Industrial archaeology
IA organizations
There are national industrial archaeology societies in many countries. They bring together people interested in researching, recording, preserving and presenting industrial heritage.

Industrial archaeology

Section Title: IA organizations
Table Section Text: There are national industrial archaeology societies in many countries. They bring together people interested in researching, recording, preserving and presenting industrial heritage.

Alias	Organization Name	Country / Region	Established	Website

AIA	Association for Industrial Archaeology	Great Britain	1973	industrial-archaeology.org

AIPAI	L'Associazione Italiana per il Patrimonio Archeologico Industriale	Italy	1997	www.patrimonioindustriale.it/sezioniregionali.shtm

APPI	Associação Portuguesa para o Património Industrial	Portugal	1997	www.museudaindustriatextil.org/appi

CILAC	Comité d'information et de liaison pour l'archéologie, l'étude et la mise en valeur du patrimoine industriel	France	1979	www.cilac.com

E-FAITH	European Federation of Associations of Industrial and Technical Heritage	Europe	www.e-faith.org

FIEN	Federatie Industrieel Erfgoed Nederland	Netherlands	1984	www.industrieel-erfgoed.nl

IHAI	Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland	Ireland	1996	www.ihai.ie

IHTIA	Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology	West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States	1989	http://www.as.wvu.edu/ihtia

JIAS	Japan Industrial Archaeology Society	Japan	1977	jias.o.oo7.jp/index.html

LIMF	Latvijas Industriālā mantojuma fonds	Latvia	1992	English version

AIR	Romanian Association for Industrial Archaeology	Romania	2007

PIWB	Patrimoine Industriel Wallonie-Bruxelles	Belgium	1984	http://www.patrimoineindustriel.be/en/piwb

SIA	Society for Industrial Archeology	United States / Canada	1971	www.sia-web.org

Selskabet til Bevaring af Industrimiljøer	Denmark	1979	www.fabrikogbolig.dk/index.php

SGTI / ASHT	Swiss Society for the History of Technology and Industrial Heritage	Switzerland	www.sgti.ch or www.asht.ch

SIM	Svenska industriminnesföreningen	Sweden	1989	www.sim.se

TICCIH	The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage	international	1978	www.ticcih.org

TICCIH España	Spain	1999	www.ticcih.es

TICCIH Germany	Germany	German TICCIH National Committee

TICCIH Mexico	Mexico	2006	www.ticcihmexico.org

TICCIH-Brasil	Comitê Brasileiro de Preservação do Patrimônio Industrial	Brazil	2003	www.patrimonioindustrial.org.br

TICCIH Australia	Australia	2008	TICCIH in Oz discussion group

VVIA	Vlaamse Vereniging voor Industriële Archeologie	Flanders	1978	www.vvia.be

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In 1973, the Association for Industrial Archaeology (AIA) was founded in Great Britain.

final_sentence: In 1973, the Association for Industrial Archaeology (AIA) was founded in Great Britain.