OISTAT – International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects, and Technicians was founded in 1968 as a cooperative, global, non-governmental organization. OISTAT serves those who facilitate and create design for live performance, including practitioners, researchers, students, and associated partners. OISTAT has 6 commissions; they are Architecture, Education, Performance Design, Publication & Communication, Research and Technology. The Headquarters of OISTAT relocated to Taipei in 2006.