IAF Bureau

The IAF Bureau is one of the main organs of the International Astronautical Federation, consisting of Elected and Appointive Officers.

The IAF Bureau generally meets five times a year – twice in March during the IAF Spring Meetings held in Paris and three times during the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in September/October.

Duties of the IAF Bureau include:

  • Receive applications for Membership and report its recommendation to the General Assembly;
  • Recommend to the General Assembly for consideration the termination of Membership;
  • Recommend and supervise the arrangements for the plenary meetings of the General Assembly and for congresses, symposia and other such IAF meetings;
  • Prepare an agenda for the plenary meetings of the General Assembly;
  • Supervise the preparation of an annual financial report to the General Assembly;
  • Appoint interim committees;
  • Take appropriate measures for developing the cooperation of the Federation with national and international organizations, societies and bodies;
  • Perform such additional duties as may be directed by the General Assembly.

The President and Vice Presidents are elected for three years. The IAF President and IAF Vice Presidents shall serve in their office according to the provisions in the IAF Constitution for a maximum period of two non-consecutive terms.

THE IAF BUREAU CONSISTS OF:

VOTING MEMBERS

  • The IAF President
  • 12 IAF Vice- Presidents

NON VOTING MEMBERS

  • The Incoming IAF President
  • The IAF Executive Director
  • The IAF General Counsel
  • The IAF Honorary Secretary

IAF BUREAU 2023 – 2024:

IAF President

Clay MOWRY

President, International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

VP: Diversity Initiatives

Mishaal ASHEMIMRY

Aerospace Consultant & Special Advisor to CEO, Saudi Space Agency (SSA)

VP: Global Membership Development and Financial Matters

Michal BRICHTA

Director, Slovak Space Office - Industry Branch

VP: IAF Global Networking Forum

Steve EISENHART

Senior Vice President, Space Foundation

VP: Relations with International Organizations

Anil KUMAR

Associate Director, ISTRAC and Chief General Manager, Safe & Sustainable Space Operations Management, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

VP: Societies and Museums

Daming LI

President, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

VP: Science and Academic Relations

Tanja MASSON-ZWAAN

Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL), Leiden University

VP: Industry Relations and Space Economy

Geraldine NAJA

Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness, European Space Agency (ESA)

VP: Education and Workforce Development

Davide PETRILLO

Managing Director of Nanoracks Europe, Nanoracks

VP: Honors and Awards

Asanda SANGONI

Acting Managing Director, Earth Observations, South African National Space Agency (SANSA)

VP: Technical Activities

Lionel SUCHET

Chief Operating Officer, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

VP: Developing Countries and Emerging Communities

Pilar ZAMORA ACEVEDO

Executive Director, Colombian Space Agency (AEC)

General Counsel

Sergio MARCHISIO

Full Professor of International Law, Sapienza University of Rome

IAF Honorary Secretary

Geir HOVMORK

Retired, Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)

Executive Director

Christian FEICHTINGER

Executive Director, IAF Secretariat