Structure of the ISN

Council:

The governing body of the ISN is a Council of 22 members elected by the membership at the Biennial Congresses from a slate of nominees prepared by the Nominating Committee. The Executive Committee members are ex officio Council members. The Nominating Committee prepares a slate which reflects the international character of the ISN, and aims to balance representation from different geographical areas of the world as specified by our constitution. The nominating committee (which serves for two years) is appointed by the President with the membership voting for some members. Each Council member serves three terms of two years each, a total of six years, and is thereafter not eligible for re-election. The Council meets at least once a year (twice in Congress years) and makes decisions on all important matters of the Society, and considers the actions of the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee:

The Executive Committee consists of 7 members that are elected by the Council (President, Immediate Past President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary- General, Treasurer and Editor of Kidney International). The Treasurer and Secretary-General may serve up to 3 terms of about 2 years each, whereas other officers serve one period of 2 years. The Editor of Kidney International is elected by the Executive Committee and has no specific term of office. Meetings of the Executive Committee and Council are chaired by the President. The Executive Committee makes day-to-day decisions, and its decisions must be ratified by the Council.

The Management Committee:

There is in addition a Management Committee, whose principle responsibilities are the finances of the ISN and Kidney International. It consists of the Executive minus the Vice President, plus two Council members who serve up to three terms of two years each.

Officers, 1997 - 1999

ISN Council members 1997-1999

Councilmembers on Management Committee:

Rashad S. Barsoum (Egypt) and Michael Field (Australia)

Other Contacts

Directors, Forefront Conferences

Heini Murer MD
Institute of Physiology
University of Zurich-Irchel
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich
SWITZERLAND
Tel: 41 1 635 5030
Fax: 41 1 635 5715

Robert J Alpern MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Room H5 102
Dallas TX 75235-8856
USA
Tel: 1 214 648 2754
Fax: 1 214 648 9100

English Language Assistance

John H Stewart, MD
Renal Medicine
Westmead Hospital
Westmead, NSW 2145
AUSTRALIA

Scientific Commission Chairs:

Commission on Acute Renal Failure
Norbert Lameire
Renal Division
University Hospital
De Pintelaan 185
B-9000 Gent
Belgium
phone: 33 9 240 4526
fax: 32 9 340 4599
e-mail: ingrid.verslycken@rug.ac.be

Commission on the History of Nephrology
Leon G Fine MD
Chairman
University College Hospital
Department of Medicine
2nd Floor, Rayne Institute
5 University Street
London WC1E 6JQ United Kingdom
Tel: 44 171 209 6187
Fax: 44 171 209 6211
e-mail: lfine@medicine.ucl.ac.uk

Commission on Global Advancement of Nephrology
Barry M. Brenner MD
Brigham and Womens Hospital
Renal Div., Thorn 628
75 Francis Street
Boston MA 02115
USA
phone: 1 617 732 5850
fax: 1 617 732 6392

and

John H. Dirks MD
Prof. of Medicine and Health Administration
University of Toronto
585 University Ave
BW8-671
Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4
CANADA
phone: 1 416 946 3288
fax; 1 416 946 3302
e-mail: john.dirks@utoronto.ca

Informatics Commission
Kim Solez MD
Dept. of laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Faculty of Medicine
5B4 02 WC Mackenzie Health Sciences Center
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R7
Canada
phone: 1 403 492 2252
fax: 1 403 492-2253
e-mail: kim.solez@ualberta.ca

Programs of the ISN

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