Past councils
2019 - 2022
President: Mathieu Denoël (Liège)
Vice President: Dušan Jelić (Zagreb)
General Secretary: Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou (Barcelona)
Vice Secretary: G. Francesco Ficetola (Milano)
Treasurer: Tom Kirschey (Berlin)
Vice Treasurer: Petros Lymberakis (Iraklio)
First Co-Editor: Salvador Carranza (Barcelona)
Second Co-Editor: Judit Vörös (Budapest)
Third Co-Editor: José Carlos Brito (Vairão)
Fourth Co-Editor: Hinrich Kaiser (Victorville, California)
Chairman of the Conservation Committee: Bálint Halpern (Budapest)
Chairman of the Mapping Committee: Neftalí Sillero (Porto)
Chairman of the Taxonomic Committee: Jeroen Speybroeck (Flanders)
2017 - 2019
President: Mathieu Denoël (Liège)
Vice President: Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou (Vairão)
General Secretary: Dan Cogalniceanu (Constanța)
Vice Secretary: G. Francesco Ficetola (Milano)
Treasurer: Tom Kirschey (Berlin)
Vice Treasurer: Eva Ringler (Bern)
First Co-Editor: Sebastian Steinfartz (Braunschweig)
Second Co-Editor: Judit Vörös (Budapest)
Chairman of the Conservation Committee: Antony Gent (Bournemouth)
Chairman of the Mapping Committee: Neftalí Sillero (Porto)
2015 - 2017
President: Claudia Corti (Firenze)
Vice President: Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou (Vairão)
General Secretary: Dan Cogalniceanu (Constanța)
Vice Secretary: Jelka Crnobrnja Isailović (Niš)
Treasurer: Susanne Hauswaldt (Braunschweig)
Vice Treasurer: Petros Lymberakis (Iraklio)
First Co-Editor: Sebastian Steinfartz (Braunschweig)
Second Co-Editor: Sylvain Ursenbacher (Basel)
Chairman of the Conservation Committee: Anton Stumpel (Bournemouth)
Chairman of the Mapping Committee: Neftalí Sillero (Porto)
2013 - 2015
President: Claudia Corti (Firenze)
Vice President: Uwe Fritz (Dresden)
General Secretary: Annarita Di Cerbo (Milan)
Vice Secretary: Jelka Crnobrnja Isailović (Niš)
Treasurer: Susanne Hauswaldt (Braunschweig)
Vice Treasurer: Petros Lymberakis (Iraklio)
First Co-Editor: Sebastian Steinfartz (Zoological Institute Braunschweig)
Second Co-Editor: Sylvain Ursenbacher (University ofBasel)
Chairman of the Conservation Committee: Anton Stumpel (Bournemouth)
Chairman of the Mapping Committee: Neftalí Sillero (Porto)
2011 - 2013
President: Claudia Corti (Firenze)
Vice President: Uwe Fritz (Dresden)
General Secretary: Annarita Di Cerbo (Milan)
Vice Secretary: Jelka Crnobrnja Isailović (Niš)
Treasurer: Susanne Hauswaldt (Braunschweig)
Vice Treasurer: Petros Lymberakis (Iraklio)
First Co-Editor: Sebastian Steinfartz (Braunschweig)
Second Co-Editor: Sylvain Ursenbacher (Basel)
Chairman of the Conservation Committee: Anton Stumpel (Bournemouth)
Chairman of the Mapping Committee: Neftalí Sillero (Porto)
2009 - 2011
President: Claudia Corti (Firenze)
Vice President: Miguel Vences (Amsterdam)
General Secretary: Marco A.L. Zuffi (Pisa)
Vice Secretary: Jelka Crnobrnja Isailović (Niš)
Treasurer: Susanne Hauswaldt (Braunschweig)
Vice Treasurer: Petros Lymberakis (Iraklio)
First Co-Editor: D. James Harris (Vairão)
Second Co-Editor: Sylvain Ursenbacher (Basel)
Third Co-Editor: Mathieu Denoël (Liège)
Chairman of the Conservation Committee: Antony Gent (Bournemouth)
Chairman of the Mapping Committee: Neftalí Sillero (Porto)
2005 - 2009
President: Natalia B. Ananyeva (Saint Petersburg)
Vice President: Miguel Vences (Amsterdam)
General Secretary: Marco A.L. Zuffi (Pisa)
Vice Secretary: Miguel A. Carretero (Vairão)
Treasurer: Jakob Hallermann (Hamburg)
Vice Treasurer: Jarmo Perala (Helsinki)
First Co-Editor: D. James Harris (Vairão)
Second Co-Editor: Luca Luiselli (Roma)
Third Co-Editor: Mathieu Denoël (Liège)
Chairman of the Conservation Committee: Anton Stumpel (Alterra)
Chairman of the Mapping Committee: Neftalí Sillero (Porto)
2003 - 2005
President: Natalia B. Ananyeva (Saint Petersburg)
Vice President: Miguel Vences (Amsterdam)
General Secretary: Marco A.L. Zuffi (Pisa)
Vice Secretary: Miguel A. Carretero (Vairão)
Treasurer: Jakob Hallermann (Hamburg)
Vice Treasurer: Jarmo Perala (Helsinki)
First Co-Editor: D. James Harris (Vairão)
Second Co-Editor: Luca Luiselli (Roma)
