The Council of the ECS

Chairman (2007-2011)

Simone Panigada
Tethys Research Institute
Viale G.B. Gadio 2
I-20121 Milano
Italy
T +39 0272001947 / 0272013943
F +39 0286995011
  • Represents the ECS-membership at large and the ECS-council and coordinates the ECS-council
  • Prepares the agendas
  • Opens and closes the ECS-conferences.
  • Chairs the council-meeting, council-discussions, and the annual general meeting.
  • Recapitulates and synthesises ECS-council discussions and agreements and informes the ECS-membership at large if suitable.

Editor (2008-11)

Graham Pierce
School of Biological Sciences (Zoology)
University of Aberdeen
Tillydrone Avenue
Aberdeen AB24 2TZ
UK
F +44 (0)1224 273255
F +44 (0)1224 272396
  • Manages the ECS publications.
  • Presents editorial news at the AGM.

Treasurer (1995-~)

Roland Lick
Kaiserstr. 27 b
D-24143 Kiel
Germany
T +49 (0)431 - 738942
F +49 (0)32 - 22106 7524
  • Manages the ECS-finances.
  • Manages the conference registrations.
  • Manages the membership registrations.
  • Manages ECS-publication orders in collaboration with the research-secretary of the German Oceanographic Museum, Stralsund, Germany
  • Presents the financial status of the ECS at the AGM

Student Representative (2008-2010)

Polona Kotnjek
Morigenos-marine mammal research and conservation society
Jarska cesta 36/a
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
  • Represents the ECS-student-membership at large.
  • Organises student relevant meetings (student workshop, student meeting at conference).
  • Organises student volunteers / their work for the conference.
  • Maintains student web-pages (in collaboration with the web editor).
  • Manages the student mailing list (in collaboration with the membership secretary & webmaster).
  • ECS-contact person for students / student matters.
  • Presents student-relevant news at the AGM

National Contact Person Coordinator (2006-2010)

Marije Siemensma
Bosstraat 123
NL-3971 XC Driebergen
The Netherlands
M +31 (0)6 16 830 430
  • Coordinates NCPs actions
  • maintains and updates NCPs mailing lists
  • reports at the AGM

Conference Advisor (2007-2011)

Cécile Vincent
Centre de Recherche sur les Ecosystemes Littoraux Anthropises (CRELA) UMR 6217 CNRS/Ifremer
Université de La Rochelle
Avenue Michel Crepeau
F-17 042 La Rochelle Cedex
France
T +33 (0)5 46 50 02 91
F +33 (0)5 46 45 76 21
  • Assists and supports conference organiser.
  • Manages abstract data base

Member of Council (2006-2010)

Sami Hassani
Océanopolis
Marine Mammal Research Laboratory
Port de Plaisance du Moulin Blanc
F-29200 Brest
France
T +33 (0)2 98 34 40 52

Membership Secretary (2008-2012)

Meike Scheidat
Wageningen IMARES, Location Texel
Landsdiep 4
NL-1797 SZ 't Horntje
The Netherlands
T +31 (0)3174 87108
M +31 (0)6 3045 9335
  • Updates and maintains ECS-membership databases.
  • Operates, updates and maintains ECS-membership / ECS-old (ECS-talk) mailing lists.
  • Contact person for contact detail changes of membership.
  • Presents membership details at the AGM

Secretary (2008-2012)

Mario Acquarone
Scientific Secretary NAMMCO
(North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission)
Polar Environmental Center
N-9296 Tromsø
Norway
T +47 (0)77 75 01 77 (direct)
M +47 (0)40 62 62 66
F +47 (0)77 750181
  • Records the council-meeting.
  • Prepares the council-meeting minutes.
  • Prepares the annual report and presents it at the AGM.
  • Distributes the annual report to the ECS-membership at large.

Member of Council (2008-2012)

Simon Berrow
Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation and Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
Merchants Quay
Kilrush, County Clare
Ireland
T/F +35-3 65 9052326
M +35-87 8545450 and (0)86 8545450

Other Supporting Roles

Editor web communications

Jan Willem Broekema
www.EuropeanCetaceanSociety.EU
Brikkenwal 20
NL-2317 GT Leiden
The Netherlands
T +31 71 521 20 76
  • Updates and maintains ECS web site.
  • Maintains ECS mailing lists
  • Supports student representative and membership secretary in maintaining jiscmail lists

former Membership Secretary

Ursula Verfuß
Deutsches Meeresmuseum
Katharinenberg 14/20
D-18439 Stralsund
Germany
T +49 (0)3831-2650-390
F +49 (0)3831-2650-249

2009 Conference Organisor

Bayram Ozturk
Istanbul, Turkey

Further Information:

Please contact the Council of the ECS.