Use British Oxford English date December 2011 The InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission ref cite ... InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission Category Standards organizations ar ... bg IEC ca Comissi Electrot cnica Internacional da InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission de InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission es Comisi n Electrot cnica Internacional fa ... id InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission it Commissione Elettrotecnica Internazionale ... fi InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission sv InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission uk ... in the Commission s work and or to use its International Standards. Countries signing a pledge ... iec60050 InternationalElectrotechnical Vocabulary http std.iec.ch glossary IEC Glossary http ... elektrotehnisk komisija ms Suruhanjaya Elektroteknik Antarabangsa nl InternationalElectrotechnical ... date 2011 07 01 format PDF work publisher IEC pages 30 ref IEC Commission lectrotechnique internationale CEI , in French is a Non profit organization non profit , non governmental international standards organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical , electronics ... systems that certify whether equipment, system or components conform to its International Standards ... , the American Institute of Electrical Engineers , and others, which began at the 1900 Paris International ... get involved with the IEC. Originally located in London , the commission moved to its current headquarters ..., Brazil and North America Boston, United States . Today, the IEC is the world s leading international ... ultimately became the SI , or Syst me International d unit s in English, the International System of Units . In 1938, it published a multilingual international vocabulary to unify electrical terminology. This effort continues, and the http www.electropedia.org InternationalElectrotechnical Vocabulary remains an important work in the electrical and electronic industries. The CISPR Comit International ... more details
url http www.opticsinfobase.org abstract.cfm?URI josa 10 2 169 issue 2 ref See also International Color Consortium International Colour Association InternationalElectrotechnicalCommissionInternational ..., with the intention of establishing an international agreement on colorimetric specifications and updating ... s other than 6500 kelvin . In 1976, the commission developed the CIELAB and CIELUV color spaces ... Internationale Beleuchtungskommission es Comisi n Internacional de la Iluminaci n fr Commission internationale de l clairage ko nl Commission Internationale de l clairage ja no CIE ... more details
The Pearson Commission on International Development investigated the effectiveness of the World Bank s development assistance in the 20 years to 1968 and made recommendations for future operation of the organization. In August 1968 Robert S. McNamara , then President of the World Bank, formed the commission, asking former Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester Bowles Pearson to head the commission. On September 15, 1969 Pearson and seven colleagues on the Commission on International Development delivered their report, Partners in Development . External links http web.worldbank.org WBSITE EXTERNAL EXTABOUTUS EXTARCHIVES 0,,contentMDK 20121526 pagePK 36726 piPK 36092 theSitePK 29506,00.html Pages from World Bank History The Pearson Commission http www.laetusinpraesens.org docs infwill inf5.php Report of the Commission on International Development Pearson Report Category World Bank Category International development int org stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The International Parachuting Commission of the F d ration A ronautique Internationale FAI F d ration A ronautique Internationale conducts the FAI s parachute parachuting activities in particular World Records and International Competitions. Category Parachuting unreferenced date November 2007 aviation stub ... more details
File International Opium Commision.jpg thumb right A plaque which commemorates International Opium Commission, outside of the Peace Hotel on the en The Bund Bund . The International Opium Commission was a meeting convened in 1909 in Shanghai that represented one of the first steps toward international prohibition drugs drug prohibition . Dr. Hamilton Wright and Episcopal Bishop Charles Henry Brent headed the U.S. delegation. According to Release, The formal designation of the meeting as commission reflects the fact that the United States had been unsuccessful in its attempts to convene a conference this latter status would have conferred upon the meeting the power to draft regulations to which signatory states would be bound by international law http www.release.org.uk html The Law Legal History 1900 to 1939.php . The Commission was only authorized to make recommendations. The meeting united the attending nations behind the cause of opium prohibition, leading to the 1912 International Opium Convention . References http www.release.org.uk html The Law Legal History 1900 to 1939.php UK Drugs and UK Drug Laws 1900 1939 . See also Hampden Coit DuBose American missionary founder of the Anti Opium League in China Category Drug control law Category Drug control treaties Category 1909 in China Category 1909 in law Category 1909 in international relations Category 20th century diplomatic conferences Category Diplomatic conferences in China de Internationale Opiumkommission sv Shanghaikonferensen ... more details
