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</ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </header>  <div id="main"> <div id="content" class="column" role="main"> <a id="main-content"></a> <article class="node-56135 node node-2024-redesign node-promoted view-mode-full clearfix"> <header> <p class="submitted"> Submitted by <span class="username">jrbrubaker</span> on <time pubdate datetime="2024-10-28T20:09:38+01:00">Mon, 28/10/2024 - 20:09</time> </p> </header> <div class="field-body"> <h3 class="subhead24">The UIA is an entirely independent nonprofit institute whose services are available for the benefit of all. Our organizational structure also mirrors what we strive for: democracy and participation.</h3> <div class="leftcol24 about"> <p>The UIA consists of, and is largely shaped by, our Active Members, individuals who wish to actively contribute to the development of a global civil society. Members are admitted without distinction of nationality, race, sex or creed, and irrespective of adherence to ideological, political or professional groups, from among persons who are particularly interested in the our aims. Read more on the UIA’s <a href="/redesign/activemembers/">Active Members</a>.</p> <p>The Active Members compose the General Assembly, the UIA’s controlling body, which convenes once a year. From among the Members, the General Assembly elects the Council as the UIA’s management body; the Council is composed of a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 18 Active Members. The Council, in turn, elects a President, three Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer-general and a Secretary-general, who together form the Bureau as the executive body of the Council. Currently, the Council and the Bureau consist of the following Active Members: </p> <h3 style="margin-top:20px;">Bureau and Council</h3> <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Based in</th> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Bureau</strong></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cyril Ritchie (UIA President)</td> <td>Switzerland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dragana Avramov (UIA Vice-President)</td> <td>Belgium</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Esperanza Duran (UIA Vice-President)</td> <td>Switzerland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marilyn Mehlmann (UIA Vice-President)</td> <td>Sweden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jacques de Mévius (UIA Secretary-General)</td> <td>Belgium</td> </tr>  <tr> <td>Brigitte Motte (UIA Treasurer-General)</td> <td>Belgium</td> </tr> <tr> <td><br /></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Other Council Members</strong></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sheila Bordier</td> <td>Switzerland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tim Casswell</td> <td>Canada</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alessandro Cortese</td> <td>Belgium</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yves Moreau</td> <td>Belgium</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rolf Reinhardt</td> <td>Germany</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Simone Van Beek</td> <td>Netherlands</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Judy Wickens</td> <td>Belgium</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Barrie Williams</td> <td>United Kingdom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya</td> <td>Canada</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Johann Wolfschwenger</td> <td>Austria</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 style="margin-top:20px;">Secretariat</h3> <table> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>E-mail</th> <th>LinkedIn</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Carine Faveere</td> <td>Coordinator, Yearbook Editor</td> <td><script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// > //--><!]]> </script><noscript>Please enable JavaScript to see the email address (<a href="https://www.email-encoder.com/enablejs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How-to</a>).</noscript></td> <td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carinefaveere/" title="Carine on LinkedIn"><i class="icon-linkedin-sign footsocial"></i></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Carol Williams</td> <td>Yearbook Editor</td> <td><script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// > //--><!]]> </script><noscript>Please enable JavaScript to see the email address (<a href="https://www.email-encoder.com/enablejs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How-to</a>).</noscript></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chloé Houyoux</td> <td>Calendar Editor</td> <td><script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// > //--><!]]> </script><noscript>Please enable JavaScript to see the email address (<a href="https://www.email-encoder.com/enablejs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How-to</a>).</noscript></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Christelle Behets</td> <td>Yearbook Editor, Social Media Manager</td> <td><script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// > //--><!]]> </script><noscript>Please enable JavaScript to see the email address (<a href="https://www.email-encoder.com/enablejs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener 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<td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>João Andrade</td> <td>Junior Web & Database Developer</td> <td><script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// > //--><!]]> </script><noscript>Please enable JavaScript to see the email address (<a href="https://www.email-encoder.com/enablejs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How-to</a>).</noscript></td> <td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpandradedev/" title="Joao on LinkedIn"><i class="icon-linkedin-sign footsocial"></i></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Joel Fischer</td> <td>Statistics Coordinator, Yearbook Editor</td> <td><script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// > //--><!]]> </script><noscript>Please enable JavaScript to see the email address (<a href="https://www.email-encoder.com/enablejs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How-to</a>).</noscript></td> <td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bluegreen/" title="Joel on LinkedIn"><i class="icon-linkedin-sign footsocial"></i></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Judy Wickens</td> <td>Volunteer Adviser</td> <td><script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// > //--><!]]> </script><noscript>Please enable JavaScript to see the email address (<a href="https://www.email-encoder.com/enablejs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How-to</a>).</noscript></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kimberly Trathen</td> <td>Calendar Editor</td> <td><script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// > //--><!]]> </script><noscript>Please enable JavaScript to see the email address (<a href="https://www.email-encoder.com/enablejs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How-to</a>).</noscript></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Liesbeth Van Hulle</td> <td>Yearbook Editor-in-Chief</td> <td><script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// > //--><!]]> </script><noscript>Please enable JavaScript to see the email address (<a href="https://www.email-encoder.com/enablejs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How-to</a>).</noscript></td> <td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/liesbethvanhulle/" title="Liesbeth on 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