6.1 Past Officers and Directors of ICSU
Presidents
| 2014-2018 | Gordon McBean |
| 2011-2014 | LEE Yuan-Tseh |
| 2008-2011 | Catherine Bréchignac |
| 2005-2008 | Goverdhan Mehta |
| 2002-2005 | Jane Lubchenco |
| 1999-2002 | Hiroyuki Yoshikawa |
| 1996-1999 | Werner Arber |
| 1993-1996 | James Clement Dooge |
| 1988-1993 | Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar “M.G.K.” Menon |
| 1983-1988 1980-1983 | John Cowdery Kendrew |
| 1980-1983 | Daniel Adzei Bekoe (Ghana) |
| 1978-1980 | Cornelis de Jager (Netherlands) |
| 1976-1978 | Brunó Ferenc Straub (Hungary) |
| 1974-1976 | Harris Brown (USA) |
| 1972-1974 | Jean Coulomb (France) |
| 1968-1972 | Victor A. Ambartsumian (USSR) |
| 1966-1968 | James Merritt Harrison (Canada) |
| 1963-1966 | H W Thompson (UK) |
| 1962-1963 | Sven Hörstadius (Sweden) |
| 1961-1962 | Edgar William Richard Steacie (Canada) |
| 1958-1961 | Rudolph Peters (UK) |
| 1955-1958 | Lloyd Viel Berkner (USA) |
| 1952-1955 | Bertil Lindblad (Sweden) |
| 1949-1952 | Alexander von Mural (Switzerland) |
| 1946-1949 | John Ambrose Fleming (USA) |
| 1945-1946 | Hugo Rudolph Kruyt (Netherlands) |
| 1937-1945 | C Fabry (France) |
| 1937 | Niels Erik Nørlund (Denmark) |
| 1931-1934 | George Ellery Hale (USA) |
Secretaries General
| 2011-2018 | David Black (Australia) |
| 2008-2011 | Maurice Tchuente (Cameroon) |
| 2002-2008 | Ana María Cetto (Mexico) |
| 1996-2002 | H.A. Mooney (USA) |
| 1993-1996 | L.J. Cohen (UK) |
| 1988-1993 | J W M La Riviere (Netherlands) |
| 1982-1988 | L Ernstner (Sweden) |
| 1980-1982 | James Clement Dooge (Ireland) |
| 1974-1980 | John Cowdery Kendrew (UK) |
| 1970-1974 | F A Stafleu (Netherlands) |
| 1966-1970 | K Chandrasekharan (India) |
| 1963-1966 | D Blaskovic (Czechoslovakia) |
| 1961-1963 | J van Mieghem (Belgium) |
| 1958-1961 | N Herlofson (Sweden) |
| 1956-1958 | H Spencer Jones (UK) |
| 1952-1956 | A V Hill (UK) |
| 1937-1952 | F J M Stratton (UK) |
| 1931-1937 | H Lyons (UK) |
Executive Directors
| 2015-2018 | Heide Hackmann |
| 2014-2015 | Peter Liss (interim) |
| 2012-2014 | Steven Wilson |
| 2009-2012 | Deliang Chen |
| 2002-2009 | Thomas Rosswall |
| 2000-2002 | Larry Kohler |
| 1998-2000 | J.F. Stuyck-Taillandier |
| 1992-1997 | J Marton Lefevre |
Executive Secretaries
| 1989-1992 | J Marton Lefevre |
| 1966-1986 | F.W.G. Baker |
| 1964-1965 | A. E. Decae |
Administrative Secretaries
| 1954-1960 | Ronald Fraser |
6.2 Financial Summary
Statement of Income and Expenditure
| Income | Euros |
| Membership dues | |
| Members | 2,418,997 |
| Scientific Unions | 172,153 |
| Scientific Associates | 12,000 |
| Provision Arrears | 81,919 |
| National Member support for GA / Dev. Countries travel | 40,000 |
| NSF support for WCRP | 67,151 |
| Grants from NSF | 316,772 |
| France | 100,000 |
| TAIPEI grant for ICOE | – |
| Taipei dedicated funds at the end of year | 660,057 |
| SIDA Grant for LIRA activities | 504,607 |
| SIDA dedicated funds at the end of year | 839,984 |
| BOSCH for LIRA programme | 35,000 |
| IDRC funds for INGSA | 233,533 |
| Other income | 1,590 |
| Cancellation other provision | 10,025 |
| Investment income | 89,782 |
| Total income | 5,859,313 |
| Expenditure | Euros |
| Governance meetings | 172,045 |
| Policy committees | 143,093 |
| International Programme & Interdisciplinary Bodies | 1,365,760 |
| Policy Activities & Fora | 40,465 |
| Capacity Development & Early Career Science activities | 1,308,214 |
| International Events | 43,863 |
| Other Review response actions & New Initiatives | 34,954 |
| Membership | 313,530 |
| Regional Offices | 233,305 |
| Outreach | 138,710 |