The InternationalCommission on Radiological Protection ICRP is an advisory body providing recommendations and guidance on radiation protection It was founded in 1928 by the International Society of Radiology ISR and was then called the International X ray and Radium Protection Committee . Then it was restructured to better take account of uses of radiation outside the medical area, and given its present name, in 1950. ICRP is a not for profit organisation in the United Kingdom and currently has its scientific secretariat in Ottawa, Canada . The ICRP defined the reference man in 1974. See also Journal of Radiological Protection National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements of the United States External links http www.icrp.org ICRP website Category Organizations established in 1928 Category International nuclear energy organizations Category International health organizations Category International non profit organizations ar de Internationale Strahlenschutzkommission es Comisi n Internacional de Protecci n Radiol gica fr Commission internationale de protection radiologique ja fi Kansainv linen s teilysuojelukomissio sv InternationalCommission on Radiological Protection zh ... more details
Infobox Military Award name InternationalCommission of Control and Supervision Service Medal image Image ICCS sevice medal front look 18 Nov 1974.jpg 200px caption InternationalCommission of Control and Supervision Service Medal during the service of Iran, Indonesia, Hungary and Poland awarded by InternationalCommission of Control and Supervision type Service Award eligibility Those who served for InternationalCommission of Control and Supervision between 1973 1974. for campaign status description Golden disk, mm in diameter clasps established first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher same lower related image2 Image ICCS Ribbon.png caption2 Ribbon for InternationalCommission of Control and Supervision Service Medal during the service of Canada, Hungary, Poland and Indonesia During the Vietnam War , the InternationalCommission of Control and Supervision ICCS was created to replace the International Control Commission formally called the InternationalCommission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam ICSC following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam on 27 January 1973. The Protocol to the Paris Agreement detailed the functions of the ICCS. At Article 4 it named the locations of seven regional teams and twenty six teams within those regions in South Vietnam . It also called for seven ... s departure from the Commission, it was replaced by Iran . Colonel Robert Ringma was the first Deputy Chief of Staff Support for the Military Component Canadian Delegation to the InternationalCommission ... pss 2199477 Protocol Concerning the InternationalCommission of Control and Supervision. The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 67, No. 2 Apr., 1973 , pp. 412 418 http www.acc vac.gc.ca remembers sub.cfm?source collections cmdp mainmenu group06 icmvn InternationalCommission of Control ... Category International organizations Category Foreign relations of Canada Category Vietnam War vietnam ... more details
The International Joint Commission is an independent U.S. Canada relations binational organization established by the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. The Commission has ... See also International Boundary and Water Commission US and Mexico Rivers Without Borders References references External links http www.ijc.org International Joint Commission http www.islrbc.org International ... 1991 The Commission is implemented in Canada by the Boundary Waters Treaty Act of the Canadian Parliament ..., water wars? , Vancouver Sun , August 10, 2007 ref Purpose and aims The purpose of the Commission is to help prevent and resolve disputes about the use and quality of International waters boundary waters and to advise Canada and the United States on questions about water resources . The Commission ... groups and other organizations can take part. The Commission investigates issues only when requested ... covered The Commission has jurisdiction over the Great Lakes&ndash Saint Lawrence River waters and other waters along the border. In the west, the Commission established conditions for dams on the Kootenay ... . The Commission has also assisted in drafting rules for sharing the St. Mary River Montana Alberta St. Mary and Milk River Montana Alberta Milk rivers in Alberta , Saskatchewan and Montana. The Commission ... by the IJC. In the east, the Commission regulates dams and protects the water quality on the St ... . Organization and boards The Commission is headed by six commissioners, three from each country. Canadian ... are commissioners Lana Pollack US Chair , Dereth Glance and Rich Moy. The Commission has three offices ... Science Advisory Board Great Lakes Water Quality Board International Air Quality Advisory Board International Columbia River Board of Control International Kootenay Lake Board of Control International Lake Superior Board of Control International Lake of the Woods Control Board International Niagara Board of Control International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control International Rainy Lake Board of Control ... more details
