Executive Council
General Powers
outlined in the Administrative Committees page.
Specific Powers
- set all dues and qualifications of members;
- appoint or remove such committees and establish such offices as the councilors deem necessary; and
- supervise the preparation and maintenance of procedures and policies for the Association and its activities;
- approval of positions, events and programs organized, co-organized, supported or endorsed by the Association.
Current and Historical Composition
Expand the sections below to see the list of members and statutory offices of the Executive Council for the listed years.
Current Executive Council
The 12th IAOA Executive Council was elected in August 2022. It took office in January 2023, with the following composition and statutory offices:
- Boyan Brodaric, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada
- Torsten Hahmann, University of Maine, USA (Treasurer)
- Megan Katsumi, University of Toronto, Canada (Deputy Secretary)
- Oliver Kutz, Free University of Bolzano, Italy (President)
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany (Secretary)
- Fabian Neuhaus, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany (Vice President)
- Guendalina Righetti, Free University of Bolzano, Italy
- Tiago Prince Sales, University of Twente, The Netherlands
- Emilio Sanfilippo, ISTC-CNR Laboratory for Applied Ontology, Trento, Italy
Past Executive Councils
2021 was a year without EC elections. Elections within the EC were run to choose officers as every year, with the single change of secretary from 2022 on. In 2021 and continuing in 2022, the members of the 11th IAOA Executive Council are:
- Ken Baclawski, Northeastern University, USA
- Torsten Hahmann, University of Maine, USA (Treasurer)
- Megan Katsumi, University of Toronto, Canada (Deputy Secretary)
- Oliver Kutz, Free University of Bolzano, Italy
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany (Secretary)
- Fabian Neuhaus, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany (Vice President)
- Emilio Sanfilippo, LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
- Laure Vieu, IRIT-CNRS, University of Toulouse, France and LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy (President)
- Amanda Vizedom, Credit Suisse, USA
The 10th IAOA Executive Council was elected in November 2020. It took office in January 2021, with the following composition and statutory offices:
- Ken Baclawski, Northeastern University, USA
- Torsten Hahmann, University of Maine, USA (Treasurer)
- Megan Katsumi, University of Toronto, Canada (Secretary)
- Oliver Kutz, Free University of Bolzano, Italy
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany
- Fabian Neuhaus, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany (Vice President)
- Emilio Sanfilippo, LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
- Laure Vieu, IRIT-CNRS, University of Toulouse, France and LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy (President)
- Amanda Vizedom, Credit Suisse, USA
2019 was a year without EC elections. Elections within the EC were run to choose officers as every year, with the single change of a new vice-president from 2020 on. In 2019 and continuing in 2020, the members of the 9th IAOA Executive Council are:
- Ken Baclawski, Northeastern University, USA (Treasurer)
- Roberta Ferrario, LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
- Michael Gruninger, University of Toronto, Canada (Vice President)
- Maria Keet, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Oliver Kutz, Free University of Bolzano, Italy
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany (Secretary)
- Fabian Neuhaus, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany
- Laure Vieu, IRIT-CNRS, University of Toulouse, France and LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy (President)
- Amanda Vizedom, Credit Suisse, USA
The Executive Council further established the following offices and committees:
- Communication officer: Roberta Ferrario, LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
- Membership officer: Claudio Masolo, LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
The 8th IAOA Executive Council was elected in December 2018. It took office in January 2019, with the following composition and statutory offices:
- Ken Baclawski, Northeastern University, USA (Treasurer)
- Roberta Ferrario, LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
- Michael Gruninger, University of Toronto, Canada
- Maria Keet, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Oliver Kutz, Free University of Bolzano, Italy (Vice President)
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany (Secretary)
- Fabian Neuhaus, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany
- Laure Vieu, IRIT-CNRS, University of Toulouse, France and LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy (President)
