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The Governing Board consists of eleven voting members and a number of nonvoting members. The voting membership of the GB is composed of 5 members elected by the IDS Associates, and 6 appointed members. The elected members have staggered four-year terms, with elections every two years. The Analysis Centers’ representative, the Data Centers’ representative, and one Member-at-Large are elected during the first two-year election. The Analysis Coordinator and the other Member-at-Large are elected in the second two-year election.

Current composition of the IDS Governing Board

Position

Term

Status

Name

Affiliation

Country

Analysis coordinator

2023-2026

Elected

Petr Štěpánek

Geodetic Observatory Pecný

Czech Republic

Data Centers’ representative

2021-2024

Elected

Patrick Michael

NASA/GSFC

USA

Analysis Centers’ representative

2021-2024

Elected

Frank Lemoine (chair)

NASA/GSFC

USA

Member at large

2023-2026

Elected

Laura Sanchez

DGFI/TUM

Germany

Member at large

2021-2024

Elected

Karine Le Bail

Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden

Director of the Central Bureau

Since 2003

Appointed

Laurent Soudarin

CLS

France

Combination Center representative

Since 2013

Appointed

Guilhem Moreaux

CLS

France

Network representative

2021-2024

Appointed

Jérôme Saunier

IGN

France

DORIS system representative

2023-2024

Appointed

Claude Boniface

CNES

France

IAG representative

2023-2027

Appointed

Ernst Schrama

TU Delft

The Netherlands

IERS representative

2021-2024

Appointed

Tonie van Dam

University of Utah

USA

  

Representatives and delegates

IDS representatives to the IERS:
Analysis Coordinators: Petr STEPANEK

Network representative: Jérôme SAUNIER

IDS representatives to GGOS consortium: Frank G. LEMOINE, Laurent SOUDARIN

IDS representative to GGOS Bureau of Networks and Observations: Jérôme SAUNIER

IDS representative to GGOS Bureau of Products and Standards: Petr STEPANEK

 

Composition of the IDS Governing Board since 2003

Current members are indicated in bold

 

Position

Term

Status

Name

Affiliation

Country

Analysis coordinator

2023-2026

Elected

Petr Štěpánek

Geodetic Observatory Pecný

Czech Republic

2019-2022

Elected

Hugues Capdeville

Petr Štěpánek

CLS

Geodetic Observatory Pecný

France

Czech Republic

2015-2018

Elected

Hugues Capdeville

Jean-Michel Lemoine

CLS

CNES/GRGS

France

2013-2014

Ext’d

Frank Lemoine

NASA/GSFC

USA

2009-2012

E.b.GB

Frank Lemoine

NASA/GSFC

USA

2005-2008

 

Frank Lemoine (substitute)

NASA/GSFC

USA

2003-2005

 

Martine Feissel-Vernier

IGN/Paris Observatory

France

Data Centers’ representative

2021-2024

Elected

Patrick Michael

NASA/GSFC

USA

2017-2020

Elected

Patrick Michael

NASA/GSFC

USA

2013-2016

Elected

Carey Noll

NASA/GSFC

USA

2009-2012

Elected

Carey Noll

NASA/GSFC

USA

2003-2008

 

Carey Noll

NASA/GSFC

USA

Analysis Centers’ representative

2021-2024

Elected

Frank Lemoine (chair)

NASA/GSFC

USA

2017-2020

Elected

Frank Lemoine (chair)

NASA/GSFC

USA

2013-2016

Elected

Pascal Willis (chair)

IGN+IPGP

France

2009-2012

Elected

Pascal Willis (chair)

IGN+IPGP

France

2003-2008

 

Pascal Willis

IGN+IPGP

France

Member at large

2023-2026

Elected

Laura Sanchez

DGFI/TUM

Germany

2019-2022

Elected

Claudio Abbondanza

NASA/JPL

USA

2015-2018

Elected

Marek Ziebart

UCL

UK

2013-2014

Ext’d

John Ries

University of Texas/CSR

USA

2009-2012

E.b.GB

John Ries

University of Texas/CSR

USA

2003-2008

 

John Ries

University of Texas/CSR

USA

Member at large

2021-2024

Elected

Karine Le Bail

Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden

2017-2020

Elected

Denise Dettmering

DGFI/TUM

Germany

2013-2016

Elected

Richard Biancale

CNES/GRGS

France

2009-2012

E.b.GB

Pascale Ferrage

CNES

France

2003-2008

 

Gilles Tavernier (chair)

CNES

France

Director of the Central Bureau

Since 2003

Appointed

Laurent Soudarin

CLS

France

Combination Center representative

Since 2013

Appointed

Guilhem Moreaux

CLS

France

Network representative

2021-2024

Appointed

Jérôme Saunier

IGN

France

2017-2020

Appointed

Jérôme Saunier

IGN

France

2013-2016

Appointed

Jérôme Saunier

IGN

France

2010-2012

 

Bruno Garayt (substitute)

IGN

France

2009

E.b.GB

Hervé Fagard

IGN

France

2003-2008

 

Hervé Fagard

IGN

France

DORIS system representative

2023-2024

Appointed

Claude Boniface

CNES

France

2023

Appointed

Arnaud Sellé

CNES

France

2021-2022

Appointed

Pascale Ferrage

CNES

France

2017-2020

Appointed

Pascale Ferrage

CNES

France

2013-2016

Appointed

Pascale Ferrage

CNES

France

IAG representative

2023-2027

Appointed

Ernst Schrama

TU Delft

The Netherlands

2019-2022 Appointed Ernst Schrama TU Delft The Netherlands

2017-2018

Appointed

Petr Štěpánek

Geodetic Observatory Pecný 

Czech Republic

2013-2016

Appointed

Michiel Otten

ESOC

Germany

2009-2012

Appointed

Michiel Otten

ESOC

Germany

2003-2008

 

Not appointed

 

 

IERS representative

2021-2024

Appointed

Tonie van Dam

University of Utah

USA

2017-2020

Appointed

Brian Luzum

USNO

USA

2013-2016

Appointed

Brian Luzum

USNO

USA

2009-2012

Appointed

Chopo Ma

NASA/GSFC

USA

2003-2008

 

Ron Noomen

TU Delft

The Netherlands

Chair of WG "NRT DORIS data"

Nov. 2016-Nov. 2023

Ex-officio

Denise Dettmering

DGFI/TUM

Germany

 

 
Elected = Elected by IDS Associates
E.b.GB = Elected by the previous Governing Board
Ext’d = Extended term for two years linked to the set up of the partial renewal process

 

 

IDS representatives to GGOS Bureau of Networks and Observations: Jérôme Saunier