refimprove date November 2011 The InternationalCommission for Optics ICO was created in 1947 with the objective to contribute to the progress and dissemination of knowledge in optics . It is a Scientific Associate of the International Council for Science ICSU and Affiliated Commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics IUPAP . Among the activities of ICO are the organization and sponsorship of congresses, meetings and schools. It is having a Traveling Lecturer Program, a periodical newsletter, series of book publishing, and awards &mdash in optics and related disciplines. ICO Presidents 2005 2008 Prof. Ari T. Friberg , Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Microelectronics and Information Technology, Stockholm , Sweden . 2008 2011 http www.ucm.es info giboucm index.php?option com content&view article&id 7&Itemid 10 Prof. Maria L. Calvo , Complutense University of Madrid UCM , Department of Optics, Madrid , Spain . See also ICO awards ICO Prize, Galileo Galilei Award, Gallieno Denardo ICO ICTP Award, IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Optics . International Societies Members http spie.org SPIE Optical Society of America European Optical Society IEEE Photonics Society International Society on Optics Within Life Science OWLS http www.lamnetwork.org African Laser, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Network LAM Network Observer http qeod.epsdivisions.org The Quantum Electronics and Optics Division of the European Physical Society QEOD EPS Other related societies Society for Imaging Science and Technology External links http www.ico optics.org home.html ICO website International Council for Science Category Optics institutions Category International nongovernmental organizations fr Commission internationale d optique it InternationalCommission for Optics ... more details
Primarysources date October 2007 The International Law Commission was established by the United Nations ... law. The work which led to the International Law Commission was begun in the Resolution of the Assembly ... of an International Law Commission in order to fulfill the obligations of the Charter. To the resolution ... public and Private International Law private international law. Working procedures for the Commission ... place in its annual sessions. Members of the Commission main List of members of the International ... be persons of recognized competence in international law . The members of the Commission are persons ... touch with the realities of international life. No two members of the Commission may be nationals ... charged the commission with preparing a document on the rights and duties of states in international ... of crimes against international law. Election of the 15 commission members by the General Assembly took ... of an international court to try political leaders guilty of genocide Decision the commission passed ... Decision the commission recommended that wide distribution be made of UN publications on international ... and international organizations. Original Item Date and place of the 3rd session Decision the commission ... of the commission s yearbook. ref Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1949 , p. v ... Law Commission s work has led to the creation of a number of treaties and other works of international ... reading Shabtai Rosenne , The International Law Commission 1940 59 , British Yearbook of International Law , vol. 36 1960 H.W. Briggs, The International Law Commission Ithaca, New York, Cornell University Press, 1965 James Crawford, The International Law Commission s Articles on State Responsibility ... Ed. , Peace through International Law The Role of the International Law Commission. A Colloquium at the Occasion of its Sixtieth Anniversary Berlin, 2009 Jeffrey S. Morton, The International Law Commission of the United Nations Stephan Wittich, The International Law Commission s Articles on the Responsibility ... more details
File Barrage de Mar ges.jpg thumb right Mar ges Dam in France The InternationalCommission on Large Dams , or ICOLD , lang fr Commission Internationale des Grands Barrages or CIBG is an international non governmental organization dedidicated to the sharing of professional information and knowledge of the design, construction, maintenance, and impact of large dam s. It was founded in 1928 and has its central office in Paris , France . It consists of 90 member national committees which have a total membership of about 10,000 individuals. ref name history cite web url http www.icold cigb.net pagearticle.aspx?ssmenu 110 title ICOLD History publisher ICOLD accessdate 2010 04 21 ref Official languages of the commission are English language English and French language French . References reflist See also United States Society on Dams is the member organization representing the United States of America US in ICOLD. External links ICOLD official site http www.icold cigb.net www.icold cigb.net org stub Category International nongovernmental organizations de Internationale Kommission f r gro e Talsperren fr Commission internationale des grands barrages ko ... more details
