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:
Vassar College
Physics-Astronomy Dept
PO Box 607
Goldens Bridge NY 10526-0607
New York (NY)
United States
NCA adherence: United States
Last updated:
August 22, 2022
President Elect:
Universität Bern
Physics Inst
Sidlerstrasse 5
3012 Bern
Switzerland
NCA adherence: Switzerland
Last updated:
March 23, 2022
General Secretary:
Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía
Pot Office 3004
18008 Granada
Spain
NCA adherence: Spain
Last updated:
September 8, 2021
Assistant General Secretary:
University of Bristol
HH Wills Physics Laboratory
Tyndall Avenue
Bristol BS8 1TL
United Kingdom
NCA adherence: United Kingdom
Last updated:
September 8, 2021
Vice-Presidents
Vice-President:
National Research Council of Canada
Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre
5071 W Saanich Rd
Victoria BC V9E 2E7
British Columbia (BC)
Canada
NCA adherence: Canada
Last updated:
August 31, 2021
Vice-President:
Pusan National University
Dept of Earth Sciences
Kuem Jeong Ku
Pusan 609-735
Korea, Rep of
NCA adherence: Korea, Rep of
Last updated:
August 20, 2022
Vice-President:
Observatorio Nacional
Coordenação de Pesquisas em Astronomia e Astrofisica
R. Gal. Jose Cristino 77
São Cristóvão
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20921-400
Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Brazil
NCA adherence: Brazil
Last updated:
August 31, 2021
Vice-President:
Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute, Entoto Observatory and Research Center
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research and Development
P.O.Box 33679
Kotebe University department of Physics P.O.Box 31248
+ 251 Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
NCA adherence: Ethiopia
Last updated:
August 31, 2021
Vice-President:
University of Oulu
Sodankyla Geophysical Observatory (Oulu unit)
P.O. Box 3000
University of Oulu
90014 Oulu
Finland
NCA adherence: Finland
Last updated:
August 31, 2021
Vice-President:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
NAOJ
2-21-1 Osawa
Mitaka-shi
Tokyo 181-8588
Kanto
Japan
NCA adherence: Japan
Last updated:
October 5, 2021
Advisors
Advisor:
Universidade do Porto
Centro de Astrofísica
Rua de S. Pedro, 15
2540-624 Delgada
Portugal
NCA adherence: Portugal
Last updated:
November 30, 2021
Advisor:
Leiden University
Leiden Obsevatory
PO Box 9513
2300 RA Leiden
Netherlands
NCA adherence: Netherlands
Last updated:
October 5, 2021
Executive Committee Working Groups
Executive Committee WG Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion
Executive Committee WG Dark and Quiet Sky Protection
Executive Committee WG Exoplanetary System Nomenclature
Executive Committee WG Global Coordination of Ground and Space Astrophysics
Executive Committee WG IAU EC WG for Professional-Amateur Relations in Astronomy
Executive Committee WG Junior Members
Executive Committee WG Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Executive Committee WG Small Bodies Nomenclature (SBN)
Executive Committee WG Women in Astronomy