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All commissions (and working groups) have members from each country with an interest in the work or study being carried out. They gather and analyze the material available and publish results in English and French in technical reports. Studies are in principle short term (24 months) and are conducted by Working Groups, so that PIANC can respond quickly to current problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="97%" style='width:97.34%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="6%" valign=top style='width:6.92%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="../incom.asp"><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_i1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="InCom - Inland Navigation Commission" href="../incom.asp" style='width:37.5pt; height:37.5pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="commissions_files/image001.gif" o:title="InCom - Inland Navigation Commission"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="commissions_files/image001.gif" alt="InCom - Inland Navigation Commission" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="12%" valign=top style='width:12.66%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'>InCom</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="80%" valign=top style='width:80.42%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#003366'><a href="../incom.asp"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt'>Inland Navigation Commission</span></a><br> Chairperson : Mr. I. White (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United Kingdom</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width="6%" valign=top style='width:6.92%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="../marcom.asp"><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_i1031" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="MarCom - Maritime Navigation Commission" href="../marcom.asp" style='width:37.5pt;height:37.5pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="commissions_files/image002.gif" o:title="MarCom - Maritime Navigation Commission"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="commissions_files/image002.gif" alt="MarCom - Maritime Navigation Commission" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="12%" valign=top style='width:12.66%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'>MarCom</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="80%" valign=top style='width:80.42%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#003366'><a href="../marcom.asp"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt'>Maritime Navigation Commission</span></a><br> Chairperson : Mr. G. Caude (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td width="6%" valign=top style='width:6.92%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="../envicom.asp"><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_i1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="EnviCom - Environmental Commission" href="../envicom.asp" style='width:37.5pt;height:37.5pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="commissions_files/image003.gif" o:title="EnviCom - Environmental Commission"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="commissions_files/image003.gif" alt="EnviCom - Environmental Commission" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="12%" valign=top style='width:12.66%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'>EnviCom</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="80%" valign=top style='width:80.42%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#003366'><a href="../envicom.asp"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt'>Environmental Commission</span></a><br> Chairperson : Mr. H. Köthe (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td width="6%" valign=top style='width:6.92%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="../reccom.asp"><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_i1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="RecCom - Recreational Navigation Commission" href="../reccom.asp" style='width:37.5pt;height:37.5pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="commissions_files/image004.jpg" o:title="RecCom - Recreational Navigation Commission"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="commissions_files/image004.jpg" alt="RecCom - Recreational Navigation Commission" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="12%" valign=top style='width:12.66%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'>RecCom</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="80%" valign=top style='width:80.42%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#003366'><a href="../reccom.asp"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt'>Recreational Navigation Commission</span></a><br> Chairperson : Mr. E. Ciralli (Italy)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td width="6%" valign=top style='width:6.92%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="../cocom.asp"><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_i1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="CoCom - International Co-operation Commission" href="../cocom.asp" style='width:37.5pt;height:37.5pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="commissions_files/image005.gif" o:title="CoCom - International Co-operation Commission"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="commissions_files/image005.gif" alt="CoCom - International Co-operation Commission" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_5"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="12%" valign=top style='width:12.66%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'>CoCom</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="80%" valign=top style='width:80.42%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#003366'><a href="../cocom.asp"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt'>International Co-operation Commission</span></a><br> Co-chairpersons : Mr. A. Rao (India) &amp; Mr. E. Schmeltz (USA)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td width="6%" valign=top style='width:6.92%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="../ypcom.asp"><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6" o:spid="_x0000_i1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="YPCom - Young Professionals Commission" href="../ypcom.asp" style='width:37.5pt;height:37.5pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="commissions_files/image006.gif" o:title="YPCom - Young Professionals Commission"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="commissions_files/image006.gif" alt="YPCom - Young Professionals Commission" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_6"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="12%" valign=top style='width:12.66%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'>YPCom</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="80%" valign=top style='width:80.42%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#003366'><a href="../ypcom.asp"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt'>Young Professionals Commission</span></a><br> Chairperson : Mr. V. Borges Nunes(Portugal)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6'> <td width="6%" valign=top style='width:6.92%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="../fincom.asp"><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="FinCom - Finance Commission" href="../fincom.asp" style='width:37.5pt;height:37.5pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="commissions_files/image007.gif" o:title="FinCom - Finance Commission"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="commissions_files/image007.gif" alt="FinCom - Finance Commission" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_7"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="12%" valign=top style='width:12.66%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'>FinCom</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="80%" valign=top style='width:80.42%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#003366'><a href="../fincom.asp"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt'>Finance Commission</span></a><br> Chairperson : Mr. J.U. Brolsma (The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="6%" valign=top style='width:6.92%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="../procom.asp"><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_8" o:spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ProCom - Promotion Commission" href="../procom.asp" style='width:37.5pt;height:37.5pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="commissions_files/image008.gif" o:title="ProCom - Promotion Commission"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="commissions_files/image008.gif" alt="ProCom - Promotion Commission" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_8"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="12%" valign=top style='width:12.66%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'>ProCom</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="80%" valign=top style='width:80.42%;padding:4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt 4.8pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#003366'><a href="../procom.asp"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt'>Promotion Commission</span></a><br> Co-chairperson : Mr. L. Van Schel (<st1:country-region w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region>)<br> Co-chairperson : Mr. H. Fiers (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#00147B'>The work carried out by the Association on subjects of interest through its technical working groups, composed of experts of high standing from different countries, is of considerable importance. Participation in the international working groups results in worthwile contact with experts concerned to study technical and managerial matters of current importance.</span> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> </div> </body> </html>