Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques

Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques (International Federation of Vexillological Associations)

Flag of FIAV[1]
Formation September 7, 1969
Type International Association
Headquarters Houston and London[1]
Membership 55 Associations and Institutions[2]
Official languages French, English, German, Spanish[1]
President Michel R. Lupant[3]
Key people Charles A. Spain, Jr., Secretary-General[3]
Graham M. P. Bartram, Secretary-General for Congresses[3]
Website http://www.fiav.org/

The Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques (FIAV) is an international federation[4] of 55 regional, national, and multinational associations and institutions across the globe that study vexillology, which FIAV defines in its constitution as "the creation and development of a body of knowledge about flags of all types, their forms and functions, and of scientific theories and principles based on that knowledge." The translations of FIAV’s French name into the other three official FIAV languages are the International Federation of Vexillological Associations (English), the Internationale Föderation Vexillologischer Gesellschaften (German), and the Federación Internacional de Asociaciones Vexilológicas (Spanish).[1]

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History

FIAV was provisionally organized on September 3, 1967 at the Second International Congress of Vexillology held in Rüschlikon, Switzerland and officially created on September 7, 1969 at the Third International Congress of Vexillology held in Boston.

Govering board

FIAV has a three-person Board consisting of a President, Secretary-General, and Secretary-General for Congresses. The Board manages the current affairs of FIAV and convenes the biennial sessions of the General Assembly, which are held during each International Congress of Vexillology. The FIAV General Assembly is composed of a delegate from each of FIAV’s members. The General Assembly elects the Board and is responsible for setting policy.[1]

Members

Current members of FIAV are[2]:

Officers

The current members of the FIAV Board are:

International Congresses of Vexillology

Since 1969, FIAV has sponsored the biennial International Congresses of Vexillology (ICV). Previous Congresses have been held in Muiderberg (1965), Zürich and Rüschlikon (1967), Boston (1969), Turin (1971), London (1973), IJsselmeer (1975), Washington, D.C. (1977), Vienna (1979), Ottawa (1981), Oxford (1983), Madrid (1985), San Francisco (1987), Melbourne (1989), Barcelona (1991), Zürich (1993), Warsaw (1995), Cape Town (1997), Victoria (1999), York (2001), Stockholm (2003), Buenos Aires (2005), Berlin (2007), Yokohama (2009), and Alexandria (2011).

ICV 25 will be held in Rotterdam from August 4 to 10, 2013, and ICV 26 will be held in Sydney in 2015. A Congress consists of presentations of papers on vexillology and the biennial session of the FIAV General Assembly, amid flag-related tours, seminars, and meetings among various vexillologists on specific topics, and ample opportunities for social interaction and networking, usually culminating in a final banquet.

Publications

FIAV publishes a newsletter, Info–FIAV (ISSN 1560-9979), that is a chronicle of internal organizational matters. FIAV recognizes The Flag Bulletin (ISSN 0015-3370) as a journal for the publication of scientific articles in the field of vexillology.

FIAV Flag

The FIAV flag was initially designed by Klaes Sierksma and slightly modified by the organizing committee of the Second International Congress of Vexillology. The flag was introduced on September 3, 1967. Its description is, “On a blue field, extending horizontally from hoist to fly, two yellow halyards forming two interlaced loops.” The knot formed is a sheet bend. The color blue is defined as Pantone Matching System U293 and the color yellow is defined as Pantone Matching System U123. Flags for the three officers were approved in 1999, having been designed by the former FIAV president, William Crampton.[5] All the FIAV flags were slightly modified in 2007 by the Twentieth Session of the FIAV General Assembly in Berlin.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "FIAV Constitution". FIAV Constitution. FIAV. 2009-09-11. http://www.fiav.org/Constitution.pdf. Retrieved 11 September 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "FIAV Membership List". FIAV Membership List. FIAV. 2009-09-11. http://www.fiav.org/FIAVMembers.pdf. Retrieved 11 September 2009. 
  3. ^ a b c "FIAV Officers". FIAV Officers. FIAV. 2009-09-11. http://www.fiav.org/FIAVOfficers.pdf. Retrieved 11 September 2009. 
  4. ^ "About vexillology". Vexillology. The Flag Institute. http://www.flaginstitute.org/index.php?location=8. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
  5. ^ http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/vex-fiav.html

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