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[[Category:0.0 Alliances]]

{{Player Alliance
|id=627268059
|alliancelogo=Iac.png
|caption=
|alliancename=Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
|ticker=IAC
|alliancetype=0.0
|founded=2004-12-11
|status=Active
|allianceleader=
|diplomats=
|publicchannel=
|website=http://www.iac-eve.org/
|webnicename=IAC
|executor=[[Genco (Player corporation)|Genco]]
|corporations=[[Association of Commonwealth Enterprises (Player corporation)|ACE]]<br>[[Dark Blade Incorporated (Player corporation)|DBI]]<br>[[Eth3real (Player corporation)|WASS]]<br>[[Umbra Congregatio (Player corporation|Umbra]]<br>[[principle of motion (Player corporation|PROMO]]<br>[[THE MuPPeT FaCTOrY (Player corporation)|GONZ0]]<br>[[Baptism of Fire (Player corporation|-BOF-]]<br>[[Wyverns of Dionysus (Player corporation)|WODKA]]<br>[[Royal Enterprises (Player corporation)|R ENT]]<br>[[Genco (Player corporation)|Genco]]
}}

== General information ==
 
IAC is one of the oldest alliances in Eve.  It held 0.0 space for longer than almost any other alliance, until IAC's failure cascade.

== History ==

One of the first officially created alliances. The IAC has a long and varied history - from its birth in empire to expantion and claiming of 0.0 space and various successful defences of the beloved JZV constellation - the IAC has proven itself time and again a force to be reckoned with. 

===[[Apocalypse Imperial Issue]] Loss===

On 10 December 2006, IAC lost one of the only two Apocalypse Imperial Issue battleships known to exist in New Eden, during a tournament match versus Cult of War. Even the tournament commentators were stunned speechless following the loss. 

===War with [[Interstellar Starbase Syndicate (Player alliance)|ISS]]===

IAC was involved in a POS and Outpost war with ISS. The war was a result of long-standing tensions between IAC and ISS over various political issues.

Hostilities began in earnest when IAC announced a standing change to -10 on EVETV during the 3rd Alliance Tournament after the IAC team was knocked out by Cult of War. After a few skirmishes the ISS hired [[Mercenary coalition (player alliance)|Mercenary Coalition]], [[Firmus Ixion (Player alliance)|Firmus Ixion]], and [[Veto Corp (Player alliance)|Veto]] for the purpose of taking IAC's F4R2-Q outpost, Bottleshop. Lotka Volterra also came in support of ISS fielding multiple capital ships and The Enslaver was seen piloting his Avatar on several occasions.

The F4R2-Q outpost "Bottleshop" was claimed by ISS and renamed "ISS Kopernicus" shortly before Christmas. The station was retaken by IAC after the intervention of [[Red Alliance (Player alliance)|Red Alliance]], [[Against ALL Authorities (Player alliance)|Against All Authorities]], [[Goonswarm (Player alliance)|GoonSwarm]], Imperium, Shroud of Darkness, [[Tau Ceti Federation (Player alliance)|Tau Ceti Federation]] and others.  When Lotka Volterra, Mercenary Coalition withdrew from combat, IAC and friends went on the offensive, taking the ISS outpost "ISS Marginis" and renaming it "IAC Martinis" on 2007.01.09. 

===War with [[Against ALL Authorities (Player alliance)|Against All Authorities]]===

After several diplomatic incidents, -A- and their allies vowed to remove IAC from 0.0.  IAC leadership told the member corporations that help was coming while pleading with former allies, such as goonswarm, to come to their aid.  Unfortunately, IAC was already coming apart at the seams and leadership was unable to control the alliance.  Several further diplomatic incidents led to IAC being reset by most other alliances.

Many of the member corporations were already pulling assets out when -A- began their invasion, but once other alliances reset IAC, with the hope of reinforcements crushed, there was a mass-exodus from IAC space.  What remained, for the few weeks before IAC lost all space, were t1 gangs that did little more than hassle -A- sub-capital fleets.  Meanwhile, -A- capital fleets made short work of all remaining IAC towers that had not already been pulled out.

While things fell apart, there were two instances of drama.  1st, the IAC capital FC, Appleboy left the alliance, taking multiple dreadnoughts that had been in a holding corp meant for capital ship replacements.  Lastly, Armadeus Baldwin, with leadership support, kicked most of the non-PVP and smaller corporations from the alliance.  Between these two events, confidence in leadership was shattered, leading to many of the remaining corporations withdrawing their assets.

====Everyone goes red====

While the war with -A- continued going poorly, other nearby alliances vowed to also invade IAC space.  Within a few weeks, IAC collapsed, and the space it had held was divided up among several alliances, primarily -A-.

===B.L.A.C.K.===
 
A short-lived attempt to resurrect IAC under a new banner, B.L.A.C.K. crumbed under in-fighting only a month after the alliance took sovereignty in 0.0 once more.

== Political Direction ==
Currently, IAC is a shell of its former glory, with only a holding corp keeping the alliance active.  Most of the former corporations have scattered across New Eden since the collapse of the alliance.

==External Links==
[http://evemaps.dotlan.net/alliance/Interstellar_Alcohol_Conglomerate Dotlan]<br>