International Meteor Organization

The International Meteor Organization (IMO) was formally founded in 1988 from predecessor gatherings over many years. IMO has several hundred members and was created in response to an ever-growing need for international cooperation on amateur and professional meteor work. The collection of meteor observations by several methods from all around the world ensures the comprehensive study of meteor showers and their relation to comets and interplanetary dust.

International Meteor Organization

Abbreviation	IMO
Formation	1 May 1988 (1988-05)
Type	Non-profit
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Mechelen, Belgium
Region served	42 Countries
Official language	English
Website	www.imo.net

IMO publishes a bimonthly journal called WGN^{[note 1]} and holds an annual International Meteor Conference (IMC) in September.^[1]

See also

• American Meteor Society
• List of astronomical societies
• Meteoritics

Notes

1. WGN = "werkgroepnieuws" (Dutch language), in English as "workgroup news". WGN was initially a circular before it became a journal.