| Human resources | 2,086,471 |
| Administration / Overheads | 161,821 |
| Contingency/Provision | – |
| Loss on arrears | 1,688 |
| Loss on exchange | 9,223 |
| Investment charges & losses* | 22,317 |
| Total expenditure | 6,075,459 |
| Excess of expenditure over income | -216,146 |
| * Including provision for unrealized losses on Portfolio for a total amount of 5,9K € |
Balance Sheet
| Assets | Euros |
| Bank & cash balances | 2,112,280 |
| Marketable securities | 2,270,769 |
| NSF & UNESCO, funds for IRDR & RIO+20 | – |
| Others assets | 66,833 |
| Fixed assets | 6,760 |
| Total assets | 4,456,642 |
| Liabilities | Euros |
| External funds allocated | 827,895 |
| Sundry creditors & accruals | 480,021 |
| Provision / Retirement | 218,404 |
| Total liabilities | 1,526,320 |
| Reserves | Euros |
| Mandatory reserve | 1,500,000 |
| General fund / Retained earnings | 1,646,468 |
| Total reserves | 3,146,468 |
| Net Result | -216,146 |
6.4 Secretariat
Management
| Heide Hackmann | Executive Director |
| Charles Erkelens | Operations Director |
| Lucilla Spini | Head of Science Programmes |
| Clare Thirlway | Head of Human Resources |
| Denise Young | Head of Communications |
Environment and Sustainable Development
| Nora Papp | Administrative Officer |
| Katsia Paulavets | Science Officer |
| Rohini Rao | Administrative Officer (to 30/09/2017) |
| Irene Schöpfberger | Science Officer (maternity cover, from 10/07/2017 to 08/12/2017) |
| Anne-Sophie Stevance | Science Officer |
Scientific Planning and Special Projects
| Maureen Brennan | Administrative Officer |
| Charles Ebikeme | Science Officer |
Communication and Information Technology
| Yun-Kang Ahn | IT Officer |
| Johannes Mengel | Online Editor/Communications Officer |
| Victoria Yates | Social Media / Web Editor (sabbatical cover, from 19/06/2017 to 22/12/2017) |
Administrative Staff
| Alexandra Guennec | Payroll and HR Administration Officer |
| Eric Leparmentier | General Services |
| Natacha de Marchi | Accountant |
| Arno de Marchi | Accounts/Administrative Assistant |
| Nora Papp | Administrative Officer |
| Miia Ylöstalo-Joubert | Administrative Officer (from 06/06/2017) |
Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science
| Roger Ridley | Executive Secretary CFRS (on secondment by and based at the Royal Society of New Zealand) |
Regional Office for Africa
| Daniel Nyanganyura | Director |
| Richard Glover | Programme Specialist in Biological Sciences |
| Bongani Mahlalela | Communications Officer |
| Lerato P. Mmatloa | Administrative Assistant |
| Nomasomi Gasa | Project Coordinator (from 14/02/2017) |
| Hanna McCallum | Intern (from 09/2017) |
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
| Mazlan Othman | Director (from 01/09/2017) |
| Tengku Sharizad Tengku Dahlan | Senior Science Officer |
| Mohd Hizamddin Jaafar | Administrative Officer (to 16/07/2017) |
| Ahmad Sufyan Mohamed Aslam | Science Officer (from 24/01/2017) |
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
| Manuel Limonta | Director |
| Karla Rodriguez | Administrative Officer |
| Claudia Marroquín | Liaison Officer |
| Oscar Reyes | Communications Officer |
6.5 National Members
ICSU has 123 National Members covering 143 countries. These Members provide input, from a national, multidisciplinary perspective, on priority areas for future ICSU activities. They also play an important role in facilitating links with national governments and science agencies. The majority of ICSU National Members are scientific academies, although some are national funding agencies or other nationally representative science bodies.
