International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science

International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science

English language logo of the IFToMM

Abbreviation IFToMM
Formation September 29, 1969
Type NGO
Legal status International Federation
Purpose Professional Cooperation
Region served
 World
Membership
 47 countries

International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM) is an organization that supports international exchange of researchers and engineers from the wide range of discipline related to Mechanical Engineering.

Mission

To promote research and development in the field of Machines and Mechanisms by theoretical and experimental methods, along with their practical application.

History

It was on September 29, 1969m at the Second World Congress on Theory of Mechanisms and Machines which took place in Zakopane (Poland), that two scientists, Ivan Artobolevski (USSR) and Erskine Crossley (USA), proposed to establish an International Federation of scientists and engineers to facilitate worldwide collaboration. Representatives of 13 countries signed the foundation act and the International Federation for the Theory of Machines (IFToMM) came to existence. In the 1999, the Executive Council decided to recognize the changing role of the organization in international collaboration and approved a new name: "The International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science". The Executive Council considered that the abbreviation IFToMM was widely used, and therefore suggested to keep it (along with the logo) as a short version of the organization name. [1]

Meetings

1st IFToMM World Congress, Varna, Bulgaria, September 27–30, 1965

2nd IFToMM World Congress, Zakopane, Poland, September 23–27, 1969

3rd IFToMM World Congress, Kupari, Yugoslavia, September 1971

4th IFToMM World Congress, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, September 8–12, 1975

5th IFToMM World Congress, Montreal, Canada. July 8–13, 1979

6th IFToMM World Congress, New Delhi, India, December 15–20, 1983

7th IFToMM World Congress, Seville, Spain, September 17–22, 1987

8th IFToMM World Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, August 26–31, 1991

9th IFToMM World Congress, Milan, Italy, August 29 - September 5, 1995

10th IFToMM World Congress, Oulu, Finland, June 20–24, 1999

11th IFToMM World Congress, Tianjin, China, April 1–4, 2004 (postponed from August 18–21, 2003, due to SARS)

12th IFToMM World Congress, Besançon, France, June 17–20, 2007

13th IFToMM World Congress, Guanajuato, Mexico, June 19–25, 2011

14th IFToMM World Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, October 25–30, 2015 (hosted by National Taiwan University.[2][3])

The 15th IFToMM World Congress is scheduled to take place in 2019 in Kraków, Poland.

Members

Membership in IFToMM is not individual. Instead, it is by Member Organization (MO) which are akin to national or territorial organizations. Full list of Member Organizations available on the IFToMM web site. Each MO has its own individual or group membership rules.

As of the 2015 General Assembly held in Taipei (Taiwan), IFToMM has 47 Member Organizations.

Current MOs in IFToMM
 Armenia
 Australia
 Austria
 Azerbaijan
 Belarus
 Brazil (ABCM)
 Bulgaria
 Canada (CCToMM)
 China [China-Beijing]
 Taiwan [China-Taipei]
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Egypt
 Finland
 France (CFToMM)
 Georgia
 Germany
 Greece
 Hungary
 India (AMM India)
 Israel
 Italy (ItaMMMS)
 Japan (Jc-IFToMM)
 Kazakhstan
 Korea
 Lithuania
 Macedonia
 Mexico
 Netherlands
 Peru
 Poland (PK TMM)
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russia
 Serbia
 Singapore
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 Spain
  Switzerland
 Tunisia (ATM)
 Turkey
 Ukraine
 United Kingdom
 United States of America
 Vietnam
Former MOs in IFToMM
 Belgium
 Ghana
 Latvia
 Moldova
 Mongolia
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Pakistan
 Sweden
 Venezuela

Organizational structure

The organizational structure of IFToMM includes following bodies

General Assembly

The General Assembly is the supreme body of the Federation that determines policy. It is composed of the Chief Delegates of IFToMM Members and members of the Executive Council.

Executive Council

The Executive Council is responsible for managing the affairs of the Federation between the sessions of the General Assembly. The Executive Council includes the President, Vice-President, Secretary-General, Treasurer, and six ordinary members.

Commissions and Committees

There are four Permanent Commissions (PCs) and 14 Technical Committees (TCs) established under IFToMM supervision. Each Permanent Commission and Technical Committee is composed of a Chairperson, appointed by the Executive Council, and a Secretary and members, nominated by the Chairperson and appointed by the Executive Council. The general goals for the work of the Commissions and Committees are aimed at promoting their fields of interest by attracting researchers and practitioners, including young individuals. The four PCs are:

While the 14 TCs are:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History of IFToMM". iftomm.org. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  2. ↑ "2015 International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM) World Congress". The China Post. July 5, 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "NTU gears up for 2015 mechanism and machine congress". Taiwan Today. July 5, 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

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