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ELSA Language and Abbreviations
ELSA Language and Abbreviations
The language used in ELSA can be very specific and confusing - especially because we love to use abbreviations. This list will help you find your way around any ELSA conversation.
AA - Academic Activities
AHRC - Annual Human Rights Campaign
AR - Activity Report
BEE - Board Management, External Relations and Expansion
BM - Board meeting
CAF - Contact Approval Form
CC - Christmas Cocktail
CEF - Contact Evaluation Form
CIC - Client Interviewing Competition
DB - Decision Book
EDF - ELSA Development Foundation
EHRMCC - European Human Rights Moot Court Competition
EI - ELSA International
EIT - ELSA International Team
ELR - ELSA Law Review
ELS - ELSA Law School
ENC - ELSA Negotiation Competition
EW/EWA - ELSA Webinars/ELSA Webinars Academy
FM - Financial Management
HoD - Head of Delegation
HR - Human Resources
IAM - International Annual Meeting
IB - International Board of ELSA
ICE - International Conference of ELSA
ICM - International Council Meeting
IFP - International Focus Programme
IIM - International Internal Meeting
IM - Internal Management
ISM - International Strategy Meeting
ITM - International Training Meeting
ITP - International Trainers’ Pool
IV - Institutional Visit
JHJMCC - John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition
LB - Local Board
LG - Local Group
LoA - Letter of Authorisation
LRG - Legal Research Group
MCC - Moot Court Competition
MKT - Marketing
NB - National Board
NG - National Group
OYOP - One Year Operational Plan
PR - Public Relations
ROLE - Rule of Law Education Campaign
RR - Regional Round (e.g. of Moot Court Competition)
RW - Refreshment Weekend
SOS - STEP Online System
S&C - Seminars and Conferences
SotN - State of the Network
SSO - Statues and Standing Orders
SV - Study Visit
TBBQ - Transition Barbecue
TtTW - Train the Trainers’ Week
WG - Working Group
WM - Working Materials
WS - Workshop
VP - Vice President
Rules of writing
Rules of writing
While writing ELSA-related texts (emails, motivation letters, Working Materials, Action Plans, OYOPs etc.) remember about few simple rules:
"ELSA" shall be capitalised.
When you use word "Association" as a synonym of ELSA, capitalise it.
When you use word "Network" referring to members of ELSA, capitalise it.
When you use word "Officers" referring to Board members, capitalise it.
Names of the areas e.g. Marketing, Academic Activities, Key Areas, shall always be capitalised.
Names of the positions e.g. Vice President in charge of Seminars & Conferences, Director for Advocacy shall always be capitalised.
Names of the projects e.g. ELSA Webinars Academy on Forest Law shall always be capitalised.
When you refer to Local or National Groups of ELSA, capitalise them.
When you use phrase "Strategic Goals" referring to Strategic Goals of ELSA document, capitalise it.
Make sure you use British English in your texts (pay special attention on using "s" instead of "z" e.g., "organisation" instead of "organization").
If you want to use abbreviations in your text, make sure you explained what it stands for at the beginning.
Remember not to put "-" between "Vice" and "President".
When you describe Vice President, use the phrase "in charge of". When you describe Director or Assistant, use "for".
When you refer to the members of the IB, use the phrase "of the International Board of ELSA" not "ELSA International" e.g., President of the International Board of ELSA.
When you refer to the members of the ELSA International Team, use the phrase "of ELSA International" e.g., Assistant for Human Rights of ELSA International.
You can use "ELSAfully yours" as a greeting in the emails.
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