WPC may refer to:
Events
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Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference
Microsoft Inspire (formerly the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, and previously abbreviated WPC) is a conference held annually by Microsoft Corporation for its partner community. At Inspire, partners are taught about Microsoft's roadmap fo ...
, an annual conference held by the Microsoft Corporation
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World Puzzle Championship, an annual international puzzle competition
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World Policy Conference, an annual conference on global governance
Governmental organizations
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Weather Prediction Center
The Weather Prediction Center (WPC), located in College Park, Maryland, is one of nine service centers under the umbrella of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), a part of the National Weather Service (NWS), which in turn is p ...
, part of the U.S. National Weather Service
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Western Power Corporation
Western Power Corporation (WPC), owned by the Government of Western Australia, was Western Australia's major electricity supplier from 1995 until 2006.
It was formed in 1995 when the monopoly electricity and gas supplier, the State Energy Com ...
, owned by the Government of Western Australia, the major electricity supplier from 1995 through 2006
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Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing, an Indian government branch
Other organizations
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West Penn Conference
The West Penn Conference (WPC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that operated from 1958 to 1969. Its members were located in Western Pennsylvania and included the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University ...
, intercollegiate athletic conference that operated from 1958 to 1969 in Western Pennsylvania
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Westminster Presbyterian Church (disambiguation)
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Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, a charity based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Wildlife Preservation Canada Wildlife Preservation Canada is a non-profit, non-governmental environmental organization with a mission to save animal species at risk from extinction in Canada by providing direct, hands-on care. It provides this critical need for multiple species ...
, a wildlife conservation organization
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Wireless Power & Communication, a privately held company based in Norway
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Wireless Power Consortium
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) is a multinational technology consortium formed on December 17, 2008, and based in Piscataway, New Jersey. Its mission is to create and promote wide market adoption of its interface standards Qi, Ki Cordless ...
, the business alliance that developed the Qi inductive power standard
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Women's Political Council The Women's Political Council (WPC), founded in Montgomery, Alabama, was an organization that formed in 1946 that was an early force active in the civil rights movement that was formed to address the racial issues in the city. Members included Mary ...
, an Alabama-based organization that was part of the Civil Rights Movement
* Women's Press Collective, an all-woman publisher between 1969 and 1978 founded by
Judy Grahn
Judy Grahn (born July 28, 1940) is an American poet and author.
Inspired by her experiences of disenfranchisement as a butch lesbian, she became a feminist poet, highly-regarded in underground circles before achieving public fame. A major influe ...
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Workingmen's Party of California
The Workingmen's Party of California (WPC) was an American labor organization, founded in 1877 and led by Denis Kearney, J.G Day, and H. L. Knight.
Organizational history
As a result of heavy unemployment from the 1873-78 national depression, ...
, an American labor organization
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World Parkinson Congress, a support organization people with Parkinson's Disease
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World Peace Council
The World Peace Council (WPC) is an international organization with the self-described goals of advocating for universal disarmament, sovereignty and independence and peaceful co-existence, and campaigns against imperialism, weapons of mass d ...
, an anti-war organization based in Athens, Greece
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World Plumbing Council, an international organization concerned with plumbing standards
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World Policy Council
The World Policy Council of Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity is a nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank established in 1996 at Howard University to expand the fraternity's involvement in politics and social and current policy to encompa ...
, a think tank based in Washington, D.C., United States
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World Powerlifting Congress, an international sports federation
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World Press Cartoon
World Press Cartoon is an independent organization based in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 2005 the organization is known for holding one of the world's largest and most prestigious annual press cartoon contests. World Press Cartoon has also organize ...
, a cartoonist organization
Other uses
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Whey concentrate
Whey protein is a mixture of proteins isolated from whey, the liquid material created as a by-product of cheese production. The proteins consist of α-lactalbumin, β-lactoglobulin, serum albumin and immunoglobulins. Glycomacropeptide also make ...
, or whey protein concentrate
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Williams Pinball Controller
The Williams Pinball Controller (WPC) is an arcade system board platform used for several pinball games designed by Williams and Midway (under the ''Bally'' name) between 1990 and early 1999. It is the successor to their earlier System 11 hardw ...
, a set of circuit boards used in pinball machines throughout the 1990s
* Woman police constable, a former rank in the British police and other commonwealth countries, see
History of the Metropolitan Police Service
The history of the Metropolitan Police in London is long and complex, with many different events taking place between its inception in 1829 to the present day.
Pre-1829 London policing
Before the passing of the Metropolitan Police Act 1829, law ...
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Wood-plastic composite
Wood-plastic composites (WPCs)
are composite materials made of wood fiber/wood flour and thermoplastic(s) such as polythene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or polylactic acid (PLA).
In addition to wood fiber and plastic, WP ...
, composite materials made of wood fiber and thermoplastics
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WPC 56'', a British television drama series
* A code given to numerous
United States Coast Guard cutters
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Billy Corgan
William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only permanent member of the rock band the ...
, an American musician and songwriter
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William Prideaux Courtney
William Prideaux Courtney (1845–1913) was a British biographer and civil servant. Writing as W. P. C., he was a contributor to the first edition of the '' Dictionary of National Biography''. He was the brother of Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Cour ...
, biographer who contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography as "W. P. C."
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Wireless-powered communication
See also
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WPCS (disambiguation)
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