refimprove date April 2012 The InternationalCommission for Maritime History ICMH was established in 1960 to promote international cooperation and the exchange of ideas in the field of maritime history . It is affiliated with the http www.cish.org International Committee of Historical Sciences . ref cite web title Maritime History Today url http www.historians.org perspectives issues 2012 1202 Maritime History Today.cfm publisher American Historical Association accessdate 18 April 2012 author John B. Hattendorf date January 31, 2012 ref History Founded as the Commission Internationale d Histoire Maritime, or CIHM , it was first organized at Lisbon, Portugal, on 14 September 1960. It is registered in Paris, France, as a non profit association trang re selon le d cret loi du 12 avril 1939 and was authorised by the Minist re de l Int rieur by arr t du 7 mai 1965 See, Journal Officiel of 13 June 1965, p. 4936 . The InternationalCommission for Maritime History is the successor organization to the InternationalCommission for the History of Great Discoveries ancienne Commission internationale pour l histoire des grandes d couvertes Membership Membership in the organisation is my national delegation. At present the following countries have national organizations as members Australia http www.aamh.asn.au Australian Association for Maritime History Canada Canadian Nautical Research Society http www.cnrs scrn.org CNRS website Denmark http www.maritimkontakt.dk The Committee for Danish ..., VA , USA Prof. Dr. Ingo Heidbrink Secretary General InternationalCommission for Maritime History ... maritime Germany Deutsche Seefahrtsgeschichtliche Kommission Great Britain British Commission ... organisations have ICMH associate membership http www.mun.ca mhp imeha.htm International Maritime ... Condon Rall United States External links Official Website http intcommarhist.wordpress.com InternationalCommission for Maritime History References references Category History organizations Category ... more details
2011 The InternationalCommission for Acoustics represents over 40 national acoustical societies ... IberoAmerican Federation of Acoustics FIA , the http www.i ince.org International Institute of Noise Control Engineering I INCE , the http www.iiav.org International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration IIAV , the http www.wespacx.org Western Pacific Acoustics Commission WESPAC and the http www.icultrasonics.org International Congress on Ultrasonics ICU . The InternationalCommission on Acoustics ICA was instituted in 1951 as a subcommittee to the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics IUPAP . New Statutes were adopted by the InternationalCommission on Acoustics in Antwerp 1996 .... The Commission then became known as the InternationalCommission for Acoustics. The ICA has also applied to become an Affiliated Commission of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics ... grant to participants. The Commission is affiliated to the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics IUPAP and through IUPAP to the International Council of Scientific Unions ICSU , and hence ... on Acoustics is organized every three years by the InternationalCommission for Acoustics. It is the world ... http www.icacommission.org homepage of the InternationalCommission for Acoustics International Council ... letter explaining the proposed changes to the status of the commission was circulated to acoustical ... of the International Council of Scientific Unions ICSU in 2006. The purpose of the InternationalCommission for Acoustics ICA , is to promote international development and collaboration in all fields of acoustics including research, development, education, and standardization. Means for the Commission ... in coordinating the main international meetings within acoustics to convene the International Congresses on Acoustics in accordance with the Commission s guidelines and to act as the International Advisory Committee for these congresses to sponsor or co sponsor other topical and special international ... more details
Multiple issues orphan August 2010 unreferenced June 2010 The International Astronomical Naming Commission or IANC is a foundation non profit foundation with international ties set up to record, change, and document the naming of all known astronomical bodies . After over 11 years in the making, the IANC was set up in April 2010 to become the only internationally recognized and accepted commission available to index and categorize different astronomical objects with custom, usually more specific and formal, naming. The IANC is the only commission that submits the unique International Astronomical Naming Commission Database accepted to the National Library , The Library of Congress , and many other internationally known protected and copy written government and scientific agencies. The IANC claims to keep its partners extremely limited to keep from double cataloging objects and erroneously indexing its listings. The IANC currently only accepts documentation and indexing from http www.iancstarnaming.com 20 20 http