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The International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) is a non-profit organization based in Durham, North Carolina in the United States, associated with the academic field of near-death studies.〔IANDS. "Near-Death Experiences: Is this what happens when we die?" Durham: International Association for Near-Death Studies. Informational brochure REV 4/11. Available at www.iands.org.〕〔Graves, Lee. "Altered States. Scientists analyze the near-death experience". ''The University of Virginia Magazine'', Summer 2007 Feature〕〔Griffith, Linda J. Near-Death Experiences and Psychotherapy. Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2009 October; 6(10): 35–42.〕〔Beck, Melinda. "Seeking Proof in Near-Death Claims". ''The Wall Street Journal'' (Health Journal), October 25, 2010〕〔MacDonald, G. Jeffrey. "Scientists probe brief brushes with the afterlife". ''The Christian Century'', Jan 12, 2011〕〔Lam, Stephanie. "Near-Death Experiences: 30 Years of Research — Part 1". ''The Epoch Times'', published online September 13, 2011〕〔Upchurch, Keith. "Near-death researcher believes the mind survives death". ''The Herald Sun'', published online 01.24.12〕 The Association was founded in the USA in 1981, in order to study and provide information on the phenomena of the near death experience (NDE). Today it has grown into an international organization, which includes a network of more than 50 local interest groups,〔 and approximately 850 members worldwide.〔Upchurch, Keith. "Near-death researcher believes the mind survives death". ''The Herald Sun'', published online 01.24.12〕 Local chapters, and support groups, are established in major U.S cities.〔〔〔Anderson, Jon. "Almost Blinded By The Light Near-death Experiences Share Common Thread". Chicago Tribune, September 29, 1999〕〔Anderson, Jon. "Shedding light on life at death's door". ''Chicago Tribune'', published online May 13, 2004〕〔Forgrave, Reid. "A glimpse of the 'other side': Seattle conference unites near-death individuals". ''The Seattle Times'', published online Friday, July 27, 2001〕〔Morgan, Kim. "Members of Near Death group hear, share experiences at Center Point." ''The Houston Chronicle'', published online March 13, 2008〕〔Brody, Jane E. "Health; Personal Health". ''New York Times'', November 17, 1988.〕 IANDS also supports and assists near-death experiencers (NDErs) and people close to them. In one of its publications the organization has formulated its vision as one of building "global understanding of near-death and near-death-like experiences through research, education, and support".〔 ==History== The organization was originally known as the ''Association for the Scientific Study of Near-Death Phenomena''. This group was founded by researchers John Audette, Bruce Greyson, Kenneth Ring and Michael Sabom in 1978.〔("IANDS Fact Sheet, as of December 2010'' ). Accessed 2012-02-09.〕〔Ring, Kenneth. Religious Wars in the NDE Movement: Some Personal Reflections on Michael Sabom's Light & Death. ''Journal of Near-Death Studies'', 18(4) Summer 2000〕〔Greyson, Bruce. "An Overview of Near-Death Experiences". ''Missouri Medicine'', November/December 2013〕 The first president of this association was John Audette, who later served as executive director.〔〔〔New York Times Staff. "Connecticut Guide. Near-death Symposium". New York Times, April 25, 1982〕 In 1981 the organization changed its name to the ''International Association for Near-Death Studies'' (also known as IANDS).〔 A headquarter was established in Connecticut, and was affiliated with the University of Connecticut, Storrs.〔〔Ziegler, Jan. "Near-death Experiences Deemed Worthy Of Serious Research". ''The Chicago Tribune'', October 06, 1985〕〔New York Times Staff. "Near-Death Experiences Illuminate Dying Itself". ''New York Times'', October 28, 1986〕 Offices were administered by Nancy Evans Bush,〔Bush, Nancy Evans. Is Ten Years a Life Review? ''Journal of Near-Death Studies'', 10(1) Fall 1991〕 who later served as executive director.〔 Past presidents of IANDS also include researchers Kenneth Ring and Bruce Greyson, who served as Presidents in the early 1980s. The presidencies of Ring and Greyson (1981–83) marked the beginning of professional research on the topic of NDE's, leading up to the establishment of the ''Journal of Near-Death Studies'' in 1982.〔〔〔 Greyson later served as director of research at IANDS.〔Genova, Amy Sunshine. "Experiencing Near-death Promotes Better Life". ''The Sun Sentinel'', August 29, 1988〕 During the presidency of John Alexander, in 1984, the organization held its first research conference in Farmington (CT),.〔 Elizabeth Fenske took over the presidency from John Alexander in 1986, and was involved in the relocation of the main office to Philadelphia in the late 1980s.〔〔Detjen, Jim. "Near-death Experiences Deemed Worthy Of Study". ''The Chicago Tribune'', January 08, 1989〕 The end of the decade also marked a period of outreach for IANDS. Local branches were established in major U.S cities, and the first national IANDS conference was held at Rosemont College (PA) in 1989.〔Brody, Jane E. "Health; Personal Health". ''New York Times'', November 17, 1988.〕〔〔 In the period from 1992-2008 IANDS-offices were administered by external service providers.〔 In 2008, during the presidency of Diane Corcoran, the organization established its current headquarter in Durham, North Carolina. Later activity includes development of the IANDS website, and continued maintenance of support groups and members.〔〔MacDonald, G. Jeffrey. "Scientists probe brief brushes with the afterlife". ''The Christian Century'', Jan 12, 2011〕〔Upchurch, Keith. "Near-death researcher believes the mind survives death". ''The Herald Sun'', published online 01.24.12〕〔〔Upchurch, Keith. "Retired colonel has dealt with near-death experiences since Vietnam War". 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