Officers & Governing Board
The Governing Board consists of seven members elected by the Council. The Governing Board is responsible for the daily affairs of the Association.
Governing Board: 2011-2015
Martin Diekmann
President
Vegetation Ecology and Conservation Biology
FB 2, University Bremen, Leobener Str.
28359 Bremen, Germany
E-mail: president@iavs.org
Susan Wiser
Secretary
Landcare Research
P.O. Box 40
Lincoln, 7640 New Zealand
Email: secretary@iavs.org
Robert K. Peet
Vice President & Chair, Publications Committee
Department of Biology, CB#3280
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3280 USA
E-mail: peet@unc.edu
Michael Palmer
Vice President & Chair, Membership Committee
Department of Botany
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
E-mail: mike.palmer@okstate.edu
Javier Loidi
Vice President & Chair, Vegetation Classificatiom Committee
Dept. de Biología Vegetal & Ecología
Univ. del País Vasco, Leida/Lejona, A.P. 644
ES-48080 BILBAO, Spain
E-mail: javier.loidi@ehu.es
Valério Pillar
Vice President & Chair, Meetings Committee
Dept. de Ecologia
Univ. Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
PORTO ALEGRE RS 91540-000, Brazil
E-mail: vpillar@ufrgs.br
Alicia Acosta
Vice President & Chair, Global Sponsorship Committee
Dipt di Biologia Ambientale
Universita degli Studi Roma Tre
V.le Marconi 446, Rome IT-00146, Italy
Email: acosta@uniroma3.it
Nina A.C. Smits
Adminstrator, ex officio non-voting member
Wes Beekhuizenweg 3
NL-6871 VJ Renkum
The Netherlands
E-mail: admin@iavs.org
Past Officers
2007-2011
President: Robert K. Peet
Secretary: Ladislav Mucina
Vice President: Martin Diekmann (Publications Officer)
Vice President: Joop Schaminée
Vice President: Valério Pillar
Vice President: Martin Zobel
Vice President: Javier Loidi
2003-2007
President: Elgene O. Box
Secretary: Joop H. J. Schaminée
Vice President: Martin Diekmann (Publications Officer)
Vice President: John S. Rodwell
Vice President: Ladislav Mucina
Vice President: Kazui Fujiwara
Vice President: Javier Loidi
1998-2003
President: Elgene O. Box
Secretary General: Joop H. J. Schaminée
Treasurer: Hartmut Dierschke
Vice President: Eddy van der Maarel (Publications Officer)
Vice President: Ladislav Mucina
Vice President: Akira Miyawaki
Vice President: Javier Loidi
1994-1998
President: Elgene O. Box
Secretary: Hartmut Dierschke
Editor: Eddy van der Maarel
Vice President: Akira Miyawaki
Vice President: J.M. Géhu
Vice President: Ladislav Mucina
1990-1994
President: Sandro Pignatti
Secretary: Hartmut Dierschke
Vice President: Elgene O.Box
Vice President: Eddy van der Maarel
Vice President: Akira Miyawaki
Vice President: J.M. Géhu
1986-1990
President: Sandro Pignatti
Secretary: Hartmut Dierschke
Vice President: J.J. Barkman
Vice President: Eddy van der Maarel
Vice President: Akira Miyawaki
Vice President: Robert Neuhäusl
Vice President: J.M. Géhu
Vice President: Victor Westhoff
Vice President: T. Wojterski
1982-1986
President: Heinze Ellenberg
Secretary: Hatmut Dierschke
Treasurer: E. Hübl
Editor: J.J. Barkman
Vice President: Akira Miyawaki
Vice President: J.M. Géhu
Vice President: T. Wojterski
Vice President: J.J. Moore
Vice President: Sandro Pignatti
