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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN"> <html><head> <title>SOLE - About SOLE</title> </head> <meta name="sitelock-site-verification" content="6083" /> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#000000" vlink="#000000" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="14" bgcolor="#000000"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="50%"> <img src="images/SOLT5256.gif" width="396" height="121"> </td><td width="50%"> </td><td> <!-- <img src="images/sole50a.gif" width="308" height="103" alt="50th Anniversary 1966-2015"> --> </td></tr></table> </td> </tr><tr><td bgcolor="#808000"> </td> <td bgcolor="#808000"><font color="#C1C184" size="1" face="Times New Roman"> 3/22/2025 7:33:27 AM EST </font> </td><td colspan="12" bgcolor="#808000" align="right"> <font face="arial" size="2" color="#000000"><b> <a href="/">Home</a> <a href="membershipinfo.asp">Membership</a> <a href="certrec.asp">Certification</a> <!-- <a href="http://www.soleurope.net/english/soleuropegeneral.htm" target="_blank">SOLEurope</a>--> <a href="membersvs.asp">Member Services</a> <a href="sitemap.asp">Site Map</a> <a href="contact.asp">Contact Us</a> </b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#C1C184"> </td> <td bgcolor="#C1C184"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#C1C184"> </td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#C1C184"> <font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> <strong>INDEX</strong></font> <p> <font size="1" face="Arial"> <a href="about.asp">ABOUT SOLE</a><br> <!--<a href="welcome.asp"><img src="images/DIR5.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">Welcome</a><br>--> <a href="emblem.asp"><img src="images/DIR5.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">The SOLE Emblem</a><br> <a href="pledge.asp"><img src="images/DIR5.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">Professional Pledge</a><br> <a href="ethics.asp"><img src="images/DIR5.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">Code of Ethics</a><br> <a href="organization.asp"><img src="images/DIR5.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">SOLE Organization</a><br> <!-- <a href="soleurope.asp"><img src="images/DIR5.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">SOLEurope</a><br> --> <a href="info.asp"><img src="images/DIR5.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">More Information</a><br> <a href="membershipinfo.asp">MEMBERSHIP INFO</a><br> <a href="certrec.asp">CERTIFICATION PRGMS</a><br> <!--<a href="lef.asp">EDUCATION FOUNDATION</a><br>--> <a href="appdiv.asp">APPLICATION DIVISIONS</a><br> <!--<a href="spectrum.asp">LOGISTICS SPECTRUM</a><br>--> <!--<a href="soletech.asp">SOLEtech</a><br>--> <a href="soletter.asp">SOLEtter</a><br> <a href="news.asp">NEWS AND EVENTS</a><br> <a href="conference.asp">ANNUAL CONFERENCE</a><br> <!-- <a href="ilc.asp">SOLE ILC</a><br> --> <a href="membersvs.asp">MEMBER SERVICES</a><br> <a href="contact.asp">CONTACT SOLE</a><br> <a href="default.asp">HOME</a> </p> <p><img src="images/BACK2.gif" width="130" height="178"></p> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top" width="100%"> <font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><strong>About SOLE</strong></font> <p><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> <tr><td valign="top" width="70%"> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">SOLE - The International Society of Logistics ('SOLE' or 'the Society') is a non-profit international professional society composed of individuals organized to enhance the art and science of logistics technology, education and management. The Society is in no way sponsored by any group, company or other association. SOLE was founded in 1966 as the Society of Logistics Engineers "to engage in educational, scientific, and literary endeavors to advance the art of logistics technology and management." </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">SOLE has a presence in more than 50 countries throughout the world. Individual members and/or chapters can be found in:</font></p> </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> <img src="images/2021.gif" height="132" width="250" alt=""> </td></tr> </table> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellspacing="16" cellpadding="0" width="60%"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1">ARGENTINA <br> AUSTRALIA <br> AUSTRIA <br> BELGIUM <br> BRAZIL <br> BULGARIA <br> CANADA <br> CYPRUS <br> CZECH REPUBLIC <br> DENMARK <br> DOMINICAN REPUBLIC <br> FINLAND <br> FRANCE <br> GERMANY <br> GREECE <br> GUYANA <br> HONG KONG (SAR) <br> INDIA <br> INDONESIA <br> IRAN <br> IRELAND <br> ISRAEL <br> ITALY <br> JAMAICA <br> JAPAN <br> KENYA <br> LUXEMBOURG <br> MALAYSIA </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1">MEXICO <br> NETHERLANDS <br> NEW ZEALAND <br> NIGERIA <br> NORWAY <br> PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA <br> PHILIPPINES <br> PORTUGAL <br> REPUBLIC OF KOREA (South Korea) <br> ROMANIA <br> RUSSIA <br> SAUDI ARABIA <br> SERBIA & MONTENEGRO <br> SINGAPORE <br> SOUTH AFRICA <br> SPAIN <br> SRI LANKA <br> SWEDEN <br> SWITZERLAND <br> TAIWAN <br> THAILAND <br> TURKEY <br> UNITED ARAB EMIRATES <br> UNITED KINGDOM (includes Wales & Scotland) <br> UNITED STATES <br> VENEZUELA <br> YUGOSLAVIA</font></td> </tr> </table> </center></div> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Chapters conduct technical meetings, symposia and workshops, all designed to provide the SOLE member with opportunities for professional advancement. Chapters and districts also sponsor regional technical meetings. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">The Society sponsors an <a href="conference.asp">Annual Logistics Conference and Exposition</a> which brings together several hundred members and non-members from all over the world, in a three-day technical meeting in which a large number of technical papers are presented by the leaders in the field of logistics. These papers are available to conference attendees and to others in a bound volume of Proceedings. The Proceedings have proven to be valuable reference sources. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">The Society believes that the maximum interchange of knowledge between all elements of the logistics community is vital to the continued development of the logistics profession. For this reason, SOLE works very closely with other professional societies and is co-sponsor of important technical symposia. One of these is the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS). </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">SOLE also works very closely with educational institutions throughout the world. The Society, through its individual members, local chapters and its Education Committee has fostered the development and implementation of logistics oriented courses and graduate and undergraduate curricula. </font></p> <!-- <p><font face="Arial" size="2">In recognition of the need for support to the education and training of logisticians, SOLE founded the Logistics Education Foundation (LEF) in 1974. This non-profit foundation, which derives its authority from SOLE, has as its purpose the collection of funds for, and the providing of financial support to the educational activities and programs of the Society. This includes, but is not limited to: providing the funding for SOLE's annual scholarship and doctoral dissertation awards programs; grants; publication of technical/educational material (e.g., monographs); and other financial assistance to individuals and organizations furthering logistics education, as determined by the LEF's Board of Trustees. No action may be undertaken by the LEF which is not in consonance with and in support of the objectives of the Society.</font></p> --> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#C1C184"> </td> <td bgcolor="#C1C184"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#808000"> </td> <td colspan="7" bgcolor="#808000"><p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="1" face="Arial">Send corrections or updates for this page to: webmaster@sole.org</font></p> </td> <td bgcolor="#808000"> </td> <td bgcolor="#808000"> </td> <td bgcolor="#808000"> </td> <td bgcolor="#808000"> </td> <td bgcolor="#808000"> </td> <td bgcolor="#808000"> </td> <td bgcolor="#808000"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#402080"> </td><div> </div> <td colspan="7" bgcolor="#402080"><p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="1" face="Arial">SOLE - The International Society of Logistics, 14625 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 303, Laurel, Maryland 20707-4902 USA<br>(301) 459-8446 FAX (301) 459-1522 EMAIL solehq@erols.com Copyright (c) 2023, SOLE. 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