The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) is an international professional society devoted to agricultural and biological engineering. It was founded in December 1907 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) and is now based in St. Joseph, Michigan. Today the organization has about 9,000 members in over 100 countries. ASABE serves many functions: It provides a forum for communication of research findings through conferences, scientific journals, and a magazine; it develops standards of practice; and it provides opportunities for members to network. It cooperates with the Alpha Epsilon honor society.