Mission: Infoterm promotes and supports the cooperation of existing and the establishment of new terminology centres and networks with the general aim to improve domain communication, knowledge transfer and provision of content with a view to facilitating the participation of all in the global multilingual knowledge society. In order to achieve this objective, Infoterm Members cooperate in organizing a world-wide network of centres for terminology, language and content resources with a view to: •disseminating information on terminological activities as well as raising awareness of the importance of terminology in all walks of life, •furthering the preparation of reusable terminologies by subject-field specialists in cooperation with terminologists, •sharing expertise regarding harmonized methods and guidelines for terminology management, the management of terminology centres, and for the use of terminological data, methods and tools in all other applications where specialized information and knowledge are involved. In discharging its functions, Infoterm is cooperating with pertinent international, regional and national organizations/institutions/networks and their respective members. Infoterm, the International Information Centre for Terminology, was founded in 1971 by contract with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the objective to support and co-ordinate international co-operation in the field of terminology. Members are international, regional or national terminology institutions, organizations and networks, as well as specialized public or semi-public or other non-profit institutions engaged in terminological activities. In the course of its activities, Infoterm has developed profound expertise in: •fostering cooperation among terminology institutions, organizations and networks, •terminology policies and strategies, •legal aspects of terminological data, especially copyright, •theoretical and methodological aspects of structured content, •standardization of principles, methods and applications relating to the above.