Committees
Awards Committee
The Awards Committee administers the Awards Program of the Association (except for the Editors’ Award) and proposes to the Governing Board scientists to receive Association awards.
Chair, Joop H. J. Schaminée
Email: joop.schaminee@wur.nl
Members:
Sara Cousins
Martin Diekmann
Deborah Goldberg
Jan Lepš
Nina Smits
Business & Management Special Committee
The Business & Management Special Committee oversees the administration and management of the Association, and advises the Governing Board in developing future business plans.
Chair: Susan Wiser
E-mail: wisers@landcareresearch.co.nz
Members: to be added
Global Sponsorship Committee
The Global Sponsorship Committee is responsible for facilitating greater participation in the Association by vegetation scientists facing financial and/or linguistic challenges, and for reviewing applications for waiver of membership fees and applications for free digital access to JVS and AVS.
Chair, Alicia Acosta
E-mail: acosta@uniroma3.it
Members:
Jürgen Dengler
Sandra Díaz
Pavel Krestov
Emin Uğurlu
Martin Zobel
Meetings Committee
The Meetings Committee coordinates the Symposia of the Association and associated excursions. It evaluates proposals to host the meeting, advises the local organizing committees, and works to assure conformance with the established guidelines of the Association.
Chair, Valério De Patta Pillar
Email: vpillar@ufrgs.br
Members:
Guillaume Decocq
Jason Fridley
Gudrun Bornette
Javier Loidi
Norman Mason
Meelis Pärtel
Angelika Schwabe-Kratochwil
Franklin Scott
Otto Wildi
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee serves to promote increased membership in the Association and better services for members. This includes solicitation of input from members or potential members, and the assessment of member services and benefits.
Chair, Michael Palmer
Email: mike.palmer@okstate.edu
Members:
Elise Buisson
Alessandra Fidelis
Inga Hiiesalu
Monika Janišová
Jitka Klimešová
Publications Committee
The Publications Committee oversees the publications of the Association. It reviews and approves proposals from the Chief Editors for major changes in the structure and content of the journals, and is responsible for a recurring 4-year review of the Chief Editors.
Chair, Robert Peet
E-mail: peet@unc.edu
Members: to be added
Vegetation Classification Special Committee
The Vegetation Classification Special Committee serves as a contact for all vegetation
classification and mapping initiatives, facilitates communication among working groups
and helps to pass information to all members.
Chair, Javier Loidi
Email: javier.loidi@ehu.es
Members:
Miquel De Caceres
Milan Chytrý
Ulrich Deil
Pavel Krestov
Ladislav Mucina
Robert Peet
Jean-Paul Theurillat
Website & Social Media Special Committee
The Website & Social Media Special Committee reviews the general structure and content of the Association website, updates links to other websites, and develops ideas about how to use new social media for communication in the Association.
Chair, Nina Smits (acting)
E-mail: nina.smits@wur.nl
Members:
Miquel De Cáceres
Jesse M. Kalwij
Michael Manthey
Robert Peet
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