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History:
– Inaugural meeting in Ghent, Belgium in July 1913 with 59 participants
– Formal constitution adopted on 22 July 1913
– Founding members: Belgium, France, and Switzerland
– Expansion to include Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the US in 1959
– Membership in 104 countries

Services:
– Mission to represent consulting engineering globally
– Promotion of interests of technology-based service providers
– Arrangement of seminars and training courses
– Hosting the World Consulting Engineer Conference

Standard Form Contracts:
– FIDIC publishes international contracts and business practice documents
– Updated rainbow suite of contracts in 1999
– Red Book for building and engineering works designed by the employer
– Yellow Book for design-build circumstances
– Silver Book for EPC and turnkey projects

References:
– FIDIC website as a key source of information
– Executive Committee details on the FIDIC website
– Appointment of Nelson Ogunshakin as CEO in March 2018
– Catherine Karakatsanis as the current president
– World Consulting Engineering Conference details

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– Notability concerns according to Wikipedia guidelines
– Advertisement-like content in the article
– Reliance on primary sources for information
– Template messages urging improvement and removal
– Need for secondary or tertiary sources for validation