Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the President of the Union, the President-Elect, six Vice-Presidents , the General Secretary, and the Assistant General Secretary elected by the General Assembly on the proposal of the Special Nominating Committee (SNC) . The Executive Committee is seconded by two Advisors , namely the past President and the past General Secretary.
The Officers of the Union are the President, the President-Elect, the General Secretary, and the Assistant General Secretary. They decide short-term policy issues within the general policies of the Union as decided by the General Assembly and interpreted by the Executive Committee.
Officers
President:
Robert Williams
Space Telescope Science Institute
3700 San Martin Drive
US Baltimore MD 21218-2410
United States
Phone: +1 410 338 4963
Fax: +1 410 338 2617
Email: wms
stsci
edu
Personal website: http://www.stsci.edu/~wms/
Organization website: http://www.stsci.edu/resources/
Last updated:
August 26, 2009
President Elect:
Norio Kaifu
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
NAOJ
Director's Office
2-21-1 Osawa
Mitaka-shi
JP Tokyo 181-8588
Japan
Phone: +81 42 675 5150
Fax: +81 42 675 4967
Email: Kaifunorioaolcom
Organization website: http://www.nao.ac.jp
Last updated:
July 15, 2010
General Secretary:
Ian F. Corbett
IAU
98bis, bd Arago
FR 75014 Paris
France
Phone: +33 143 258 358
Email: icorbettesoorg
Last updated:
December 9, 2009
Assistant General Secretary:
Thierry Montmerle
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
98bis bd Arago
FR 75014 Paris
France
Phone: +33 1 43 25 83 58
Fax: +33 1 43 25 26 16
Email: montmerleiapfr
Organization website: http://www.iap.fr
Last updated:
June 24, 2010
Vice-Presidents
Vice-President:
Matthew Colless
AAO
PO Box 296
AU Epping NSW 1710
Australia
Phone: +61 2 9372 4812
Fax: +61 2 9372 4880
Email 1: collessaaogovau
Email 2: directoraaogovau
Personal website: http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/colless/
Organization website: http://www.aao.gov.au/
Last updated:
August 26, 2009
Vice-President:
Martha P. Haynes
Cornell University
Astronomy Dept
530 Space Sciences Bldg
US Ithaca NY 14853-6801
United States
Phone: +1 607 255 0610
Fax: +1 607 255 8803
Email: haynesastrocornelledu
Organization website: http://www.cornell.edu/
Last updated:
August 6, 2008
Vice-President:
George K. Miley
Leiden University
Leiden Observatory
PO Box 9513
NL 2300 RA Leiden
Netherlands
Phone: +31 71 5275 849
Fax: +31 71 5275 743
Email: mileystrwleidenunivnl
Organization website: http://www.leidenuniv.nl/
Last updated:
August 6, 2008
Vice-President:
Jan Palouš
Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
Astronomical Institute
Boční II 1401
CZ 141 31 Praha 4
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 267 103 065
Fax: +420 272 769 023
Email: palousigcascz
Organization website: http://www.cas.cz/en/
Last updated:
December 16, 2009
Vice-President:
Marta G. Rovira
National Council of Science of Technology
CONICET
Avenue Rivadavia 1917
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
AR Buenos Aires 1033
Argentina
Phone: +54 11 5983 1400
Fax: +54 11 4951 8552
Email 1: mroviraconicetgovar
Email 2: mrovira04yahoocomar
Organization website: http://www.conicet.gov.ar/index.php
Last updated:
September 7, 2009
Vice-President:
Giancarlo Setti
Università di Bologna
Dipto di Astronomia
Via Ranzani 1
IT 40127 Bologna
Italy
Phone: +39 051 6399 365
Fax: +39 051 2095 700
Email 1: settiirainafit
Email 2: giancarlosettiuniboit
Organization website: http://www.astronomia.unibo.it/
Last updated:
August 6, 2008
Advisors
Advisor:
Catherine J. Cesarsky
CEA Saclay
Haut-commissaire à l’Energie Atomique
Bâtiment Siège
FR 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex
France
Phone: +33 1 64 50 20 75 / 23 03
Fax: +33 1 64 50 16 63
Email: catherinecesarskyceafr
Organization website: http://www.cea.fr/
Last updated:
May 20, 2009
Advisor:
Karel A. van der Hucht
SRON Netherlands Inst for Space Research
SRON
Sorbonnelaan 2
NL 3584 CA Utrecht
Netherlands
Phone: +31 88 777 5729
Fax: +31 88 777 5601
Email: KAvanderHuchtsronnl
Organization website: http://www.sron.nl/
Last updated:
September 7, 2009
