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For an introduction to °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ, see the About page.

°ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ is registered as a charity (registered charity number 1149638) and is a company limited by guarantee (registered company number 08239097). Find more details on the charitable status and objectives on the ‘°ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ as a charity‘ page.

The governance of °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ is based on committees of elected scientists who volunteer their time, working under a °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Council of delegates from each Constituent Society, as summarized below. Governance is set out in detail in the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Memorandum and Articles of Association, and points of reference for its Committees and Working Groups are listed in the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Bylaws (see Related Documents at the bottom of this page).

°ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Council

°ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ is governed by a Council consisting of one delegate from each of its Member Societies, and also the members of the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Executive Committee. Each Member Society delegate and Executive Committee member have one vote each. °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ currently has 39 Constituent Societies; 35 are Member Societies who have paid full subscriptions, and 4 are Associate Member Societies who do not pay subscriptions. Associate Member Societies can send an observer to Council but they cannot vote. The full list of °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Constituent Societies can be seen here.

°ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Council meets once a year at the annual °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Congress. It elects the members of the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Executive Committee, as well as other °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Committee and Working Group members, for fixed terms.

°ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Executive Committee

Subject to the Council, the administration of the Federation is vested in the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Executive Committee (the ‘°ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Officers’). They are empowered to act on behalf of the Council and to enter into contracts in the period between meetings of the Council. The Executive Committee consists of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Secretary General, the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Treasurer, the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Congress Counsellor, and the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Committee and Working Group Chairs. °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Officers are the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ charity Trustees and company Directors.

Current members of the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Executive Committee are listed here.

Other Committees and Working Groups

Specific areas of °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ work are delegated to Committees and Working Groups, as set out in the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ governing documents. Current °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Committees and Working Groups and their members are listed here. Chairpersons of these groups are members of the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Executive Committee.

Reports on the work of °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Committees and Working Groups are presented to °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Council and in brief in the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Annual Report.