National CAD Standard National CAD Standard The National CAD Standard (NCS) is a collaborative effort in the United States among computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) users. Its goal is to create a unified approach to the creation of building design data. Development of the NCS is open to all building professionals in a collaborative process led by the buildingSMART Alliance. The NCS is composed of CAD layer guidelines from the American Institute of Architects, uniform drawing system modules from the Construction Specifications Institute, and BIM implementation and plotting guidelines from the National Institute of Building Sciences. Adoption of the NCS
European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning a virtual headquarters with CALICO in Second Life. EUROCALL offers the following annual awards: A total of 19 European states maintain national EUROCALL websites. A total of over 30 countries worldwide are represented in EUROCALL's membership. EUROCALL is affiliated with its sister associations CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) and IALLT (International Association for Language Learning Technology) in the USA. EUROCALL is also a member of WorldCALL. EUROCALL currently has five Special Interest Groups: European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning EUROCALL, full name the European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning, is a not-for-profit educational association devoted to the promotion