Associations and Forums

GMV has joined numerous prestigious associations in the sectors in which it operates:

AENOR:: Organization dedicated to normalization and certification (N+C) in all industrial and services sectors. AENOR aims to contribute to improving business quality and increasing competitiveness, as well as to protect the environment.

AETIC:: AETIC is the Spanish Association of Electronics, Information Technologies and Telecommunications Companies, a result of the merger between the Spanish National Association of Electronics and Telecommunications Industries (ANIEL) and the Spanish Association of Information Technology Companies (SEDISI).

AFARMADE:: The Spanish Armor and Defense Materials Manufacturers Association aims to promote the development and defend the interests of the Materials for Defense and Security sector.

ANETCOM:: A non-profit-making association for promotion of business e-commerce and new technologies in the region called "Comunidad Valenciana".

APD:: The Spanish Association for Executive Progress, created in 1956, is an organization providing training and information, guidance and networking at the executive level, whose main objective is to promote the exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience among corporate executives in Spain.

APSCC:: Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council is a non-profit international association representing all sectors of satellite and/or space-related industries, including private and public companies, government ministries and agencies, and academic and research entities. The overall objective of APSCC is to promote communications and broadcasting via satellite as well as outer space activities in the Asia-Pacific for the socioeconomic and cultural welfare of the region.

AUTELSI:: The Spanish Association of Users of Telecommunications and the Information Society aims to promote, among the society in general and among professional users in particular, the study, research and sharing of knowledge in subjects related to Telecommunications services and the Information Society.

CIRCLE OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEFENSE AND SECURITY:: This is a specialized entity of the Spanish Universidad-Empresa Foundation, created as a place for the exchange of information among individuals and organizations related to the sector of Defense and Security Technologies.

Corporación tecnlógica de Andalucía (Technological Corporation of Andalusia):: This private foundation is promoted by the Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa (Regional Ministry of Innovation, Science and Enterprise) to foster innovation, research and development on the strength of collaboration among the scientific and productive communities.

CRIPTORED:: Iberian Thematic Network of Cryptography and Security Information, integrated within the university framework of the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid.

DINTEL:: The DINTEL Foundation for the Distribution of Computer Science and Telecommunications Engineering is a private, non-profit, educational organization, permanently committed to its educational objectives.

EARSC:: European Association of Remote Sensing Companies is a non-profit-making organisation which is actively involved in coordinating and strengthening the Earth-observation chain and promoting the European Earth observation industry in programmes such as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES).

ESTIC:: The Association of Companies of the Information and Communication Technologies Sector (Empresas del Sector de las Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación: ESTIC) of the Comunitat Valenciana (Region of Valencia) was born with the remit of defending the interests of the New Technologies sector and knitting together a hitherto emerging cluster with great growth potential in Valencia’s economy and society.

ETICOM:: The Association of Information Technologies and Communications Entrepreneurs of Andalucía [Spain] is the Regional Government’s agency for the Information Technologies and Communications sector.

This non-profit association was created by and for Andalusian entrepreneurs of the sector, with a regional scope and the ultimate purpose is defending the interests of the Andalusian ITC sector.

GMV JOINS THE LEADING BRANDS OF SPAIN FORUM :: The Leading Brands of Spain Forum (FMRE) is an initiative of the leading Spanish brands, which have developed an alliance with the general government to promote and defend Spanish brands.
FMRE has gone from strength to strength since its foundation in 1999. Its remit is to serve as the main liaison between Spanish brands and the important institutions and public. It is a launch pad for internalization, promoter of the brand's fiscal, economic and legal framework, think tank and seedbed of new knowledge. Together with the general government it is the driving force behind the "Spain brand" at all levels.
In January 2008 the new edition of the book Grandes Marcas Españolas (Great Spanish Brands) came out in a trilingual version, including GMV for the first time. It tells the success stories of leading Spanish brands, grouped by sectors.

FUNDACIÓN AEROESPACIO [AEROSPACE FOUNDATION]:: The purpose of the Foundation is to stimulate and to spread innovation, research and development in the various technological sectors of Aerospace Engineering and in any other related scientific fields.

IE (Instituto de Empresa):: Recognized as one of the major business schools worldwide, the IE, offers specialized training to liders who promote innovation along company changes, enterprising managers that want to develop employment, richness, and social welfare.

INTECO:: The National Communication Technologies Institute (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías de la Comunicación: INTECO), promoted by the Ministry for Industry, Tourism and Trade (Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio), is a springboard for developing the Knowledge Society through innovation and technology projects.

ISMS FORUM SPAIN:: ISMS Forum Spain International User Group was conceived as a non-profit organization. Its min objective is to promote Information Security in Spain. It's a specialized forum oriented towards company cooperation of all kinds, public entities, private and professional sectors; Co-work, knowledge exchange, and upgrades on the latest advances and developments on Information Security.

OMA (Open Mobile Alliance):: The mission of the Open Mobile Alliance is to facilitate global user adoption of mobile data services by specifying market driven mobile service enablers that ensure service interoperability across devices, geographies, service providers, operators, and networks, while allowing businesses to compete through innovation and differentiation.

PMI:: The Project Management Institute was founded in the USA in 1969 by and for project management professionals. It has since grown into the main non-profit-making professional organization in this activity, currently boasting more than 200,000 members worldwide.

PROESPACIO:: The Spanish Association of Space Companies aims to promote space activities at all levels.

UOC (Universidad Oberta de Cataluña):: The institution came up from Knowledge Society. It's mission, to ease specialized training along professionals complete life cycles. UOC intensively uses Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), this promotes an education system based upon personalization, and complete student tutoring.