www.iancstarnaming.com Fraudulent naming services The IANC also has helped cut down on fraudulent claims made due to the dramatic misguiding and misinformation involving the naming of extraterrestrial objects. Many different companies which? date March 2012 , particularly on the internet , claimed the ability to offer the service of giving astronomical entities custom names for a fee. Although well known as a fraudulent service, many individuals had fallen victim to these obvious scams. IANC future The IANC is currently not a well known commission at all. Although founded in April 2010, the commission is expected to go public June or July 2010, and may claim the backing of thousands of observatories, museums, N.A.S.A. and other government agencies worldwide. Due to this reason, it is speculated that the IANC will become highly publicized in 2010. update date March 2012 Category Astronomy organizations Category Naming organizations Category Organizations established ... more details
Distinguish International Code of Zoological Nomenclature The InternationalCommission on Zoological ... InternationalCommission On Zoological Nomenclature Category Zoological nomenclature Category Organizations established in 1895 Category International scientific organizations Category Naming organizations ca Comissi Internacional de Nomenclatura Zool gica de InternationalCommission on Zoological Nomenclature es Comisi n Internacional de Nomenclatura Zool gica fr Commission internationale ... sv InternationalCommission on Zoological Nomenclature ... zoological taxonomist s. ref http iczn.org content about iczn Official web page of the InternationalCommission on Zoological Nomenclature ref The ICZN is governed by the Constitution of the ICZN ..., 16.1.3 ref an almost entirely unknown and obscurely defined body established by the International ... . This means that the members of the Commission are elected by themselves. They are not elected ... have to accept the decisions of the Commission. The regular term of service of a member of the Commission ... and do not communicate for more than 3 months, the Commission has the right to terminate ... ref The work of the Commission is supported by a small secretariat based at the Natural History Museum in London, and funded by the International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature ITZN , a charitable organization. The Commission assists the zoological community through generation and dissemination of information on the correct use of the scientific names of animals. The ICZN publishes the International ... Committee appointed by the Commission. ref http www.nhm.ac.uk hosted sites iczn code ... Code and the Constitution which did not provide democratic elements. ref The Commission also provides ... International Code of Botanical Nomenclature References Reflist External links http iczn.org Official ... ICZN ZooBank cite journal author ICZN year 2008 title Proposed amendment of the International ... more details
The InternationalCommission for Alpine Rescue IKAR is located in Switzerland and is a working group of the national mountain rescue organizations. President is at present Gerold Biner. IKAR is divided into four commissions Terrestrial rescue Air rescue Avalanches Mountain Emergency Medicine , ICAR MEDCOM The InternationalCommission for Mountain Emergency Medicine ICAR MEDCOM was founded in 1948 by the Alpine countries as a sub commission of the InternationalCommission for Mountain Rescue IKAR CISA with the aim to improve medical treatment of casualties in the mountains. President is at present Dr. Fidel Elsensohn. To date ICAR MEDCOM has a membership of 90 active emergency physicians, working in mountainous areas, representing more than 35 organizations from all continents. The main goal of the Committee is the elaboration of recommendations and guidelines dealing with scientific and practical aspects of mountain rescue and emergency treatment of casualties in mountainous terrain. The papers are intended for emergency physicians, paramedics and first responders. All our recommendations and guidelines are published in international peer reviewed journals. Moreover, preventive recommendations for mountaineers are worked out in collaboration with the Medical Commission of UIAA The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation . The commission is also involved in education and training of mountain rescuers and physicians in countries with efforts of establishing a system of local rescue groups and a demand of knowledge and training. Up to now, we supported courses in Argentina ... International Society for Mountain Medicine ICAR MEDCOM has established the Diploma for Mountain ... areas. The commission meets twice a year at the spring meeting on invitation of our members ..., members are invited to many national and international congresses to give lectures and present ... Internationale Kommisia fur Alpines Rettingwesen Category Rescue agencies Category International organizations ... more details
