strict ConfidenceIn Strict Confidence is a German electro-industrial band. Formed in 1989/1990, they were known as Seal of Secrecy until 1992. In Strict Confidence has been signed to several record labels, including Metropolis Records and WTII Records.-History:...
, a German electro-industrial band - Intervision Song ContestIntervision Song ContestThe Intervision Song Contest was the Eastern Bloc equivalent to the Eurovision Song Contest. Its organiser was the Intervision, the network of Eastern Europe television stations. It took place in the Forest Opera in Sopot, Poland....
, an Eastern Bloc version of the Eurovision Song Contest from the 1970s and 1980s - Indian Society of Cinematographers, a non-profit cultural and educational organisation.
Education
- International Studies ConferenceInternational Studies ConferenceThe International Studies Conferece is an annual conference taking place since 2008 in Łódź, Poland showing Polish students possibilities of studying abroad, especially in the United Kingdom and the USA...
, annual conference for Polish Secondary School students who aim to study abroad, taking place in Łódź, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... - Independent Schools CouncilIndependent Schools CouncilThe Independent Schools Council is a non-profit organisation that represents 1,234 schools in the United Kingdom's independent education sector...
, a British organization representing independent schools - Indian School CertificateIndian School CertificateThe Indian School Certificate is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for Grade 11, i.e., year 11, until 1976....
, an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations - Institut Supérieur du Commerce de ParisInstitut supérieur du commerce de ParisThe Institut Supérieur du Commerce is a private business school located in Paris, France. Institut Supérieur du Commerce is one of the French Grandes Ecoles...
, a French business school - Integrated Science CenterIntegrated Science CenterThe Integrated Science Center is a new, state-of-the-art science building located at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. The ISC houses the school’s undergraduate and graduate biology, chemistry and psychology programs...
, an academic building at The College of William & Mary - International School of CuritibaInternational School of Curitiba-Demographics:The International School of Curitiba was founded in 1959. It is an independent private, nonprofit, non-sectarian, co-educational college preparatory school enrolling students from toddler through grade 12. The school is legally owned and operated by the Association of the...
a school in Curitiba, Brazil
Other
- Intelligence and Security CommitteeIntelligence and Security CommitteeThe Intelligence and Security Committee is a committee of parliamentarians appointed by the Prime Minister to oversee the work of the Intelligence machinery of the United Kingdom...
, a committee of the UK Parliament - Internet Scrabble ClubInternet Scrabble ClubThe Internet Scrabble Club is an online website which allows players from all around the world to play Scrabble. Players can join the ISC by registering a handle , then downloading WordBiz, a free software that allows the player to view the interface.-Using ISC:Players start games either by...
, an online Scrabble website - International Signal and ControlInternational Signal and ControlInternational Signal and Control was a U.S. defense contractor based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that was involved in the manufacture of electronic missile subassemblies, navigation components, fuses, power supplies for proximity fuzes, and grenade technology.By the 1980s, ISC's business primarily...
, an American defense contractor - Irish Sugar Company, an Irish sugar company
- Israeli Sea CorpsIsraeli Sea CorpsThe Israeli Navy is the naval arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea theater as well as the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea theater. The current commander in chief of the Israeli Navy is Aluf Ram Rothberg.-History:...
, the Israeli Navy - St. Mary's Airport (Isles of Scilly), an airport in the Isles of Scilly with the IATA airport code ISC
- Independent State of CroatiaIndependent State of CroatiaThe Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
, a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany.