The Governing Council members are elected to terms corresponding to IUFoST congresses by the General Assembly. The composition of the Governing Council consists of the members of the Board, the Academy President and six regular members representing different countries. The Secretary-General is the financial officer of the Union. The mailing address of the Secretary-General is the official headquarters of the Union.
2010-2012 IUFoST Governing Council membership
- President –Geoffrey Campbell-Platt (UK)
- President Elect– Pingfan Rao (China)
- Past President – David R. Lineback (USA)
- Scientific Council Chair –Mary Schmidl (USA)*
- Secretary-General/Treasurer – Judith Meech (Canada)
- Academy President –V. Prakash (India)
- Regular Members:
- Anne Goldman (Canada)
- Dietrich Knorr (Germany)
- Vishweshwaraiah Prakash (India)
- Gordon Robertson (Australia)
- Mary Schmidl (USA)
- Nigel Sunley (South Africa)
* Nominated by the International Academy
