 the international amateur radio union (iaru) is an international confederation of national amateur radio organisations that allows a forum for common matters of concern and collectively represents matters to the international telecommunication union (itu). following an informal meeting in 1924 of representatives from france, great britain, belgium, switzerland, italy, spain, luxembourg, canada, and the united states, a plan was formulated to hold an international amateur congress in paris, france in april, 1925, for the purpose of founding an international amateur radio organization. the congress was attended by representatives of 23 countries in europe, north america, south america, and asia. a constitution for the iaru was adopted on april 17, and the formation of the international amateur radio union was ratified on april 18, 1925.sumner, david (2000). "iaru 75th anniversary, 18 april 2000". the calendar, international amateur radio union, no. 180, march 15, 2000. the protocol of the congress was written in the languages english french and esperanto. editeur etienne chiron 40 rue de seine paris 1925 as of february, 2009, the international amateur radio union is composed of 162 national member societies.american radio relay league (2009). "iaru member-societies ratify new officers, vote to admit new members". retrieved february 19, 2009. == governance == the iaru has an elected president and vice president, an appointed secretary and other officials (including regional representatives) forming an administ
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