Organizational Structure of the IIRA
Officers of the IIRA
The Officers of the IIRA are the President, the President-Elect, the Past President and the Secretary. It takes care of the day-to-day running of the Association and reports to the Executive Committee. The current officers are: Prof. Russell Lansbury, President; Prof. Janice Bellace, President-Elect; Prof. Luis Aparicio Valdez, Past President; Dr Giuseppe Casale, Secretary.
The Council of the IIRA
The Council of the IIRA is composed of the representatives of the full members of the IIRA; each national association has one vote. The Council elects the President and the IIRA Secretary, as well as members of the IIRA Executive Committee. The Council meets once every three years, on the occasion of the IIRA World Congress, and gives the Executive Committee such general guidance or instructions as it deems appropriate. Full members exist in the following countries: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Chile; Congo; Cyprus; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Korea; Netherlands; Nigeria; Norway; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; South Africa; Sweden; Taiwan, China; Tanzania; Trinidad and Tobago; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Venezuela; Zimbabwe.
The Executive Committee of the IIRA
The Executive Committee is limited to a maximum of 15 persons, including ex officio, the President, his/her immediate predecessor, the President-elect and the Secretary of the IIRA. It is responsible for determining the programme and for managing the finances of the Association. Members serve 3 year terms of office and may be re-elected for a further 3 year period. The current members of the Executive Committee are: Prof. Russell D. Lansbury, Prof. Janice Bellace, Prof. Luis Aparicio Valdez, Dr. Giuseppe Casale, Prof. Lorenzo Bordogna, Dr. Lajos Hethy, Prof. Evance Kalula, Dr. Jan Erik Karlsen, Prof. Berndt Keller, Dr. Hyo-Soo Lee, Dr. Jorge Ricardo Macri, Prof. Emilio Morgado Valenzuela, Dr. C.S. Venkata Ratnam, Prof. Joseph Rose, Ms. Johanna Walgrave, Prof. Hoyt Noland Wheeler.
Articles of Organization
The organizational structure of the IIRA is set forth in its Articles of Organization (pdf 1KB).