International Special Events Society (ISES)

 An organization providing education, certification, information, resources and networking to its members who are profes- sional event managers and those who provide products and services to them.
[www.ises.com]

International Shipping Federation (ISF)

 Founded 1909 as a body representing the inter- ests of European shipowners as employers, scope extended 1919 to become a worldwide organization concerned with all matters relat- ing to the employment and safety of merchant seamen.
[www.marisec.org]

International Road Transport Union (IRU)

International sectoral organization founded 1947, present name adopted 1948. Aims to study questions in road transport, promote unification and simplification of regulations and practices; coordinate and support efforts made in different countries to develop transport of passengers and goods by road. Members are national organizations, vehicle manufacturers and international associ- ations.
[www.iru.org]

International Ho-Re-Ca

 International sectoral federation founded 1949 to bring together national organizations of hotel, restaurant and café proprietors in order to develop services in public interest.
[www.horeca.be]

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

World-wide federa- tion founded 1947, of national standards bodies (ISO member countries) responsible for the preparation of International Standards, which include, i.a., the country and currency codes.
[www.iso.ch]

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

 Inter-governmental organization established 1947 as a UN specialized agency to encourage  international monetary cooperation and in particular to maintain exchange rate stability, assist countries with balance of payments difficulties, facilitate multilateral payments between countries and remove foreign exchange and foreign trade restrictions. It also provides recommendations for reporting travel receipts and payments as a basis for travel estimates in the balance of payments.

[www.imf.org]

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Inter-governmental organization established as a UN specialized agency 1948, present name adopted 1982, to provide machinery for cooperation among govern- ments on technical matters affecting interna- tional merchant shipping, with special responsibility for safety of life at sea and efficient navigation, prevention of pollution by ships and other craft.
[www.imo.org]