I-ICO ibe yilungu kusukela ngo-2005.
I-International Commission for Optics iwumphakathi wesayensi wamazwe ngamazwe owadalwa ngo-1947 njengeKhomishini Ehlanganisiwe ye-IUPAP. Umhlangano wokuqala osemthethweni we-ICO wenziwa ngo-12-17 July 1948 e-Physics Laboratory ye-Technische Hogeschool, Delft, Netherlands (bheka isithombe kwesokunxele). Izithunywa ezingamashumi amane nane ezivela emazweni ayishumi nanye zathamela imihlangano. Esigabeni sokuqala uPierre Fleury umemezele ukuthi i-IUPAP yamukele ngemfudumalo ukuzihlanganisa kwe-ICO futhi yagunyaza iZimiso ezamukelwa okwesikhashana ePrague.
Manje i-ICO iyiSigaba 1 Ilungu Eligcwele LoMkhandlu Wesayensi Yezizwe Ngezizwe (ISC) elinamalungu angamashumi ayisithupha, Amalungu Ekomidi Lesifunda angama-53 (Amalungu Ahlanganisayo ayi-13) kanye Nezinhlangano Zamazwe Ngamazwe Eziyisi-7 ezisebenza ku-optics nezithombe emhlabeni wonke. Ngo-Okthoba 2018, iminyaka engu-70 ngemva kwengqungquthela yayo yokuqala, i-ICO Bureau yahlangana eDelft kanye noDkt. Frank Höller (umugqa ophakathi, phezulu kwesokunxele esithombeni kwesokudla) wathatha isithombe esiyisikhumbuzo endaweni efanayo lapho i-ICO yasungulwa khona ngo-1947.
Indikimba ebusayo ye-ICO yi-General Assembly yayo, evame ukubanjwa njalo eminyakeni emithathu, i-Bureau inakekela imisebenzi yansuku zonke okwamanje. IHhovisi liqukethe uMongameli, uMongameli Odlule, uNobhala Jikelele kanye noNobhala Obambelene naye, uMgcinimafa, namaPhini Kamongameli ayishumi nanhlanu, (abayisishiyagalombili abakhethiwe) okungenani ababili kubo baphuma embonini.
Ukuze isebenze futhi imele umphakathi we-optics emhlabeni wonke, i-ICO igcina ukuxhumana Namalungu ayo kanye nososayensi be-optical kuwo wonke amazwe futhi yamukela bonke abathintwayo abasha. Ihlangene neminye imiphakathi ehilelekile, i-International Commission for Optics inikela ekuhlelweni kwemisebenzi yamazwe ngamazwe ku-optics eyenziwa ngamalungu ayo, njengemihlangano ethile yesayensi.
I-ICO isungule IKomidi Lezemfundo futhi ibamba iqhaza ekomitini eliqondisayo lochungechunge lwemihlangano yezihloko ezikhethiwe zamazwe ngamazwe, okuhlanganisa umcimbi we-Education and Training in Optics and Photonics.
I-ICO isungule iKomidi Lokuthuthukiswa Kwesifunda Sezokubona futhi inokuxhumana ne-International Center for Theoretical Physics, (ICTP) ukuthola izindlela zokusiza abacwaningi emazweni asathuthuka, ikakhulukazi ngokushintshisana ngolwazi nangenhlangano ehlangene yezikole. Izikole ezine-ICO ezibamba iqhaza zithatha isikhathi esijwayelekile samasonto amabili noma amathathu, ukuze kuzuze ososayensi abahlola amehlo nonjiniyela emazweni angathuthukile. Umnikelo we-ICO ngokuyinhloko usesimweni sokusekela ekusunguleni uhlelo nokuthola abafundisi abafanelekile.