cleanup date January 2010 TOC right Accrediting CommissionInternational ACI , also known as Accrediting CommissionInternational for Schools, Colleges, and Theological Seminaries , possibly associated with International Accrediting Commission IAC , also known as International Accrediting Commission for Schools, Colleges and Theological Seminaries , ref name Stooges John Bear, http www.quackwatch.org 04ConsumerEducation dm3.html Great Moments in Accreditation The Case of IAC, ACI, and The Three Stooges , Quackwatch.com, accessed January 8, 2012 ref ref name BaptistPress is an List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning unrecognized educational accreditation corporation, primarily accrediting religious schools, including seminaries and Bible college s, but also offering accreditation to non U.S. schools that offer business education programs. ref name accreditnow John ... Accrediting CommissionInternational accessdate 2009 03 23 archiveurl http web.archive.org ... CommissionInternational Answers to Critics, http www.accreditnow.com Accrediting CommissionInternational ... . ref http www.accreditnow.com Accrediting CommissionInternational website home page , accessed ... CommissionInternational date 2007 09 28 accessdate 2009 03 23 archiveurl http web.archive.org ... Degree.net says that International Accrediting Commission for Schools, Colleges and Theological Seminaries ... CommissionInternational http www.chea.org Council for Higher Education Accreditation Category ... January 8, 2012 ref , International Miracle Institute, ref http www.imilive.org degrees accreditation Degrees and Accreditation , International Miracle Institute, accessed January 8, 2012 ref Washington International University , ref cite web url http www.usa wiu.org school.html publisher Washington International University accessdate 2009 03 23 year 1999 title Welcome to WIU ref Wisconsin International ... College International and Trinity Valley Baptist Seminary and College in Kennedale, Texas Kennedale ... more details
The InternationalCommission on Trichinellosis ICT was created in 1958 in Budapest and is aiming to exchange information on the biology , the pathophysiology , the epidemiology , the immunology , and the Illness clinical aspects of trichinellosis in humans and animals. Prevention is a primary goal. Since the creation of the ICT, more than 110 members from 46 countries have regularly gathered and worked together during meetings held every 4 years the International Conference on Trichinellosis . These conferences were held in Warsaw Poland in 1960, in Wroclaw Poland in 1964 , in Miami Beach USA in 1972, in Poznan Poland in 1976, in Noordwijk Noordwijk aan Zee , Netherlands in 1980, in Val Morin Canada in 1984, in Alicante Spain in 1988, in Orvieto Italy in 1993, in Mexico City Mexico in 1996, in Fontainebleau France in 2000, in San Diego USA in 2004 and in the Plitvice Lakes National Park Croatia in 2007. The proceedings edited after each of these conferences showed the great amount of scientific knowledge exchanged there. External links http www.med.unipi.it ict welcome.htm InternationalCommission on trichinellosis web pages Category Parasitology research ... more details
Infobox organization name InternationalCommission of Jurists image InternationalCommission of Jurists.jpg ... remarks The InternationalCommission of Jurists ICJ is an international human rights non governmental organization . The Commission itself is a standing group of 60 eminent jurists judges and lawyers ... students. The initials of the InternationalCommission of Jurists are the same as those of the International .... ref name HRQ cite journal url http www.accessmylibrary.com article 1G1 15691414 internationalcommission jurists global.html title The InternationalCommission of Jurists Global Advocates for Human ... van Juristen ja ru simple InternationalCommission of Jurists ... of the Commission from 2008 to 2010 and in January 2011, Pedro Nikken has taken place of her. The Commission is supported by an International Secretariat based in Geneva , Switzerland , and staffed by lawyer s drawn from a wide range of jurisdictions and legal traditions. The Secretariat and the Commission ... to the International Association of Democratic Lawyers controlled by the Soviet Union. ref name ... MacDermot rescued the ICJ from its association with the CIA, to the forefront of the international .... In 1986, the ICJ gathered a group of distinguished experts in international law to consider the nature and scope of the obligations of States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social ... of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights , which continue to guide international law in the area of economic, social and cultural rights. In the 1990s, a number of important international developments took place as a result of initiatives by the ICJ. These included ... up of an International Criminal Court . This was the direct result of an international conference ... an appeal asking the Vienna conference to set up an international penal tribunal in order to finally break the cycle of impunity . In November 2006 the ICJ held an international meeting in Yogyakarta ... more details
