Structure
EMBnet is coordinated by a four member Executive Board (EB) that oversees the activities of Project Committees (PCs) and Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
The Executive Board (EB), as the principal management body of EMBnet, is elected by the Full Board and empowered to carry out the decisions of the Constituency. The EB deals with funding and takes care of the day-to-day running of the organisation between AGMs.
Board Members from October 2019 to present
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Domenica D’Elia (IT) | Chair | 2016 |
| Lubos Klucar (SK) | Secretary | 2015 |
| Emiliano Barreto (CO) | Treasurer | 2015 |
| Dimitrios Vlachakis (GR) | Member | 2019 |
Board Members from November 2016 to October 2019
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Domenica D’Elia (IT) | Chair | 2016 |
| Lubos Klucar (SK) | Secretary | 2015 |
| Emiliano Barreto (CO) | Treasurer | 2015 |
| Etienne de Villiers | Member | 2016 |
Board Members from June 2015 to October 2016
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Bongcam-Rudloff (SE) | Chair | 2015 |
| Domenica D’Elia (IT) | Secretary | 2015 |
| Emiliano Barreto (CO) | Treasurer | 2015 |
| Lubos Klucar (SK) | Member | 2015 |
Interim EB Members from June 2015 to October 2016
| Teresa Attwood (UK) |
| Etienne de Villiers (KE) |
Board Members from November 2009 to June 2015
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Teresa Attwood (UK) | Chair | 2009 |
| Andreas Gisel (IT) | Secretary | 2009 |
| Etienne de Villiers (KE) | Treasurer | 2009 |
| Erik Bongcam-Rudloff (SE) | Member | 2010 |
| Goran Neshich (BR) | Member | 2011 – 2014 |
The Operational Board acts in an advisory capacity to the Executive Board and helps both to manage EMBnet’s daily operations and to steer its strategic direction.
The Operational Board consists of at least 4 members, and comprises the full Executive Board together with the Chairs of its designated Committees; it may also include Chairs of its SIGs, at the discretion of the Operational Board.
The main mission of the P&PR PC is to nurture and promote EMBnet’s image at large. The P&PR PC is responsible for promoting any type of EMBnet activities, for the advertisement of products and services provided by the EMBnet community, as well as for proposing and developing new strategies aiming to enhance EMBnet’s visibility and to take care of public relationships with EMBnet communities and related networks/societies. In particular, activities are:
- Management and content moderation of www.embnet.org official website;
- Dissemination;
- Community Management on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn;
- Proposal and implementation of strategies aiming to enhance EMBnet’s visibility;
- Public relationships with EMBnet communities and related networks/societies;
- Sponsorship management.
Publicity & Public Relations Project Committee Members from October 2019 to present
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Sissy Eythimiadou (GR) | Chair | 2019 |
| Eleni Papakonstantinou (GR) | Admin | 2019 |
| Dimitrios Vlachakis (GR) | Member | 2019 |
| Katerina Pierouli (GR) | Member | 2019 |
Publicity & Public Relations Project Committee Members from September 2017 to October 2019
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitrios Vlachakis (GR) | Chair | 2017 |
| Louis Papageorgiou (GR) | Member | 2018 |
| Grigorios Koulouras (UK) | Member | 2018 |
| Axel Thieffry (BE) | Member | 2018 |
| Eleni Papakonstantinou (GR) | Member | 2018 |
Publicity & Public Relations PC Members from June 2015 to September 2017
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Axel Thieffry (BE) | Chair | 2015 |
| Domenica D’Elia (IT) | Member | 2015 |
| Teresa Attwood (UK) | Member | 2015 |
Publicity & Public Relations SIG Members from May 2010 – June 2015
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Domenica D’Elia (IT) | Chair | 2010 |
| Rafael Imenez (UK) | Web Developer & Manager | 2012 |
| Axel Thieffry (BE) | Dissemination | 2014 |
| Lubos Kuclar (SK) | Secretary | 2014 |
Former members
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Lubos Klucar (SK) | Secretary | 2010-2013 |
| Martin Norling (SE) | Member | 2009-2013 |
| Judit Kumuthini (ZA) | Member | 2010-2013 |
| Kanchana Senanayake (LK) | Member | 2010-2013 |
| Vicky Schneider-Gricar (UK) | Member | 2013-2014 |
| Cesar Bonavides-Martinez (ME) | Member | 2013-2014 |
| Rubina Kalra (UK) | Member | 2014 |
Read more about P&PR SIG organisation, activities and achievements on the EMBnet.journal:
The Education & Training Project Committee (ET-PC) is, amongst other things, involved in producing kits of materials to help in education and training activities, and studying how to handle remote audiences in training courses. It also articulates with GOBLET in activities such as training recognition and globalisation.
