The International Commission for Maritime History (ICMH) was established in 1960 to promote international cooperation and the exchange of ideas in the field of maritime history. It is affiliated with the International Committee of Historical Sciences.
History
Founded as the Commission Internationale d’Histoire Maritime, (or CIHM), it was first organized at Lisbon, Portugal, on 14 September 1960. It is registered in Paris, France, as a non- profit “association étrangère selon le décret-loi du 12 avril 1939” and was authorised by the “Ministère de l’Intérieur” by “arrêté du 7 mai 1965” (See, Journal Officiel of 13 June 1965, p. 4936).
The International Commission for Maritime History is the successor organization to the International Commission for the History of Great Discoveries (ancienne Commission internationale pour l’histoire des grandes découvertes)
Membership
Membership in the organisation is by national delegation. At present the following countries have national organizations as members:
Australia Australian Association for Maritime History
Canada Canadian Nautical Research Society | CNRS website
Denmark The Committee for Danish Maritime History and Anthropology
Finland
France Sociéte française d'histoire maritime
Germany Deutsche Seefahrtsgeschichtliche Kommission
Great Britain British Commission for Maritime History
The Netherlands
Norway
USA North American Society for Oceanic History
The following organisations have ICMH associate membership
International Maritime Economic History Association (IMEHA) Association of the History of the Northern Seas (AHNS)
Officials
The Secretariat is currently located at the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, United States:
Prof. Dr. Ingo Heidbrink
-Secretary General-
International Commission for Maritime History
c/o Department of History
Old Dominion University
8000 Batten Arts & Letters Building
Norfolk, VA 23529
USA
President: Dr. Graydon Henning (Australia) Immediate past president: Dr. Atle Thowsen (Norway) Vice-presidents: Dr. Tapio Bergholm (Finland), Dr. William Glover (Canada), Prof. John Hattendorf (United States) Secretary General: Prof. Dr. Ingo Heidbrink (Germany / United States) Treasurer: Dr. Mary Ellen Condon-Rall (United States)