Europlanet Society Executive Board
The Executive Board is the governing body of the Europlanet Society. As such, the Executive Board members are responsible for directing and controlling the affairs and property of the Europlanet Society, including EPSC. In that regard, the Executive Board is supported by and Executive Office, which conducts the day-to-day activities, overall administration and financial management of the Europlanet Society and EPSC.
The Executive Board consists of the five officers of the Society (the President, two Vice-Presidents, the Secretary and the Treasurer) and six other members which are elected for a period of four years.
Elections were last held in November 2023. The next elections for Executive Board positions will be: Vice-President (2024), Treasurer (2025), President Elect (2026). In 2023, the Secretary role was elected as a job-share. The membership of the current Executive Board is as follows:
The Executive Board Members are responsible for oversight of the following remits, providing an added liaison point at Board level for the relevant Europlanet Society Committees and Working Groups, in addition to the Chairs.
| Remits | Board Primary Representative | Board Secondary Representative |
| Communication (website, Newsletter) | Federica Duras, Edita Stonkutė | Anita Heward |
| Outreach & Education | Livia Giacomini, Federica Duras | Melissa Mirino, Julia de Leon |
| Early Career | Melissa Mirino | Julia de Leon |
| Diversity | Ann Carine Vandaele | Anita Heward |
| Inclusion and Widening | Stavro Ivanovski | Anita Heward |
| Industry | Luca Montabone | Didier Moreau |
| Amateur collaboration | Edita Stonkuté | Leigh Fletcher |
| Infrastructure development (RI, TA, …) | Nigel Mason (RI coordinator), Anita Heward | Anita Heward (Sustainability WG) |
| Global collaboration (EGU, DPS, …) | Julia de Leon | Leigh Fletcher |
| Policy engagement | Didier Moreau | Luca Montabone |
| Funding, Sponsorship | Didier Moreau | Ann Carine Vandaele, Livia Giacomini |
