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Chairman: BT - Current Representative Mr. Mick Green

Vice-Chairman: AT&T - Current Representative Mr. Bob Wargo

Company Secretary: Qualtrack Ltd – Current Representative Mr. Graham Marle

HQ Location: United Kingdom (UK)

ICPC Established in the UK:  22 May 1958

Incorporated in the UK: 27 January 2005

Funding: Membership Fees UK£1100 per year.

Combined Membership of ICPC & ICPC Ltd: As of November 2007, 86 Members representing over 46 Countries. NB: Only ICPC Ltd has operational responsibilities. However the Members of ICPC are in the process of transferring their membership to ICPC Ltd, hence the combined membership statement.

Membership Availability: Membership is available to governmental administrations or commercial companies owning or operating submarine cables.

Governing Structure: Full Committee, composed of the total membership, elects an Executive Board, comprising the Directors of ICPC Ltd, which fulfils management functions and implements policies.

Purpose: The principal purpose of ICPC Ltd is to promote the safeguarding of submarine cables against man-made and natural hazards. ICPC Ltd also provides a forum for the exchange of technical and legal information pertaining to submarine cable protection methods and programmes.

Activities:  Members co-operate closely with fishing, undersea mining, oil and gas, dredging, and other offshore industries utilising the seabed in an effort to reduce the number of incidents of damage to cables. ICPC Ltd monitors the evolution of international legislation where submarine cables are concerned and lobbies for change when it is appropriate to do so. It also leads projects and programmes that are deemed beneficial for the protection of submarine cables.

Publications:  Promotional films, warning charts and literature on cable protection issues, either directly or through individual members.

Meetings: Plenary meeting of ICPC Members usually held during second quarter of each year.

Contact: All communications with ICPC initially via the Secretary