ICA, Ica, or ica may refer to:

Companies and organizations

Empresas ICA Empresas ICA is a construction company that was founded on 4 July 1947, by Mexican civil engineer Bernardo Quintana Arrioja. The company has built multiple landmarks, buildings, and facilities in Mexico, including the Estadio Azteca, the modern ...

, a Mexican construction company *

ICA AB ICA Gruppen AB (; "ICA Group"), founded as Inköpscentralernas aktiebolag (), is a Swedish retailer franchise with a focus on food and health. The group also owns a bank, real estate division and a pharmacy chain. The company was started in 19 ...

, a Swedish retail food business, formerly named ICA Ahold AB * Indoor Cricket Australia * Informatics Corporation of America, a private health information technology company * Innovative Communications Alliance, between Microsoft and Nortel *

Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications The Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications (ICA) is an international scientific organization formed in 1990 to increase the visibility and influence of the Combinatorics, combinatorial community. In pursuit of this goal, the ICA sponsors ...

, in Winnipeg, Canada * Institute of Cultural Affairs International, an international non-profit organization * Insulation Council of Australia and New Zealand, an industry trade group * Interbank Card Association, now known as Mastercard *

Interfaculty Committee Agraria The Interfaculty Committee Agraria (ICA) is an association of more than 60 biological science universities whose goal is the improvement and coordination of scientific education, and participation in joint projects. The secretariat-general of the ...

, an association of over 60 biological science universities * Intermuseum Conservation Association * , ''Internationale Camera Actiengesellschaft'', German camera maker that became

Zeiss Ikon Zeiss ( ; ) is a German manufacturer of optical systems and optoelectronics, founded in Jena, Germany, in 1846 by optician Carl Zeiss. Together with Ernst Abbe (joined 1866) and Otto Schott (joined 1884) he laid the foundation for today's mu ...

International Cartographic Association The International Cartographic Association (ICA) (, ''ACI'') is an organization formed of national member organizations, to provide a forum for issues and techniques in cartography and geographic information science (GIScience). ICA was founde ...

International Chiropractors Association The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) was founded by B.J. Palmer in 1926 in Davenport, Iowa, US. Palmer served as it President until his death in 1961. Membership The ICA, along with the American Chiropractic Association, is listed a ...

International Clarinet Association The International Clarinet Association is the main international organization bringing together players of the clarinet. It is based in Columbus, Ohio Columbus (, ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in ...

International Co-operative Alliance The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), established in 1895, is a non-governmental organization dedicated to uniting, representing, and supporting cooperatives around the world. It is the guardian of the internationally recognized definiti ...

, the worldwide umbrella body for co-operatives *

International Commission for Acoustics The purpose of the International Commission for Acoustics (ICA) is to promote international development and collaboration in all fields of acoustics including research, development, education, and standardisation. The ICA is a Scientific Associate ...

International Communication Association The International Communication Association (ICA) is an academic association for scholars interested in the study, teaching and application of all aspects of human and mediated communication. ICA communicates within the association and with oth ...

* International Congress of Actuaries *

International Congress of Americanists The International Congress of Americanists (ICA) is an international academic conference for research in multidisciplinary studies of the Americas. Established August 25, 1875 in Nancy, France, the scholars' forum has met regularly since its incep ...

International Cooperation Administration The International Cooperation Administration (ICA) was a United States government agency operating from June 30, 1955, until September 4, 1961, responsible for foreign assistance and 'nonmilitary security' programs. It was the predecessor of the ...

, a United States government agency concerned with international development *

International Council on Archives The International Council on Archives (ICA; French: ''Conseil international des archives'') is an international non-governmental organization which exists to promote international cooperation for archives and archivists. It was set up in 1948, w ...

Irish Citizen Army The Irish Citizen Army (), or ICA, was a paramilitary group first formed in Dublin to defend the picket lines and street demonstrations of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU) against the police during the Great Dublin Lock ...

