210. UNION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: UIA 



Founded in 1907 as the Central Office of International Asso- 

 ciations, UIA became a federation in 1910 and a Union in 1951. It 

 serves as an information center for international organizations and 

 provides advice and encouragement to them. 



211. UNION OF INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONS: UIEO 

 Established in 1951, UIEO coordinates the activities of mem- 

 ber organizations, which consist of 17 nongovernment international 

 engineering organizations concerned with promoting international 

 cooperation in clearly defined fields of engineering sciences. It 

 also sponsors the Engineering Committee on Oceanic Resources (ECOR). 

 Descriptions of ECOR and of the several UIEO-af filiated organizations 

 of interest to marine scientists follow in entries 212 through 216. 



212. ENGINEERING COMMITTEE ON OCEANIC RESOURCES: ECOR 

 Formally established in 1971, ECOR held its first General 



Assembly in 1972. Its functions include establishing and maintaining 

 international professional engineering communications in marine 

 affairs, providing engineering advice to other international, inter- 

 governmental, or national organizations concerned with marine scien- 

 ces, and assisting the engineering profession in the development of 

 its capability in the use of the oceans and in the improvement of 

 the quality of the marine environment. 



It includes members from other international organizations in- 

 cluding lAHR, ISSC, lADC, PIANC, WODA, lAWPR, lAEG, and ISSMFE. It 

 has been formally accepted by IOC to serve as its advisory body on 

 marine engineering and will provide an international focus for the 

 engineering research and exploration necessary for LEPOR. 



213. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HYDRAULIC RESEARCH: lAHR 

 This association was organized in 1935 to promote hydraulic 



research and to exchange international information about such hy- 

 draulic research. 



214. INTERNATIONAL GAS UNION: IGU 



Founded in 1931, IGU studies everything pertaining to the gas 

 Industry, promotes progress, and promotes international cooperation 

 and collaboration. It is concerned with the exploration for gas 

 deposits, including those in the marine environment. 



215. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS 

 ENGINEERING: ISSMFE 



Founded in 1936, ISSMFE promotes international cooperation 

 among scientists and engineers in the field of soil mechanics and 

 its practical applications. It establishes standards for the classi- 

 fications of geotechnical literature, static and dynamic penetration 

 test methods, soil sampling and soil mechanics, and cone penetration 

 tests. 



216. PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NAVIGATION CONGRESSES: 

 PIANC 



Established in 1900 as an amalgamation of the Inland Naviga- 

 tion Congress (founded in 1888) and the Ocean Navigation Congress 

 (founded in 1889), PIANC promotes the development of inland and 

 maritime navigation. Appointed study commissions work on projects 

 that include the study of waves and seiches and their forces, de- 

 velopment of oil tankers, sport and pleasure navigation, and ship- 

 lifts. 



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