International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC)
The International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) is an nonpolitical
and nonprofit organization which was founded in 1976 with the object
of promoting cooperation between national and multinational cost
engineering, quantity surveying and project management organizations
worldwide for their mutual wellbeing and that of their individual
members.
ICEC member societies are located in more than 40 countries, and
have chapters or sections in many additional countries. Through
these chapters and sections, ICEC has access to more than 100,000
cost engineers and project managers in over 120 different nations.
Regular ICEC meetings are attended by delegates of the member
societies where subjects of common interests are exchanged and
discussed. Each member society has one vote on the Council. To learn
more about this organization, visit their website at: www.icoste.org
The Council of Engineering & Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB)
The Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB) is
an independent, voluntary membership body created for its member
organizations who recognize, through specialty certification, the
expertise of individuals practicing in engineering and related
fields. Its creation on April 24, 1990 was the culmination of
organizing work by volunteers from among the 130 attendees (23
organizations represented) who participated in the April 1988
National Conference on Engineering Specialty Certification. To learn
more about this organization, visit their website at: www.cesb.org/
The Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) The Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS),
formerly know as the Global Performance Standards for Project
Management Personnel Initiative, is a volunteer organization that
provides a forum for stakeholders from differing systems,
backgrounds, and operating contexts to work together to create
performance based frameworks and standards that address the needs of
the global project management community. To learn more about this
organization, visit their website at: www.globalpmstandards.org
The Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) The Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) is an
international association of national organizations representing
Quantity Surveyors in the Asia and Western Pacific region. The
mission of the PAQS is: (a) The promotion of the practice of
quantity Surveying (QS) in the region; (b) The promotion of "best
practice" for QS in the region; (c) The promotion of dialogue
between member organizations; (d) Encouragement of region
co-operation in the practice of QS; (e) Fostering of research
appropriate to the better understanding of building practice in the
region; and (f) Rendering of assistance to members of member
organizations working in each other's countries. To learn more
about this association, visit their website at: www.paqs.net
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 140,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide, and is America's oldest national engineering society. ASCE's vision is to position engineers as global leaders building a better quality of life. The Society celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2002.
To learn more about this organization, please visit their website
at: www.asce.org/
Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)
The professional construction management services concept has grown out of a universal recognition throughout the design and construction community that quality-focused, cost-effective, dispute- and injury-free project delivery does not occur without a deliberate commitment and effort to manage the project delivery process. The cost and complexity of today’s capital projects, the importance of time, and the need to deal with unanticipated events and unforeseen conditions all argue the need for an integrated and managed approach to planning, design, and construction of the built environment. To learn more about this organization, visit their website at: http://cmaanet.org/
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – RICS – is one of the
most respected and high profile global ‘standards and membership’
organizations for professionals involved in land, property,
construction and environmental issues.
Accountable to both members and the public, RICS has three main
roles: (1) To maintain the highest standards of education and
training; (2) To protect consumers through strict regulation of
professional standards; and (3) To be the leading source of
information and independent advice on land, property, construction
and associated environmental issues. To learn more about this
organization, visit their website at: www.rics.org/
Cost Consultants Association of Korea (CCAK)
CCAK is the Korean professional and technical body for all
construction estimating professionals. CCAK is a registered
institute to Ministry of Construction and Transportation in Korea
with the prime objective of improving the science, practice and
principles of construction estimating in the public interest. The
institute is supported by some 120 of the leading member companies
in the Korea construction estimating industry and 800 individual
members.
United States Department of Energy (US
DOE )
The Department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the
national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to
promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that
mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national
nuclear weapons complex. To learn more about this organization,
visit their website at: www.energy.gov/
For more information regarding the various individual agreements, please contact Jim Baxter at jbaxter@aacei.org.