, an organization which lasted up to 1916 to rid Ireland of British rule * Irish Countrywomen's Association * Islamic Cultural Association (Hong Kong)

Cultural centres and museums

* Institute of Contemporary Art (disambiguation), several cultural centres and museums, including: **

Institute of Contemporary Arts The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is an modernism, artistic and cultural centre on The Mall (London), The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. Located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps a ...

, London, UK

Government and law

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA, zh, 移民與關卡局；) is a law enforcement agency within the Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the border control agency responsible for frontline border c ...

, in Singapore * Impoundment Control Act of 1974, a US legislation that governs the role of the Congress in the United States budget process * Interconnect agreement, between a utility and a customer *

International Coffee Agreement The International Coffee Agreement (ICA) is an international commodity agreement between coffee producing countries and consuming countries. First signed in 1962, it was originally aimed at maintaining exporting countries' quotas and keeping co ...

, a UN pact establishing the International Coffee Organization *

International Court of Arbitration ICC International Court of Arbitration is an institution for the resolution of international commercial disputes. It operates under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and consists of more than 100 arbitrators from rough ...

Interstate Commerce Act The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just", but did not empowe ...

, US legislation establishing the regulatory Interstate Commerce Commission * Investment Canada Act *

Islamic Consultative Assembly The Islamic Consultative Assembly (), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the unicameral national legislative body of Iran. The parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an i ...

, the main legislative body of the Iranian government

Places

Ica, Peru Ica () ( Quechua: ''Ika'') is a city and the capital of the Department of Ica in southern Peru. While the area was long inhabited by varying cultures of indigenous peoples, the Spanish ''conquistador'' Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera claimed its found ...

, a city in southern Peru ** Ica Province, containing the city ***

Ica Region Ica (; ) is a department and region of Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lima Region on the north; the Huancavelica and Ayacucho regions on the east; and the Arequipa Region on the south. Its capital is the city of Ica. Ge ...

, containing the province **

Ica River The Ica is a 220 kilometer long river in Peru which flows south from highlands in Huancavelica Region to the Pacific Ocean through Ica Region and passing the region's capital, the city of Ica. The river is normally dry during much of the year ...

, passing through the city * Içá River, Brazil, also known as the

Putumayo River The Putumayo River or Içá River (, ) is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, southwest of and parallel to the Japurá River. Course The Putumayo River forms part of Colombia's border with Ecuador, as well as most of the border with Per ...

, a tributary of the Amazon

Schools

Immaculate Conception Academy Immaculate Conception Academy, Dasmariñas (ICA Dasmariñas) is a private, nonsectarian educational institution in Dasmariñas, Philippines. It is owned and managed by the school board of directors. History Immaculate Conception Academy, Inc. ...

, Philippines * Instituto Coreano Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina * International Christian Academy, an American boarding school in Bouaké, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) * Irlam and Cadishead Academy, England * Islamitisch College Amsterdam, Netherlands * Ivy Collegiate Academy, Taiwan

Sports

* ICA, official team code for Israel Start-Up Nation, a professional cycling team, formerly Israel Cycling Academy * Intercontinental A, a kart racing class for top drivers aged 15 and up *

International Cycling Association The International Cycling Association (ICA) was the first international body for cycle racing. Founded by Henry Sturmey in 1892 to establish a common definition of amateurism and to organise world championships its role was taken over by the Unio ...

, the first international body for cycle racing

Technology

Independent component analysis In signal processing, independent component analysis (ICA) is a computational method for separating a multivariate statistics, multivariate signal into additive subcomponents. This is done by assuming that at most one subcomponent is Gaussian and ...

, in signal processing and statistical data analysis * Independent Computing Architecture, a proprietary protocol for an application server system

Other uses

* ICa (card), a smart card ticketing system for public transport in Kanazawa, Japan * Ica language, a Magdalenic Chibchan language * International Contract Agency, a fictional contract killing organization in the ''

Hitman Contract killing (also known as murder-for-hire) is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or people. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of compensation, moneta ...

'' video game franchise * Islet cell antibodies test, a test for latent autoimmune diabetes