ISM or Ism may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

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Incredible Shrinking Man ''The Incredible Shrinking Man'' is a 1957 American science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold, based on Richard Matheson's 1956 novel, '' The Shrinking Man''. The film stars Grant Williams as Scott and Randy Stuart as Scott's wife, Louise. ...

'', a film * ''ISM'' (album), a 2012 album by Norwegian electronic music producer Savant * ''Ism'' (film), a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film starring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram * Ism (band), an East Coast-based alternative rock quartet

Organizations

Institute for Supply Management Institute for Supply Management (ISM) is the world's oldest and largest supply management association. Founded in 1915, the U.S.-based not-for-profit educational association serves professionals and organizations with interest in supply managemen ...

, with headquarters in Arizona *

International Sports Management International Sports Management Limited ("ISM") is a sports management agency based in Cheshire, England that represents leading figures from golf. It was founded in 1989 by former European Tour golfer Andrew "Chubby" Chandler. . Overview Gol ...

, English sports management company *

International Spy Museum The International Spy Museum is an independent non-profit history museum which documents the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of the intelligence field and espionage. It holds the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ...

, Washington, D.C. * Independent Society of Musicians, (formerly Incorporated Society of Musicians) United Kingdom professional body *

Independent Sacramental Movement The independent sacramental movement (ISM) is a loose collection of individuals and Christian denominations that are not part of the historic sacramental Christian denominations embodying catholicity (such as the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox ...

, section of Christianity *

International Society for Micropiles The International Society for Micropiles (ISM) is a consortium of international representatives involved in the research and development, design, and construction of micropiles. In 1994, a core group of ISM members formed what was then IWM, the I ...

, concerned with micropile building techniques * ISM Canada, an information technology service company based in Regina, Saskatchewan *

ISM Racing ISM Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Bob Hancher. The team fielded entries in the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Indy Racing League ISM fielded cars in the IRL from 1997 to 1999. In 1998, Jeff Ward finished 6t ...

, a former autoracing team owned by Bob Hancher

Politics

* International Socialist Movement, Scotland * International Solidarity Movement, organization focused on assisting the Palestinian cause in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict *

Italian Social Movement The Italian Social Movement (, MSI) was a neo-fascist political party in Italy. A far-right party, it presented itself until the 1990s as the defender of Italian fascism's legacy, and later moved towards national conservatism. In 1972, the Itali ...

, a former neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy

Education

Indian School of Mines The Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad is a public technical university located in Dhanbad, India. IIT Dhanbad is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in India. Indian Institute of Technology Dha ...

, a Deemed University under the Section 3 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956 *

Indian School, Muscat Indian School Muscat (abbreviated: ISM) is an Indian school in the Darsait area of Muscat, Oman. The school is a non commercial organization established and funded by the local Indian community and parents. It is managed by a group of 15-21 hon ...

, a Central Board of Secondary Education-affiliated school in Oman * International School of Management (Paris), an American graduate institution based in Paris and New York City *

ISM University of Management and Economics ISM University of Management and Economics () is an institution of undergraduate, Graduate school, graduate and post-graduate education in business, management and economics. The university serves as a centre of market analysis, executive tra ...

, an institution of management education based in Lithuania * International School Moshi, Tanzania *

Illinois State Museum The Illinois State Museum features the life, land, people and art of the State of Illinois. In addition to natural history exhibits, the main museum in Springfield focuses on the state's cultural and artistic heritage. Exhibits include local foss ...

* The International School of Minnesota, a private preparatory school *

Independence Seaport Museum The Independence Seaport Museum (formerly the Philadelphia Maritime Museum) was founded in 1961 and is located in the Penn's Landing complex along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The collections at the Independence Seaport Mus ...

, a maritime museum located in Philadelphia

Science and technology

ISM band The ISM radio bands are portions of the radio spectrum reserved internationally for ''industrial, scientific, and medical'' (ISM) purposes, excluding applications in telecommunications. Examples of applications for the use of radio frequency (RF ...

, the industrial, scientific and medical radio bands *

Idiopathic sclerosing mesenteritis Idiopathic sclerosing mesenteritis (ISM) is a rare disease of the small intestine, characterized by chronic inflammation and eventual fibrosis of the mesentery. It has also been called mesenteric lipodystrophy, or retractile mesenteritis. Signs ...

, disease of the small intestine *

Interstellar medium The interstellar medium (ISM) is the matter and radiation that exists in the outer space, space between the star systems in a galaxy. This matter includes gas in ionic, atomic, and molecular form, as well as cosmic dust, dust and cosmic rays. It f ...

, in astronomy *

Implicit Shape Model An Implicit Shape Model for a given object category consists of a class-specific alphabet (codebook) of local appearances that are prototypical for the object category, and of a spatial probability distribution In probability theory and stat ...

, technique in computer vision * InterSystems

MUMPS MUMPS ("Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System"), or M, is an imperative, high-level programming language with an integrated transaction processing key–value database. It was originally developed at Massachusetts Gen ...

, medical computer system * .ism, a filename extension for

InstallShield InstallShield is a proprietary software tool for creating installers or software packages. InstallShield is primarily used for installing software for Microsoft Windows desktop and server platforms, though it can also be used to manage software ...

MSI projects

Other uses

Ism (name) Arabic names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from Arabic-speaking and also non-Arab Muslim countries have not had given, middle, and family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use through ...

, the Arabic word for a personal name *

-ism ''-ism'' () is a suffix in many English grammar, English words, originally derived from the Ancient Greek suffix ('), and reached English language, English through the Latin , and the French language, French . It is used to create abstract noun ...

, a suffix appended to many philosophical concepts *

Industry Structure Model SFIAplus is the IT training and development model of the British Computer Society (BCS). Based on the original Industry Structure Model, first published by the BCS in July 1986, which was remapped to the Skills Framework for the Information Age ...

, a formal model for skills and training, now superseded by SFIAPlus *

International Safety Management Code The International Safety Management (ISM) Code is the International Maritime Organization (IMO) standard for the safe management and operation of ships at sea. The purpose of the ISM Code * To ensure safety at sea and prevent damage to proper ...

, used in shipping * Kissimmee Gateway Airport (IATA airport code) *

Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, (16 January 1853 – 12 October 1947) was a senior British Army officer who had an extensive British Imperial military career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Hamilton was twice recommended for t ...

(1853–1947), British general *

Imperial Service Medal The Imperial Service Medal is a medal affiliated with the Imperial Service Order. The medal was established under the statutes of the Imperial Service Order, on 8 August 1902, by King Edward VII, with the first awards appearing in the ''London G ...

, decoration affiliated with the British Imperial Service Order * Internationale Süßwarenmesse, confectionery fair held annually at

Cologne trade fair Koelnmesse GmbH (''Cologne Trade Fair'') is an international trade fair and exhibition center located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With around 80 trade fairs and over 2,000 conferences annually, Koelnmesse is one of the country's ...