List of National Members
| Albania | Academy of Sciences |
| Angola | Foundation of Science and Development |
| Argentina | National Scientific and Technological Research Council (CONICET) |
| Armenia | National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia |
| Australia | Australian Academy of Science |
| Austria | Die Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften |
| Azerbaijan** | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Academy of Sciences |
| Belarus** | National Academy of Sciences (NASB) |
| Belgium | Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB) |
| Bolivia** | Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia (ANCB) |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | ANUBiH Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | ANURS Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska |
| Botswana** | Ministry of Infrastructure Science and Technology |
| Brazil | Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC) |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) |
| Burkina Faso** | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique |
| Cameroon | Cameroon Academy of Sciences |
| Canada | National Research Council of Canada |
| Caribbean* | Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS) |
| Chile | Academia Chilena de Ciencias |
| China: CAST | China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) |
| China: Taipei | Academy of Sciences located in Taipei |
| Colombia | Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales |
| Costa Rica | Academia Nacional de Ciencias |
| Côte d’Ivoire** | Académie des Sciences, des Arts, des Cultures d’Afrique et des Diasporas Africaines (ASCAD) |
| Cuba | Academia de Ciencias de Cuba |
| Czech Republic | Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
| Denmark | Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters |
| Dominican Republic | Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic |
| Egypt | Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) |
| El Salvador | Vice Ministry of Science and Technology |
| Estonia | Estonian Academy of Sciences |
| Ethiopia** | Ethiopian Science and Technology Agency |
| Finland | Delegation of the Finnish Academies of Science and Letters |
| France | Académie des Sciences |
| Georgia* | Georgian Academy of Sciences |
| Germany | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) |
| Ghana** | Ghana Academy of Arts & Sciences |
| Greece | Academy of Athens |
| Guatemala* | Academia de Ciencias Médicas Fisicas y Naturales de Guatemala |
| Honduras | National Academy of Sciences of Honduras |
| Hungary | Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
| India | Indian National Science Academy |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | University of Tehran |
| Iraq | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| Ireland | Royal Irish Academy |
| Israel | Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche |
| Jamaica** | Scientific Research Council |
| Japan | Science Council of Japan |
| Jordan | Royal Scientific Society |
| Kazakhstan* | National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Kenya National Academy of Sciences |
| Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of** | State Academy of Sciences |
| Korea, Republic of | National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic** | Lao National Science Council |
| Latvia | Latvian Academy of Sciences |
| Lebanon** | National Council for Scientific Research |
| Lesotho** | Department of Science and Technology |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Academy of Sciences |
| Luxembourg | Fonds National de la Recherche |
| Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of** | Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
| Madagascar* | Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique |
| Malawi | National Research Council of Malawi |
| Malaysia | Academy of Sciences Malaysia |
| Mauritius | Mauritius Research Council |
| Mexico | Academia Mexicana de Ciencias |
| Moldova | Academy of Sciences of Moldova |
| Monaco, Principality of | Centre Scientifique de Monaco |
| Mongolia** | Mongolian Academy of Sciences |
| Montenegro | Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts |
| Morocco** | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique |
| Mozambique** | Scientific Research Association of Mozambique (AICIMO) |
| Namibia | Ministry of Education: Directorate of Research, Science and Technology |
| Nepal** | Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology |
| Netherlands | Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen |
| New Zealand | Royal Society of New Zealand |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Academy of Science |
| Norway | Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters |
| Oman, Sultanate of | Research Council of Oman |
| Pakistan** | Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Panama | Universidad de Panama |
| Peru | Academia Nacional de Ciencias |
| Philippines | National Research Council |
| Poland | Polish Academy of Sciences |
| Portugal** | Academia das Ciencias de Lisboa |
| Romania | Academia Româna |
| Russian Federation | Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Rwanda** | Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Rwanda |
| Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of** | King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) |
| Senegal** | Association des Chercheurs Sénégalais |
| Serbia | Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
| Seychelles** | Seychelles Centre for Marine Research and Technology |
| Singapore | Singapore National Academy of Science |
| Slovak Republic | Slovak Academy of Sciences |
| Slovenia* | Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
| South Africa | National Research Foundation (NRF) |
| South Pacific | University of the South Pacific |
| Spain | Ministerio de Ciencia y Innovación |
| Sri Lanka | National Science Foundation |
| Sudan, Republic of** | National Centre for Research |
| Swaziland** | National Research Council |
| Sweden | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
| Switzerland | Swiss Academy of Sciences |
| Tajikistan** | Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan |
| Tanzania, United Republic of** | Tanzania Commission for S&T |
| Thailand | National Research Council of Thailand |
| Togo** | Chancellerie des Universités du Togo |
| Tunisia* | Université Tunis El Manar |
| Turkey | Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey |
| Uganda** | Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) |
| Ukraine | National Academy of Sciences |
| United Kingdom | Royal Society |
| United States | National Academy of Sciences |
| Uruguay | Comisión Consejo Nacional de Innovacion Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONICYT) |
| Uzbekistan, Republic of** | Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences |
| Vatican City State** | Pontificia Academia Scientiarum |
| Venezuela** | Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación |
| Vietnam** | Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations |
| Zambia** | Zambia Academy of Sciences |
| Zimbabwe | Research Council of Zimbabwe |
| *National Associate | |
| **National Observer |
6.6 Scientific Unions
The 31 International Scientific Union Members provide the disciplinary backbone of ICSU. They play a central role in bringing together scientists from all parts of the world to consider the issues of particular interest to individual disciplines.
