International biography

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International Biographical Centre

The International Biographical Centre^[1] was a publisher owned by Melrose Press Ltd that specializes in producing biographical publications,^[2] such as the Dictionary of International Biography, Great Men and Women of Science and other vanity awards. It is situated in Ely, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.

Government consumer advocates have described it as a "scam"^[3] or as "pretty tacky".^[4] Its use to support the granting of a US O-1 visa (for individuals with an extraordinary ability) has been described by US employer Oracle Corporation as purchasing "vanity accolades" to use as "phony credentials", with a warning that "visa fraud is a serious crime" with severe penalties.^[5]

In , referring to the International Biographical Centre, the American Biographical Institute and Marquis Who's Who, Jan Margosian, consumer information coordinator for the Oregon Department of Justice, warned consumers to be wary and called the companies "pretty tacky", adding "I don't know why they would put you in there if they weren't hoping to get you to buy the book.. "You truly have to look at how they are marketing and what the spin is. It's something you might want to watch out for."^[4&

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International Autobiography Association

The International AutoBiography Association (IABA) is an interdisciplinary international group founded in to create a way for researchers and cultural producers in the field of biography, autobiography and life writing to share their work.

IABA is a way for scholars around the world to

• • • attend biennial international and regional conferences about life writing

    • connect to each other through the IABA-L listserve

    • create collaborative publications and other projects

    • find and support publication venues, networks and research centres dedicated to life writing

Since , members of IABA have run an international conference every two years in locations that have included China, Canada, Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. Want to know more about the history of IABA? check out About IABA and Archives or General Meetings and Programs for photos, conference reports, and conference programs.

IABA does not have a formal membership process. It has a free listserv that informs its members about upcoming conferences, publications and other events connected to the study of autobiography, life writing and biography. IABA is maintained by an informal executive group of senior scholars, most of whom have run