The International Air Services Commission IASC is an independent Australian Government agency, responsible to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services. IASC s role is to determine the outcomes of applications by existing and prospective Australian airlines for capacity and route entitlements available under air services arrangements. IASC is staffed by a part time chairman and two part time members. Its office in Canberra is assisted by a small Secretariat. Sources http www.iasc.gov.au about index.aspx Australia gov stub Category Government agencies established in 1992 Category Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia ... more details
Geology to Paleobiology margin 0 0 1.3em 1.2em The InternationalCommission on Stratigraphy ICS , sometimes referred to by the unofficial International Stratigraphic Commission is a daughter or major subcommittee grade scientific daughter organization that concerns itself with stratigraphy , geology geological , and chronology geochronological matters on a global scale. It is a subordinate body of the International Union of Geological Sciences of which it is the largest scientific body within the organisation and of which it is essentially a permanent working committee working subcommittee that meets far more regularly than the quadrennial meetings scheduled by the IUGS, when it meets as a congress or committee membership of the whole . Aims One of its main aims, a project begun in 1974, is to establish a multidisciplinary standard and global geologic time scale that will ease paleontology paleontogical and geobiology geobiological comparisons region to region by benchmarks with stringent ... fields, among others. The InternationalCommission on Stratigraphy has spawned numerous subcommittee ... ca Comissi Internacional d Estratigrafia de InternationalCommission on Stratigraphy ... Komisiono pri Stratigrafio fr InternationalCommission on Stratigraphy hr Me unarodno povjerenstvo ... InternationalCommission on Stratigraphy nn InternationalCommission on Stratigraphy pl Mi dzynarodowa ... sv InternationalCommission on Stratigraphy zh ... criteria, etcetera. as well as encouraging an international and open debate amongst earth sciences ... www.stratigraphy.org cheu.pdf International Stratigraphic Chart , a combined working proposal and guideline ... of the Pliocene Series Epoch last Riccardi first A.C. date 30 June 2009 publisher International Union ... epoch geology epoch . Notes, links and references External links cite web title InternationalCommission on Stratigraphy ICS work Home page url http www.stratigraphy.org accessdate March 17 ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The InternationalCommission on Peace and Food ICPF was formed in 1989 as a private ... General and member states by the Government of Jordan. ref InternationalCommission on Peace ... still relevant to the present world situation. ref InternationalCommission on Peace & Food ... Board in 1990. Member of the InternationalCommission for a New Asia . Robert van Harten , President ... race. The Commission was formed with Swaminathan as the Chairman and included 25 leading scientists ... meeting of the Commission took place at the end of September 1989 the world political climate had changed ... of the end of the Cold War. Work of the Commission The Commission was active for five long years ... many useful recommendations to national and international agencies. Cashing in on the growing positive climate in the world the Commission also focused its attention on possibilities to accelerate ... force in productive employment. In pursuit of such a visionary scheme the Commission drew up a plan ... East. The Commission took a special interest in the affairs of the East European countries ... strategy to counter run away inflation in Yugoslavia by Commission Member Dr. Dragoslav Avramovic in 1994. ICPF s Report to UN The Commission s final report, Uncommon Opportunities An Agenda ..., social, economic and institutional factors required for a stable and prosperous society. The Commission ... title ref The Commission s belief that long standing political problems could be solved in a peaceful ... of food production through the launching of The Green Revolution led the Commission to conclude ... on par with the growth in world population. Such a conviction also encouraged the Commission to call ... opportunities. The Commission took the stand that rising levels of unemployment are not inevitable ... labor shortages in future. Though the Commission was concerned with environmental problems arising from ... and Follow up The financial resources for the functioning of the Commission were contributed by its ... more details
Politics of Vatican City The International Theological Commission ITC of the Roman Catholic Church consists of up to 30 Catholic theologians from around the world. ref Motu Proprio, Tredecim Anni , 6 August ... Franjo eper . ref Final Communique on the First Session of the International Theological Commission ... Communique on the First Session of the International Theological Commission in Sharkey, Texts and Documents ... Session of the International Theological Commission in Sharkey, Texts and Documents , 1. ref ... and papers from the International Theological Commission Chicago Loyola University Press, 1984 . Sharkey, Michael ed. International Theological Commission Texts and Documents, Volume 1, 1969 1985 San Francisco Ignatius, 1989 . Sharkey, Michael and Thomas Weinandy eds. International Theological Commission Texts and Documents, Volume 2, 1986 2007 San Francisco Ignatius, 2009 . External