Steering committee 2020-2024

Chair Frank Winde Germany	Vice Chair Daniel Karthe Mongolia	Vice Chair Liliana Zaharia Romania
Member Danijel Oresic Croatia	Member Lanhui Zhang China	Member Heejun Chang USA
Member Marcela Gonzalez Argentina	Honorary Member Tony Jones UK	Honorary Member Olga Scarpati Argentina
Advisory Member Natalia Frolova Russia	Advisory Member Chansheng He USA

Appointing Chair and Steering Committee (SC) members (IGU rules)

Election process/ approval

• The Chair is to be appointed by the General Assembly
• The list of SC-members is to be approved by the Executive Committee
• Vacancies occurring after ExCo-approval may be filled by Commission

Restrictions

• There is a maximum of 11 SC-members (incl. the chair)
• No two SC-members should represent the same country (except secretaries supporting the chair)
• No SC-member should serve on another Commission’s SC
• Normal appointment period to SC is 4 years, maximum 8 years
• SC members who served as Chair may serve for a maximum of 12 years

Structure

• Each SC can have a Co-Chair, Vice Chair and a Secretary (if desired)
• SC candidates/ members should regularly attend meetings and have a track record of actively participating in the Commission’s activities in order to qualify for appointment/ justify continued representation at the SC.