- Amanda Vizedom, Credit Suisse, USA
The Executive Council further established the following offices and committees:
- Communication officer: Roberta Ferrario, LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
- Membership officer: Claudio Masolo, LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
The 7th IAOA Executive Council was elected in November 2017. It took office on January 01, 2018 and consists of
- Ken Baclawski, Northeastern University, USA
- Roberta Ferrario, LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
- Michael Gruninger, University of Toronto, Canada (President)
- Oliver Kutz, Free University of Bolzano, Italy (Vice President)
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany (Secretary)
- Fabian Neuhaus, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany
- Amanda Vizedom, Credit Suisse, USA
- Laure Vieu, IRIT-CNRS, University of Toulouse, France and LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy (Treasurer)
- Zena Wood, University of Greenwich, UK
The 6th IAOA Executive Council was elected in December 2016. It took office on January 01, 2017 and consists of
- Ken Baclawski, Northeastern University, USA (Treasurer)
- Roberta Ferrario, LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
- Michael Gruninger, University of Toronto, Canada (President)
- Oliver Kutz, Free University of Bolzano, Italy (Vice President)
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany (Secretary)
- Fabian Neuhaus, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany
- Amanda Vizedom, Criticollab LLC, USA
- Laure Vieu, IRIT-CNRS, University of Toulouse, France and LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
- Zena Wood, University of Greenwich, UK
The 5th IAOA Executive Council was elected on November 09, 2015. It took office on January 01, 2016 and consists of
- Joao Paulo Almeida, Federal University of Esprito Santo, Brazil
- Ken Baclawski, Northeastern University, USA (Treasurer)
- Roberta Ferrario, ISTC-CNR, Italy
- Michael Gruninger, University of Toronto, Canada (President)
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany (Secretary)
- Oliver Kutz, University of Magdeburg, Germany (Vice President)
- Fabian Neuhaus, University of Magdeburg, Germany
- Amanda Vizedom, Criticollab LLC, USA
- Zena Wood, University of Greenwich, UK
The 3rd IAOA Executive Council was elected on October 4, 2013. It took office on 1st January 2014 and consisted of
- John Bateman, University of Bremen, Germany (Vice President)
- Stefano Borgo, ISTC-CNR, Italy
- Michael Gruninger, University of Toronto, Canada (President)
- Marion Haemmerli, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Janna Hastings, European Bioinformatics Institute, UK
- Oliver Kutz, University of Magdeburg, Germany
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany (Secretary)
- Fabian Neuhaus, University of Magdeburg, Germany (Treasurer)
- Leo Obrst, MITRE, USA
The 3rd IAOA Executive Council was elected on October 4, 2013. It took office on 1st January 2014 and consisted of
- John Bateman, University of Bremen, Germany (Vice President)
- Stefano Borgo, ISTC-CNR, Italy
- Michael Gruninger, University of Toronto, Canada (President)
- Marion Haemmerli, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Janna Hastings, European Bioinformatics Institute, UK
- Oliver Kutz, University of Magdeburg, Germany
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany (Secretary)
- Fabian Neuhaus, University of Magdeburg, Germany (Treasurer)
- Leo Obrst, MITRE, USA
The 2nd IAOA Executive Council was elected on July 20, 2012, and announced at the IAOA General Assembly held at FOIS 2012, Graz, Austria. I took office on 1st January 2013 and consisted of
- John Bateman, University of Bremen, Germany (Vice President)
- Stefano Borgo, ISTC-CNR, Italy
- Michael Gruninger, University of Toronto, Canada (President)
- Giancarlo Guizzardi, Federal University of Esprito Santo, Brazil
- Oliver Kutz, University of Bremen, Germany
- Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany (Secretary)
- Fabian Neuhaus, NIST, USA
- Leo Obrst, MITRE, USA
- Laure Vieu, IRIT-CNRS and ISTC-CNR, France (Treasurer)
The first (elected) IAOA Executive Council was elected on May 05, 2010, and announced at the IAOA General Assembly held at FOIS 2010, Toronto, Canada. It took office on May 13, 2010 and consisted of
- John Bateman, University of Bremen, Germany (Vice President)
- Stefano Borgo, ISTC-CNR, Italy
- Michael Gruninger, University of Toronto, Canada
- Nicola Guarino, ISTC-CNR, Italy (President)
- Giancarlo Guizzardi, Federal University of Esprito Santo, Brazil
- Riichiro Mizoguchi, Osaka University, Japan
- Leo Obrst, MITRE, USA
- Laure Vieu, IRIT-CNRS and ISTC-CNR, France (Treasurer)
- Peter Yim, Ontolog, USA (Secretary)