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Composition: The Main Commission consists of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and up to 12 members.  Commission members are individual experts representing neither their countries nor their institution.

Election: Members of the Commission are elected upon nomination by the members of the Commission, the Executive Council of the International Radioprotection Association (IRPA), or the IRPA Associate Societies. The election takes place every 4 years at the last Annual General Meeting before the IRPA Congress ----> see ICNIRP charter.

Duties: The duties of the Main Commission include:

Formulating and implementing the policy of the Commission in accordance with the Commission’s Charter and resources available.

Specifying, prioritising and directing the Commission’s work programme.

Providing Chairmanship and scientific expertise to the Standing Committees and coordinating their activities according to the needs of the Commission.

Reviewing and approving proposed Commission publications.

Fostering cooperation with other partner organizations in the field of non-ionizing radiation protection.


ICNIRP Membership
:

  Chairperson

  Dr. Paolo Vecchia

  Italy

  Vice-Chairperson

  Rüdiger Matthes, M.E.

  Germany

  Members

  Prof. Dr. Maria Feychting

  Sweden

 

  Dr. Adele Green

  Australia

 

  Dr. Kari Jokela

  Finland

 

  Prof. Dr. James Lin

  USA

 

  Agnette Peralta, M.Sc.

  Philippines

 

  Dr. Richard Saunders

  United Kingdom

 

  Dr. Karl Schulmeister

  Austria

 

  Prof. Dr. Per Söderberg

  Sweden

 

  Mr. Bruce Stuck, M.Sc.

  USA

 

  Prof. Dr. Anthony Swerdlow

  United Kingdom

 

  Dr. Bernard Veyret

  France


As per the ICNIRP Statutes, the Scientific Secretary is member of the Executive Board together with the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson and is responsible for the daily management of the Commission. As such she has no voting rights. As per its Charter and Statutes, the Chairman Emeritus has the status of an observer with no voting rights.

  Scientific Secretary

  Dr. Gunde Ziegelberger

  Austria

  Chairman Emeritus

  Dr. Michael Repacholi

  Australia