Education & Training Project Committee from 2016 to present
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Bongcam-Rudloff (SE) | Chair | 2019 |
| Andreas Gisel (IT) | member | 2016 |
| Teresa K. Attwood | member | 2016 |
| Grégoire Rossier | member | 2016 |
Education & Training Project Committee from 2016 to October 2019
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Eija Korpelainen (FIN) | Chair | 2016 |
| Erik Bongcam-Rudloff (SE) | member | 2016 |
| Andreas Gisel (IT) | member | 2016 |
| Teresa K. Attwood | member | 2016 |
| Grégoire Rossier | member | 2016 |
The Technical Management Project Committee (TM-PC) ensures the availability of local services for all EMBnet users, providing support to EMBnet Nodes and helping them with maintenance and troubleshooting. In addition, the TM-SIG is responsible for the management of the DNS, Mail and aspects of the web services of the www.embnet.org domain.
Technical Management Project Committee from 2017 to October 2019
| Name | Function | From |
|---|---|---|
| Cesar Bonavides-Martinez | Chair | 2017 |
| Gang Cheng (NO) | Member | 2013 |
| Adrien Janssens | Member | 2017 |
| Nils-Einar Eriksson (SE) | Member | 2017 |
| Romualdo Zayas-Lagunas (MX) | Member | 2010 |
EMBnet.journal is managed by an Executive Editorial Board (EEB), and is assisted in its work by a full Editorial Board and a Review Panel.
Board Members
| Name | Function | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Bongcam-Rudloff (SE) | Editor in Chief | 2010 |
| Dimitrios Vlachakis | Deputy Editor-in-Chief | 2017 |
| Domenica D’Elia (IT) | Member | 2006 |
| Laurent Falquet (CH) | Member | 2010 |
| Pedro L Fernandes (PT) | Member | 2010 |
| Andreas Gisel (IT) | Member | 2010 |
| Lubos Klucar (SK) | Member | 2010 |
| Vasileios Megalooikonomou (GR) | Member | 2018 |
| Sissy Eythimiadou (GR) | Member | 2019 |
| Eleni Papakonstantinou (GR) | Member | 2019 |
Former Board Members
| Name | Function | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Bongcam-Rudloff (SE) | Editor in Chief | 2010 |
| Teresa K Attwood (UK) | Deputy Editor-in-Chief | 2010 |
| Domenica D’Elia (IT) | Secretary | 2011 |
| Laurent Falquet (CH) | Member | 2010 |
| Pedro L Fernandes (PT) | Member | 2010 |
| Andreas Gisel (IT) | Member | 2010 |
| Lubos Klucar (SK) | Member | 2010 |
| Martin Norling (KE) | Member | 2010 |
| Vicky Schneider (UK) | Member | 2014 |
| Nikos Lamprou (GR) | Member | 2018 |
SIG Leaders
| Name | SIG | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Eleni Papakonstantinou (GR) | Business and Development | 2019 |
| Katerina Pierouli (GR) | Coordinator of the Young Researchers Group | 2019 |