List of Scientific Unions
| IAU | International Astronomical Union |
| IBRO* | International Brain Research Organization |
| ICA | International Cartographic Association |
| IFSM | International Federation of Societies for Microscopy |
| IGU | International Geographical Union |
| IMU | International Mathematical Union |
| INQUA | International Union for Quaternary Research |
| ISA | International Sociological Association |
| ISPRS | International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
| IUAES* | International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences |
| IUBS | International Union of Biological Sciences |
| IUCr | International Union of Crystallography |
| IUFoST | International Union of Food Science and Technology |
| IUFRO | International Union of Forest Research Organizations |
| IUGG | International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics |
| IUGS | International Union of Geological Sciences |
| IUHPST | International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology |
| IUIS | International Union of Immunological Societies |
| IUMRS | International Union of Materials Research Societies |
| IUMS | International Union of Microbiological Societies |
| IUNS | International Union of Nutritional Sciences |
| IUPAB | International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| IUPAP | International Union of Pure and Applied Physics |
| IUPESM | International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine |
| IUPHAR | International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology |
| IUPS | International Union of Physiological Sciences |
| IUPsyS | International Union of Psychological Science |
| IUSS | International Union of Soil Sciences |
| IUTAM | International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics |
| IUTOX | International Union of Toxicology |
| URSI | Union Radio Scientifique Internationale |
| *Scientific Union Observer |
6.7 Interdisciplinary Bodies
Thematic Bodies
| COSPAR | Committee on Space Research |
| IRDR | Integrated Research on Disaster Risk |
| SCAR | Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research |
| SCOR | Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research |
| SCOSTEP | Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics |
| Urban Health |
Global Environmental Change Programmes
| Future Earth: Research for Global Sustainability | |
| WCRP | World Climate Research Programme |
Monitoring/Observation Bodies
| GCOS | Global Climate Observing System |
| GOOS | Global Ocean Observing System |
| GTOS | Global Terrestrial Observing System |
Data and Information Bodies
| CODATA | Committee on Data for Science and Technology |
| INASP | International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications |
| IUCAF | Scientific Committee on Frequency Allocations for Radio Astronomy and Space Science |
| WDS | World Data System |
6.8 Scientific Associates
List of Scientific Associates
| AAS | African Academy of Sciences |
| AASSA | Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia |
| CIE | Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage |
| IASC | International Arctic Science Committee |
| IAHR | International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research |
| ICA | International Commission for Acoustics |
| ICO | International Commission for Optics |
| ICIAM | International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics |
| ICLAS | International Council for Laboratory Animal Science |
| ICSTI | International Council for Scientific and Technical Information |
| IFIP | International Federation for Information Processing |
| IFLA | International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions |
| FIG | International Federation of Surveyors |
| IFS | International Foundation for Science |
| IIASA | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
| ISDE | International Society for Digital Earth |
| IUVSTA | International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications |
| IWA | International Water Association |
| PSA | Pacific Science Association |
| 4S | Society for Social Studies of Science |
| TWAS | The World Academy of Sciences |
| UIS | Union Internationale de Spéléologie |