This page is still under construction. The International Committee for UFO Research was formed in 1979 and exists to promote the exchange of data and the use of common standards, methods and definitions amongst UFO groups around the world. Rather than being an organisation of individual members, it is an organisation of organisations.
Membership is by invitation only.
In recognition of his contributions to the scientific study of UFO phenomena, Dr J. Allen Hynek was appointed Honrary President at the inaugral meeting of ICUR, a post he held until his death in 1986. Full meetings of all the members of ICUR take place on rare occassions, most of the business being conducted by post or electronic communication. The day to day running of ICUR is in the hands of a small executive committee drawn from amongst its members. Originally the executive was spread throughout the world, but it was decided that it would be more efficient if the majority of the executive were geographically close together.