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40 | March - April 2021 | www . machinerylubrication.com 40 | March - April 2021 | www . machinerylubrication.com ICML Marks 20 Years of Machinery Lubrication Certifications and Support with Special Activities To provide your feedback to ICML or to pursue a certification or recertification, contact the organization via its website at lubecouncil.org. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION e International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) marks its 20th anniver- sary of continuous operation this year with several ongoing activities and recognition opportunities. e nonprofit organization began its longstanding certification program for lubrication and oil analysis practitioners in January, 2001. Since then, ICML has administered thousands of exams and has supported individuals and organizations through additional programs that strengthen machinery lubrication and oil analysis as technical fields of endeavor. Anniversary activities this year will include special pricing offers and advertising opportunities, multi- media profiles of longtime members and certificants, and a redesign of the ICML website and online support tools. Details and updates regarding these activities will be posted to ICML's website and social media channels throughout the year. "ICML's twenty-year history is one of team effort," says Leslie Fish, ICML Executive Director. "We certainly would not be where we are today without our members and volunteer experts, nor would we be so well known were it not for partnerships and alliances with like-minded industry groups and independent training partners all over the world. With our celebra- tory activities this year, we hope to draw attention to their contributions." Rosania K loss, ICML's Operations Manager, concurs: "As someone who has been with ICML since the beginning, I am excited to see practitioners continue to appreciate what ICML has to offer." Established in part to help lubrication practitioners succeed in their professional careers, ICML conducted its first exam when five oil analysis practitioners gathered on January 26, 2001, to earn their Machine Lubricant Analyst credentials in Biloxi, Mississippi. (ey all passed.) By mid-April ICML had launched its second exam type to test machinery lubrication tech- nicians. ICML went international with its first overseas exams in the UK and Australia later that same year, then expanded into multiple languages in early 2002, and they haven't looked back since. In its first 20 years the organization has coordi- nated with a large network of independent training providers and allies to administer almost 40 thousand certification exams in nearly a dozen languages at over 48 hundred exam sessions across the globe. During this time, ICML issued 24 thousand professional certificates to oil analysts (MLA), lubrication technicians (MLT), laboratory analysts (LLA), and machinery lubrication engineers (MLE). L u b r i c a t i o n P r o g ra m s