The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers! IISE: the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the ISE profession. This Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for scientific, educational and charitable purposes. In the furtherance of such purposes, it shall be authorized: (A) To advance the general welfare of mankind through the resources and creative abilities of the industrial and systems engineering profession; (B) To advance the art and science of industrial and systems engineering for the general welfare of mankind; (C) To encourage and assist education and research in the art and science of industrial and systems engineering; (D) To promote the unrestricted dissemination of knowledge and information by means of meetings and publications relating to the art and science of industrial and systems engineering; (E) To assist colleges and universities in the development of educational programs in the art and science of industrial and systems engineering.