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-The '''British APL Association''' ('''BAA''') was founded in 1984 to promote the APL family of interactive array-programming languages derived from [[Ken Iverson]]’s [[mathematical notation|Iverson notation]]. As a group, it organises regular events around the UK and encourages participation from as many people as possible.
+The '''British APL Association''' ('''BAA''') is a [[user group]] founded in 1984 in England to promote APL, and the publisher of Vector journal. It is funded by its sustaining members, which include corporate users and the APL [[vendors]] [[APLNow]], [[Dyalog Ltd.]], [[Kx Systems]], and MicroAPL.
+The BAA was a Specialist Group of the [[wikipedia:British Computer Society|British Computer Society]] from its early years (possibly beginning after [[APL86]]<ref>Anthony Camacho. [http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10500330 "BAA Annual General Meeting 2010"]. Vector journal volume 24 issue 4. 2010-12.</ref>) until it left in response to increasing requirements made by the BCS in 2008.<ref>Paul Grosvenor. [http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10011900 "Changes at the BAA" (pdf)]. Vector journal volume 23 issue 4. 2008-09.</ref>
 == Activities ==