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ISIE Committees


The International Society for Industrial Ecology has an extensive committee structure to further the goals of the Society and its members.  If you would like to be considered for any of these committees, please email us at: is4ie@yale.edu


AWARDS COMMITTEE

Marina Fischer-Kowalski
Austria        Past President, Chair
Roland Clift
UK              President
Thomas Graedel USA            Former Award Recipient
Sangwon Suh USA            Former Award Recipient
John Ehrenfeld USA            Former Award Recipient
Scott Matthews USA            Former Award Recipient


Purpose of Awards Committee


The primary purpose of the Awards Committee is to administer the Society’s biennial Society Award and Laudise Medal. The Committee will develop and re-evaluate criteria, descriptions and procedures for the awarding process.  The Committee is also charged with examining the on-going policies and procedures associated with the awards program; as well as calling for, reviewing, and judging award nominations.


NOMINATING COMMITTEE (elected)

Julia Steinberger Austria
Glen Peters Norway
Marina Fischer-Kowalski Austria
Amy Landis USA
Arpad Horvath USA
Edgar Hertwich Norway


Purpose of Nomination Committee


The Nominating Committee will call for nominations of elected positions within the Society, analyze the results and hold an election for members.   The Nominating Committee and ISIE staff will hold an information session at ISIE annual events at which interested members can ask questions and discuss qualifications for the opening roles.  This will open up the candidate field for the committee and introduce them to new researchers interested in being more involved with the Society.



FINANCE COMMITTEE

Christopher Kennedy Canada     Treasurer
Makarand Dehejia USA          Former Treasurer
Timothy Gutowski USA
Vered Doctori-Blass Israel        Student Liaison
Roland Clift UK            President

         


Purpose of the Finance Committee


The primary purpose of the Finance Committee is to provide financial and budgetary oversight and guidance to support the goals and programs of the Society. These include, but are not limited to, preparing and presenting strategic and annual work plans and financial reports to the Council and members.  The Finance Committee is also responsible for the development of short-term and long-term financial and budget strategy that supports the goals of the Society including developing long range plans for financial support outside of ISIE conference proceeds.


PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

Reid Lifset
USA            Editor in Chief, Journal of Industrial Ecology
Kristan Cockerill USA            ISIE Newsletter Editor
Rene Kleijn
Netherlands  Leiden University; Chair
Harro von Blottnitz South Africa University of Capetown
TBD
Student Liaison


Purpose of the Publications and Communications Committee

The Communications Committee will strategically plan for external communications and communications with the Society’s members by evaluating other professional societies’ methods.  The Committee will work with the Journal of Industrial Ecology to coordinate and enhance communications including online communications strategies and marketing materials.



MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Greg Keoleian
USA            President Elect
Heinz Schandl Australia      CSIRO, Chair         
Roland Geyer USA            UC Santa Barbara, Regional Representative
Anders Stromman Norway        NTNU, Regional Representative
Seiji Hashimoto
Japan          NIES, Regional Representative


Purpose of the Membership Committee

The Committee will ensure that the Society is meeting the needs of its members. The Committee will perform outreach to potential members in order to increase membership. The Committee shall design short-term and long-term membership goals. These goals will be consistent with the direction of the Society's Strategic Plan and Bylaws.



PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Christopher Kennedy Canada        Former Conference Chair
Greg Keoleian USA             President Elect, Chair
Paulo Ferrao
Portugal       Former Conference Chair
Seiji Hashimoto Regional Representative
Arpad Horvath
Upcoming Conference Chair
TBD Student Liaison


Purpose of the Program Committee


The primary purpose of this Committee is to develop a plan for all the meeting held by or jointly sponsored by the Society.   The Committee will call for, gather and review proposals of potential hosts for upcoming biennial ISIE Conferences.  The Committee will also re-evaluate the structure of the conferences financially, geographically and programmatically and find other Societies or groups that can be engaged in ISIE conference-related activities. This will involve evaluating related conferences and events that potentially compete with ISIE conferences then determining how ISIE conferences can maintain strength among them.





 
 

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