links http www.vatican.va roman curia congregations cfaith cti index.htm Official Vatican Site for the International Theological Commission Category International Theological Commission cs Mezin rodn teologick komise de Internationale Theologenkommission fr Commission th ologique internationale ko id ... cfaith cti documents rc cti doc 19690712 statuto provvisorio en.html Vatican website INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION Provisory Statute July 12, 1969 retrieved March 8, 2012 ref for renewable ... Proprio, Tredecim Anni , 6 August 1982 and Ratzinger, Foreword to Michael Sharkey ed. International Theological Commission Texts and Documents San Francisco Ignatius, 1989 vii. ref The function of the ITC ... by the sub commission on the priesthood. ref Sharkey, Texts and Documents , 3. ref The October ... August 1994 August 1999 In 1997, the commission produced the document Christianity and the Religions ... Cardinal President of the CDF and therefore took over the presidency of the ITC. In 2007 , the Commission ... expressions of Church teaching. The Commission, which serves in an advisory role to the Vatican ... more details
The International Control Commission ICC , formally called the InternationalCommission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam ICSC , was an international force established in 1954 that oversaw the implementation of the Geneva Conference 1954 Geneva Accords that ended the First Indochina War with the Partition of Vietnam . ref name Moise cite web url http www.clemson.edu caah history facultypages EdMoise icc.html title The International Commissions ICC ICSC and ICCS accessdate 2010 02 09 last Moise first Edwin E. date 2009 2 9 rev work Vietnam War Bibliography publisher Clemson University ref It reported on the progress of the ceasefire s and any violations against them. The force comprised troops and officers from Canada , Poland , and India representing the Western world non communist , Eastern bloc communist , and Non Aligned Movement non aligned blocs respectively. Although supposedly Neutral country neutral , the members of the ICC often took sides in the Vietnam War Second Indochina War and even offered aid to both sides. Canadian personnel were known to have done Intelligence information gathering intelligence work for the United States during their bombing of North Vietnam . ref cite web url http www.canadianencyclopedia.ca index.cfm?PgNm TCE&Params A1ARTA0008367 title Vietnam War accessdate 2007 09 20 work The Canadian Encyclopedia ref Actions such as these often led members of the ICC to become targets with several members losing their lives. Even with admissions from Hanoi, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong are believed to have killed ICC members. ref cite web url http www.dfait maeci.gc.ca hist dcer details en.asp?intRefid 927 title InternationalCommission for Supervision and Control for Vietnam p.762 781 accessdate 2007 09 20 work Foreign Affairs and International ... was dissolved and replaced with the InternationalCommission of Control and Supervision ICCS ... caah history facultypages EdMoise icc.html Vietnam War Bibliography The International Commissions ... more details
The Dominican Republic International Advisory Government agency Commission of Science & Technology IACST in Spanish language Spanish Comisi n Internacional Asesora de Ciencia y Tecnolog a CIACT is a government agency created by the President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fern ndez in September 2004 by decree number 1133 04. This decree was passed, establishing the InternationalCommission of Science & Technology, as the body in charge with the task of preparing the Dominican Republic international strategies on Science and Technology. The creation of the ICST required a comprehensive strategic plan to support and foster the Dominican Republic national development in science and technology. The mandated elements of the plan are 1. The development of a Dominican Republic science and technology policy 2. The identification of strengths and weaknesses in the basic science Human capital resources and research capabilities in the Dominican Republic 3. The identification of Method software engineering methods to coordinate and encourage collaborative efforts between international research entities with the Dominican Republic, whether public or Privacy private 4. The designation of areas for potential scientific and technological development, including those affecting, either directly or indirectly, the economic development of the Dominican Republic nation 5. Recommendations on how to improve and strengthen partnerships among the private sector, higher education , and government with international organizations 6. Recommendations on how to improve the infrastructure for research and research training 7. Recommendations on a system to transfer international technology developments to the public and private sector in the Dominican Republic 8. Recommendations on legislative changes required to improve the overall science and technology environment in the country 9. Other recommendations on science and technology policy and Program management programs as appropriate. See ... more details
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