Mission
The Permanent Committee - the highest body of the Association - determines the long-term objectives of the Association, encourages, promotes and controls its activities and ensures that the necessary means are available. The Permanent Committee elects the President of IABSE, the Executive Committee and the Auditing Committee, approves the annual accounts of IABSE, the budget, and the amount of membership fees. It decides on new membership categories and amendments to the By-laws.

Meeting
At least once every year.

Delegates
The number of delegates of a National Group is fixed in the By-laws:
- 1 delegate for a Group with 6 - 24 members
- 2 delegates for a Group with 25 - 49 members
- 3 delegates for a Group with 50 - 99 members
- 4 delegates for a Group with 100 - 199 members
- 5 delegates for a Group above 199 members

Term of Office and Election
According to rules or customs of the respective National Groups.

Contact us: For any queries or to contact the Chair, please write to us at: secretariat@iabse.org

National Groups must ensure to be properly represented at the Permanent Committee Meeting.

This year changes to the list below must be submitted to firat@iabse.org before 5 September 2024.

Starting in May 2024, the IABSE Secretariat will publish a quarterly Membership Statement in the Members Area (login required).

The number of Delegates to the PermC Meeting will be determined based on the August statistics.