From ARVic, original post here.

The Islands on the Air (IOTA) program was begun by a shortwave listener in 1964, then transferred to the Radio Society of Great Britain in 1985, but now is under the not-for-profit group ‘Islands on the Air Ltd’.

It will not be greatly change from its original objective of encouraging contacts with island stations world. These have been identified with 1200 IOTA group. Among the criteria used is that an island must be a minimum distance from the mainland.

IOTA Ltd wants the program to fully move to a paperless system of QSLing that will allow electronic confirmation of contacts.

From rsgbiota.org:

Following agreement with the RSGB, management of the IOTA Programme has now moved to Islands on the Air (IOTA) Ltd, a new not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee in UK law.  This body now has full responsibility for all aspects of the programme, its day to day management, strategy, policy, finance, development, promotion and marketing.  The company has been registered in the names of Roger Balister, G3KMA and Stan Lee, G4XXI who are its current directors but a full Board of Directors will be formed shortly.  The new IOTA Directory, published by the RSGB this month, refers to the newly set-up company under a different name but this has now been changed in the way always intended.  It will take a little time to carry through all aspects of the changed governance but IOTA enthusiasts should be assured that the new company is fully committed to completing the paperless QSLing project that will allow electronic confirmation of contacts.  No significant change of policy is otherwise envisaged.  More information shortly.