- The Institute received its Juridic Personality for Ordinance nº 431 of April 30 1998 of the Ministry of Justice. Their main objective is ‘to diffuse the knowledge of the Icefield Region to the national community to foment their development and incorporation to the life of the country '
 

Directory
- General ® Horacio Toro Iturra, President
- Ambassador Alejandro Magnet Pagueguy, Vice-president

Directors

- Emilio Armstrong Delpin, Architect
- Roberto Díaz Jara, Historian
- Arturo Nicoletti Franceschini, Civil Engineer
- Luis Patricio Gallo, Commercial Pilot
- Eduardo Saw Grossi, International Jurist
- Patricio Comparini Grez, Commercial Engineer
- Antonio Domínguez Domínguez, Commercial Engineer
- María Teresa González, Educating Environmental
- Daniel Duque, Psychologist
 

Words of the President of the Directory: General ® Horacio Toro Iturra