Council

The Council administers the affairs of the Association and organizes its activities, subject to the directions of the General Assembly.

The Council consists of five members, including the President, the Vice-President and the Secretary-General/Treasurer.

The President, Vice-President and Secretary-General/Treasurer are the Officers of EAPS and constitute its Bureau which represents the Association.

Current Council

2018-2020

  • President: Jane Falkingham (United Kingdom)
  • Vice-President: Helga de Valk (the Netherlands)
  • Secretary-General / Treasurer: Hill Kulu (Estonia)
  • Member: Sven Drefahl (Sweden)
  • Member: Tomas Sobotka (Czech Republic)
  • Executive Director: Nico van Nimwegen (the Netherlands)
  • Executive Assistant: Gusta Wachter (the Netherlands)

Council

  • Jane Falkingham
    President
  • Helga de Valk, Vice-President of EAPS 2018-2020
    Helga de Valk
    Vice-President
  • Hill Kulu
    Secretary-General and Treasurer
  • Sven Drefahl
    Council member
  • Tomas Sobotka, member of EAPS Council 2016-2020
    Tomas Sobotka
    Council member
  • Nico van Nimwegen, EAPS Executive Director
    Nico van Nimwegen
    Executive Director
  • Gusta Wachter, EAPS Executive Assistant
    Gusta Wachter
    Executive Assistant

Previous Councils

2016-2018

  • President: Zsolt Spéder (Budapest)
  • Vice-President: Jane Falkingham (Southampton)
  • Secretary-General / Treasurer: Hill Kulu (Liverpool)
  • Member: Helga De Valk (The Hague)
  • Member: Tomas Sobotka (Vienna)
  • Executive Director: Nico van Nimwegen (The Hague)

2012-2016

  • President: Franceso Billari (Italy)
  • Vice-President: Anna Cabré (Spain)
  • Secretary-General / Treasurer: Marc Luy (Austria)
  • Member: Clara Mulder (the Netherlands)
  • Member: Zsolt Spéder (Hungary)
  • Executive Director: Nico van Nimwegen (the Netherlands)

2008-2012

  • President: Francois Héran (France)
  • Vice-President: Kathleen Kiernan (UK)
  • Secretary-General / Treasurer: Francesco Billari (Italy)
  • Member: Anna Cabré (Spain)
  • Member: Zsolt Spéder (Hungary)
  • Observer: Nico van Nimwegen (the Netherlands)
  • Executive Secretary: Helga de Valk (the Netherlands)

2003-2008

  • President: Janina Józwiak (Poland)
  • Vice-President: Nico van Nimwegen (the Netherlands)
  • Secretary-General / Treasurer: Francesco Billari (Italy)
  • Member: Francois Héran (France)
  • Member: Kathleen Kiernan (UK)
  • Executive Secretary: Helga de Valk (the Netherlands)
  • External Relations Officer: Gijs Beets (the Netherlands)

1999-2003

  • President: Guillaume Wunsch (Belgium)
  • Vice-President: Janina Józwiak (Poland)
  • Secretary-General / Treasurer: Nico van Nimwegen (the Netherlands)
  • Member: Tapani Valkonen (Finland)
  • Member: Andrei Volkov (Russia)
  • Executive Secretary: Gijs Beets (the Netherlands)

1995-1999

  • President: Graziella Caselli (Italy)
  • Vice-President: Tapani Valkonen (Finland)
  • Secretary-General / Treasurer: Nico van Nimwegen (the Netherlands)
  • Member: Janina Józwiak (Poland)
  • Member: Alexander Avdeev (Russia)
  • Executive Secretary: Gijs Beets (the Netherlands)

1991-1995

  • President: Charlotte Höhn (Germany)
  • Vice-President: Andras Klinger (Hungary)
  • Secretary-General / Treasurer: Graziella Caselli (Italy)
  • Member: Patrick Festy (France) (until 1993)
  • Member: Tapani Valkonen (Finland) (from 1994)
  • Member: Guillaume Wunsch (Belgium)
  • Executive Secretary: Nico van Nimwegen (the Netherlands)

1987-1991

  • President: Gérard Calot (France)
  • Vice-President: Zdenek Pavlik (Czechoslovakia)
  • Secretary-General / Treasurer: Guillaume Wunsch (Belgium)
  • Member: Charlotte Höhn (Germany)
  • Member: Andras Klinger (Hungary)
  • Executive Secretary: Nico van Nimwegen (the Netherlands)

1983-1987

  • President: Dirk J. van de Kaa (the Netherlands)
  • Vice-President: Zdenek Pavlik (Czechoslovakia)
  • Secretary-General / Treasurer: Guillaume Wunsch (Belgium)
  • Member: Charlotte Höhn (Germany)
  • Member: Andras Klinger (Hungary)
  • Executive Secretary: Nico van Nimwegen (the Netherlands)