Membership Committee

From the IAU Working Rules:

8.a Three months before a General Assembly, the Membership Committee shall prepare a list of at least 10 Individual Members of the Union who accept to serve on the Committee for the next triennium if elected, including a nominee for Chair. The General Secretary shall forward this list to the National Members and invite additional nominations from them with a deadline of one month before the General Assembly. The Membership Committee shall verify that the resulting slate complies with the rules in Statutes 13 and with general principles of scientific, geographical and gender balance. Members shall not normally serve more than two consecutive terms, and it is desirable that roughly half of the members are replaced at each election. The Chair of the Membership Committee shall present the resulting slate of nominations to the National Members together with the report of the Committee on the previous triennium at the beginning of the General Assembly, for final election at its closing session.

From the IAU Statutes:

13.f. The General Assembly appoints a standing Membership Committee to advise the Executive Committee on its behalf on matters related to the admission of Individual Members. The Membership Committee consists of not more than 8 members of different national affiliations, including a Chairperson, proposed by the National Members, and remains in office until the end of the next General Assembly.

Chair:

Helmut O. Rucker

Austrian Academy of Sciences
Commission for Astronomy
Schmiedlstrasse 6
8042 Graz
Austria

Phone: +43 3164120280
Email: helmutruckeroeawacat
Organization website: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/astro/

NCA adherence: Austria

Last updated:
July 24, 2018

Member:

Member:

Member:

Myungshin IM

Seoul National University
Astronomy Dept
1 Gwanak-rho
Gwanak-gu
Seoul 08826
Korea, Rep of

Email 1: mimastrosnuackr
Email 2: myungshinimgmailcom
Personal website: http://astro.snu.ac.kr/~mim
Organization website: http://astro.snu.ac.kr

NCA adherence: Korea, Rep of

Last updated:
March 2, 2018

Member:

Lex Kaper

Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek
Science Park 904 (C4.116)
1098 XH Amsterdam
Netherlands

Phone: +31 20 525 7474 (7491)
Fax: +31 20 525 7484
Email 1: LKaperuvanl
Email 2: lexkscienceuvanl
Organization website: http://www.astro.uva.nl/

NCA adherence: Netherlands

Last updated:
December 6, 2017

Member:

Daniela Lazzaro

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

Phone: +55 21 3504 9175 / 9182 / 9162
Email 1: lazzaroonbr
Email 2: lazzarodanielagmailcom
Organization website: http://www.on.br/

NCA adherence: Brazil

Last updated:
July 27, 2018

Member:

Ramotholo R. Sefako

SAAO
PO Box 9
Observatory Rd
7935 Observatory
South Africa

Phone: +27 21 447 0025
Fax: +27 21 447 3639
Email: rrssaaoacza
Organization website: http://www.saao.ac.za/

NCA adherence: South Africa

Last updated:
December 6, 2017

Member:

David R. Soderblom

Space Telescope Science Institute
3700 San Martin Dr
Baltimore MD 21218-2410
Maryland (MD)
United States

Phone: +1 410 338 4543
Email: soderblomstsciedu
Organization website: http://www.stsci.edu

NCA adherence: United States

Last updated:
August 1, 2018