For an introduction to Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ, see the About page.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 ‘Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ as a charity‘ page.
The governance of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ is based on committees of elected scientists who volunteer their time, working under a Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Council of delegates from each Constituent Society, as summarized below. Governance is set out in detail in the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Memorandum and Articles of Association, and points of reference for its Committees and Working Groups are listed in the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Bylaws (see Related Documents at the bottom of this page).
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Council
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ is governed by a Council consisting of one delegate from each of its Member Societies, and also the members of the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Executive Committee. Each Member Society delegate and Executive Committee member have one vote each. Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Constituent Societies can be seen here.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Council meets once a year at the annual Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Congress. It elects the members of the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Executive Committee, as well as other Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Committee and Working Group members, for fixed terms.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Executive Committee
Subject to the Council, the administration of the Federation is vested in the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Executive Committee (the ‘Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Secretary General, the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Treasurer, the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Congress Counsellor, and the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Committee and Working Group Chairs. Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Officers are the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ charity Trustees and company Directors.
Current members of the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Executive Committee are listed here.
Other Committees and Working Groups
Specific areas of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ work are delegated to Committees and Working Groups, as set out in the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ governing documents. Current Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Committees and Working Groups and their members are listed here. Chairpersons of these groups are members of the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Executive Committee.
Reports on the work of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Committees and Working Groups are presented to Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Council and in brief in the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Annual Report.
