Objectives

Objectives of the Society

The objectives of the Intangible Asset Finance Society are to increase the visibility, transparency, and positive impact of intangible asset finance through education, advocacy, and the promulgation of standards. The Society invites professionals sharing its goals and values to join.

  • IAFS Meetings, Education And Networking. IAFS provides several educational and networking opportunities each year that bring together experts from the United States and abroad to discuss trends and recent development in intangible asset finance.
  • Public Awareness: Educating the Finance and Legal Community. IAFS views public education concerning intangible asset value and risk management as an increasingly important issue. Intangible asset financial management has been challenged in connection with controversies including international transfer pricing, charitable donations, and the exercise of corporate Board due diligence.
  • Standing IAFS Committees. The Society has standing committees that address areas of intangible asset finance practice. Committees sponsor presentations at meetings, endorse peer-reviewed papers for publication, and promulgate practice standard recommendations for adoption by the Society’s Secretariat.

Organization

Organs of the Society

Secretariat

The governing body of the Society is the 7-member Secretariat. The Secretariat comprises the officers of the Society: Past President, President, Vice-President, Executive Secretary/Treasurer; Member-at-Large, and two members selected by and from among the Council. The Secretariat is elected by the membership and sets the Society’s policy.

IAFS Council

The Council is a senior advisory body to the President and comprises individuals who have distinguished themselves nationally or internationally in the fields of interest to the Society. The Council is a 21-member body, selected by the President. The Council elects its own Chairman, the two Council members of the Secretariat as well as the Chairmen of the Standing IAF Committees.

Standing IAFS Committees

The Society has standing committees that address areas of intangible asset finance practice. Committees sponsor presentations at meetings, endorse peer-reviewed papers for publication, and promulgate practice standard recommendations for adoption by the Society’s Secretariat.

Management and Special Committees

Membership on the Society’s Management and Special Committees, which are devoted to administration and management of the Society, is by invitation. Appointments are made by the Society’s President.