{"id":35,"date":"2019-01-15T12:06:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T12:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colibriwp-work.colibriwp.com\/business-iii\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-01-20T11:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T11:18:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.e-ico.org\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"35-c1\" class=\"style-367 style-local-35-c1 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"35-c2\" id=\"overlappable\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-932 style-local-35-c2 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c3\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-0 gutters-row-md-0 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-0 gutters-row-v-md-0 gutters-row-v-0 style-933 style-local-35-c3 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-0 gutters-col-md-0 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-0 gutters-col-v-md-0 gutters-col-v-0\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-934-outer style-local-35-c4-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c4\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-ui-empty-state-container h-px-lg-0 h-px-md-0 h-px-0 v-inner-lg-0 v-inner-md-0 v-inner-0 style-934 style-local-35-c4 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100\">\n                <!---->\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-935-outer style-local-35-c5-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c5\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-935 style-local-35-c5 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c6\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-936 style-local-35-c6 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-936 style-local-35-c6\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h4 class=\"\">What is the ICO?<\/h4>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c7\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-937 style-local-35-c7 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>The International Commission for Optics was created in 1947 as an Affiliated Commission of the IUPAP. Now it is a &#8220;Category 1 Full Member&#8221; of the International Science Council (ISC) with 54 Territorial Committee Members (13 Associate\n                      Members) and 7 International Organisation members.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c8\" class=\"h-x-container style-938 style-local-35-c8 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-35-c8-group style-938-spacing style-local-35-c8-spacing\"><span class=\"h-button__outer style-939-outer style-local-35-c9-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"http:\/\/e-ico.org\/blog\/about\/what-is-ico\/\"  data-colibri-id=\"35-c9\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-button justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center style-939 style-local-35-c9 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a>\n                    <\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-935-outer style-local-35-c10-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c10\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-935 style-local-35-c10 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c11\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-936 style-local-35-c11 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-936 style-local-35-c11\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h4 class=\"\">ISC FULL MEMBER<\/h4>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c12\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-937 style-local-35-c12 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>The ICO is Category 1 Full Member of the International Science Council (ISC), the only international NGO bringing together over 200 international natural and social science unions and associations as well as national and regional scientific\n                      organizations including academies, research councils, institutes and foundations.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c13\" class=\"h-x-container style-938 style-local-35-c13 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-35-c13-group style-938-spacing style-local-35-c13-spacing\"><span class=\"h-button__outer style-939-outer style-local-35-c14-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/about-us\/\"  data-colibri-id=\"35-c14\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-button justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center style-939 style-local-35-c14 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a>\n                    <\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-940-outer style-local-35-c15-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c15\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-ui-empty-state-container h-px-lg-0 h-px-md-0 h-px-0 v-inner-lg-0 v-inner-md-0 v-inner-0 style-940 style-local-35-c15 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100\">\n                <!---->\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"35-c16\" id=\"Features 2\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-402 style-local-35-c16 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c30\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-408 style-local-35-c30 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-409-outer style-local-35-c31-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c31\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-409 style-local-35-c31 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c32\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-410 style-local-35-c32 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-410 style-local-35-c32\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">ICO ORGANIZATION<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c33\" class=\"h-lead h-text h-text-component style-411 style-local-35-c33 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">The ICO is ruled by its General Assembly that gathers evry three years. In the meantime, the ICO executive committee is responsible for the day by day activity.<\/span><\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c17\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-403 style-local-35-c17 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-4 h-col-md-4 h-col-12 style-404-outer style-local-35-c18-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c18\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-2 style-404 style-local-35-c18 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c19\" class=\"h-icon style-405 style-local-35-c19 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <a href=\"http:\/\/e-ico.org\/blog\/about\/people\/\" h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon h-icon__icon style-405-icon style-local-35-c19-icon\"><!--Icon by Ionicons (https:\/\/ionicons.com)--><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"android-people\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M305 232c-34 0-61-27-61-60s27-60 61-60 62 27 62 60-28 60-62 60zm-162 0c-34 0-62-27-62-60s28-60 62-60 61 27 61 60-27 60-61 60zm0 44c48 0 145 23 145 70v54H0v-54c0-47 95-70 143-70zm162 11c48 0 143 12 143 59v54H320v-54c0-30-9-41-32-58 7-1 11-1 17-1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c20\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-406 style-local-35-c20 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-406 style-local-35-c20\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h4 class=\"\">THE ICO BUREAU<\/h4>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c21\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-407 style-local-35-c21 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>The ICO Bureau includes its President, Past-President, Secretary, Treasurer Asscociate Secretary, 15 Vice-Presidents and an IUPAP delegate.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-4 h-col-md-4 h-col-12 style-404-outer style-local-35-c22-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c22\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-2 style-404 style-local-35-c22 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c23\" class=\"h-icon style-405 style-local-35-c23 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-ico.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ICO_STATUTES.pdf\" h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\"><span 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class=\"h-heading__outer style-406 style-local-35-c24\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h4 class=\"\">STATUTES<\/h4>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c25\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-407 style-local-35-c25 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>Original statutes adopted at Delft, 1948. New statutes were adopted in 1999 at San Francisco.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-4 h-col-md-4 h-col-12 style-404-outer style-local-35-c26-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c26\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-2 style-404 style-local-35-c26 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c27\" class=\"h-icon style-405 style-local-35-c27 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-ico.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ICO_rules.pdf\" h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon h-icon__icon style-405-icon style-local-35-c27-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"book\" viewBox=\"0 0 1664 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1639 478q40 57 18 129l-275 906q-19 64-76.5 107.5T1183 1664H260q-77 0-148.5-53.5T12 1479q-24-67-2-127 0-4 3-27t4-37q1-8-3-21.5t-3-19.5q2-11 8-21t16.5-23.5T52 1179q23-38 45-91.5t30-91.5q3-10 .5-30t-.5-28q3-11 17-28t17-23q21-36 42-92t25-90q1-9-2.5-32t.5-28q4-13 22-30.5t22-22.5q19-26 42.5-84.5T340 411q1-8-3-25.5t-2-26.5q2-8 9-18t18-23 17-21q8-12 16.5-30.5t15-35 16-36 19.5-32 26.5-23.5 36-11.5T556 134l-1 3q38-9 51-9h761q74 0 114 56t18 130l-274 906q-36 119-71.5 153.5T1025 1408H156q-27 0-38 15-11 16-1 43 24 70 144 70h923q29 0 56-15.5t35-41.5l300-987q7-22 5-57 38 15 59 43zm-1064 2q-4 13 2 22.5t20 9.5h608q13 0 25.5-9.5T1247 480l21-64q4-13-2-22.5t-20-9.5H638q-13 0-25.5 9.5T596 416zm-83 256q-4 13 2 22.5t20 9.5h608q13 0 25.5-9.5T1164 736l21-64q4-13-2-22.5t-20-9.5H555q-13 0-25.5 9.5T513 672z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c28\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-406 style-local-35-c28 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-406 style-local-35-c28\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h4 class=\"\">ICO RULES <\/h4>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"35-c29\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-407 style-local-35-c29 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>Rules and Code of Practice of The International Commission for Optics.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the ICO? 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