Third Co-Editor: Mathieu Denoël (Liège)
Chairman of the Conservation Committee: Anton Stumpel (Alterra)
Chairman of the Mapping Committee: Jean-Pierre Gasc (Paris)
2001 - 2003
President: Natalia B. Ananyeva (Saint Petersburg)
Vice President: Trevor J. Beebee(Brighton)
General Secretary: Michael R.K. Lambert (Chatam)
Vice Secretary: Miguel A. Carretero (Vairão)
Treasurer: Jakob Hallermann (Hamburg)
Vice Treasurer: Claudia Corti (Firenze)
First Co-Editor: Günter Gollmann (Wien)
Second Co-Editor: Luca Luiselli (Roma)
1999 - 2001
President: Wolfgang Böhme (Bonn)
General Secretary: Michael R.K. Lambert (Chatam)
Vice Secretary: Zoltan Korsós (Budapest)
Treasurer: G. Heinrich Thommen (Basel)
Vice Treasurer: Claudia Corti (Firenze)
First Co-Editor: Günter Gollmann (Wien)
Second Co-Editor: Jacques Castanet (Paris)
1997 - 1999
President: Wolfgang Böhme (Bonn)
Vice President: Zbynek Roček (Praha)
General Secretary: Michael R.K. Lambert (Chatham)
Vice Secretary: Zoltan Korsós (Budapest)
Treasurer: G. Heinrich Thommen (Basel)
Vice Treasurer: Claudia Corti (Firenze)
First Co-Editor: Günter Gollmann (Wien)
Second Co-Editor: Jacques Castanet (Paris)
1995 - 1997
President: Wolfgang Böhme (Bonn)
Vice President: Zbynek Roček (Praha)
General Secretary: Michael R.K. Lambert (Chatham)
Vice Secretary: Zoltan Korsós (Budapest)
Treasurer: G. Heinrich Thommen (Basel)
Vice Treasurer: Claudia Corti (Firenze)
First Co-Editor: Günter Gollmann (Wien)
Second Co-Editor: Valentin Pérez-Mellado (Alicante)
1993 - 1995
President: Wolfgang Böhme (Bonn)
Vice President: Jean Pierre Gasc (Paris)
General Secretary: Ulrich Joger (Darmstadt)
Vice Secretary: Zoltan Korsós (Budapest)
Treasurer: G. Heinrich Thommen (Basel)
Vice Treasurer: Kurt Grossenbacher (Bern)
First Co-Editor: Roger A. Avery (Bristol)
Second Co-Editor: Valentin Pérez-Mellado (Alicante)
1991 - 1993
President: Benedetto Lanza (Florence)
Vice President: Jean Pierre Gasc (Paris)
General Secretary: Ulrich Joger (Darmstadt)
Vice Secretary: Goran Nilson (Göteborg)
Treasurer: Johanna Wermuth (Freiberg)
Vice Treasurer: Kurt Grossenbacher (Bern)
First Co-Editor: Roger A. Avery (Bristol)
Second Co-Editor: Charles Klaver (Groningen)
1989 - 1991
President: Benedetto Lanza (Florence)
Vice President: Jean Pierre Gasc (Paris)
General Secretary: Ulrich Joger (Darmstadt)
Vice Secretary: Goran Nilson (Göteborg)
Treasurer: Johanna Wermuth (Freiberg)
Vice Treasurer: Kurt Grossenbacher (Bern)
First Co-Editor: Roger A. Avery (Bristol)
Second Co-Editor: Charles Klaver (Groningen)
1987 - 1989
President: Benedetto Lanza (Florence)
Vice President: Jean Pierre Gasc (Paris)
General Secretary: Ulrich Joger (Darmstadt)
Vice Secretary: Goran Nilson (Göteborg)
Treasurer: Johanna Wermuth (Wien)
Vice Treasurer: Kurt Grossenbacher (Bern)
First Co-Editor: Jan J. van Gelder (Nijmegen)
Second Co-Editor: Roger A. Avery (Bristol)
1985 - 1987
President: Benedetto Lanza (Florence)
Vice President: Jean Lescure (Paris)
General Secretary: Marinus S. Hoogmoed (Leiden)
Vice Secretary: Goran Nilson (Göteborg)
Treasurer: Johanna Wermuth (Wien)
First Co-Editor: Helmut Hemmer (Mainz)
Second Co-Editor: Jan J. van Gelder (Nijmegen)
1983 - 1985
President: Josef Eiselt (Wien)
Vice President: Jean Lescure (Paris)
General Secretary: Marinus S. Hoogmoed (Leiden)
Vice Secretary: Alfredo Salvador (Leon)
Treasurer: Heinz Wermuth (Wien)
Vice Treasurer: Franz Tiedmann (Wien)
First Co-Editor: Helmut Hemmer (Mainz)
Second Co-Editor: Jan J. van Gelder (Nijmegen)
1981 - 1983
President: Josef Eiselt (Wien)
Vice President: Jean Lescure (Paris)
General Secretary: Marinus S. Hoogmoed (Leiden)
Vice Secretary: Alfredo Salvador (Leon)
Treasurer: Heinz Wermuth (Wien)
Vice Treasurer: Franz Tiedmann (Wien)
First Co-Editor: Helmut Hemmer (Mainz)
Second Co-Editor: Jan J. van Gelder (Nijmegen)
1979 - 1981
President: Josef Eiselt (Wien)
Vice President: Jean Lescure (Paris)
General Secretary: Marinus S. Hoogmoed (Leiden)
Vice Secretary: Alfredo Salvador (Leon)
Treasurer: Heinz Wermuth (Wien)
Vice Treasurer: Franz Tiedmann (Wien)
First Co-Editor: Helmut Hemmer (Mainz)
Second Co-Editor: Alain Dubois (Paris)