IAMCR has various standing committees, task forces, and commissions.
Standing Committees are permanent bodies of the International Council with remits aimed at fulfilling key ongoing tasks within the organisation.
Task Forces or Ad hoc committees are permanent or temporary bodies of the International Council that fulfil other purposes.
Executive Board Commissions are entities that are mandated by the Executive Board to provide support in relation to a particular set of tasks defined by the Executive Board. The Executive Board is accountable towards the International Council for the work of the Commissions.
Standing Committees
- Environmental Impact Committee
Chair: Graham Murdock [contact]
Vice-Chairs: Bene Brevini, Alana Mann and Jeremy Swartz
Members: Anabela Carvalho, Julie Doyle, Kerrie Foxwell-Norton, Anders Hansen, Sadia Jamil, Tawana Kupe, Chris Paterson and Gerard Goggin (EB liaison) - Finance Committee
Chair: Elske van de Fliert [contact]
Members: Beate Josephi, Robin Mansell and Sandra Ristovska - Legal Committee
Chair: Philippe Maarek [contact]
Members: Adilson Cabral, Anastasia Grusha, Friedrich Krotz, Stefania Milan, Jo Pierson, Cees J. Hamelink (Honorary permanent member) and Nico Carpentier (EB liaison) - Conference Committee
Chair: Gerard Goggin
Members: Nico Carpentier, Elske van de Fliert, Bruce Girard, 2 members drawn from the International Council. - Membership Committee
Chair: Helena Sousa [contact]
Members: Yik Chan Chin, Olesya Venger, Leah Jerop Komen, Jude William Genilo, Valeria Zamisch (IAMCR Secretariat) and Gerard Goggin (EB liaison) - Publications Committee
Chair: Maria Michalis [contact]
Members: Luis Albornoz, Marjan de Bruin, Sarah Cardey, Changfeng Chen, Joe Khalil, Levi Obonyo, Claudia Padovani, Pradip Thomas, Janet Wasko and Usha Raman (EB liaison) - Scholarly Review Committee
Chair: Thomas Jacobson [contact]
Members: Aimée Vega Montiel, John Sinclair, Robin Mansell, Jo Pierson, Kaarle Nordenstreng, Denize Araujo, Marjan de Bruin, Changfeng Chen, Sandra Ristovska and Usha Raman (EB liaison)
Task Forces
- Task Force on the Global Alliance for Media and Gender (GAMAG)
Chair: Aimée Vega Montiel [contact]
Members: Margaret Gallagher, Carolyn Byerly, Claudia Padovani, Maria Edström, Carla Cerqueira, Karen Ross and Usha Raman (EB liaison) - Task Force on the Global Alliance for Social and Behaviour Change
Chair: Thomas Jacobson [contact]
Vice-chair: Elske van de Fliert [contact]
Members: Thomas Jacobson, Jessica Noske Turner, Ana Duarte Melo and Elske van de Fliert (EB liaison) - Committee for the Improvement of Academic Life
Chair: Chika Anyanwu [contact]
Vice-chair: Karen Arriaza Ibarra [contact]
Members: Changfeng Chen, Fiona Martin, Claudia Lago, Steph Hill, Sibo Chen, Eno Akpabio, Tanya Bosch, Burçe Celik, Sergio Ricardo Quiroga, and Andrea Medrado (EB liaison) - Task Force on Conference Modelling
Chair: Eno Akpabio [contact]
Members: Eno Akpabio, Cláudia Álvares, Salvatore Scifo, Nelson Costa Ribeiro, Sinikka Torkkola, Yik Chan Chin, Fiona Martin, Tonny Krijnen, Bruce Girard, and Andrea Medrado (EB liaison) - INTER/ACTIONS: Multimodal Academic Communication
Chair: Sandra Ristovska [contact]
Members: Pedro Pinto de Oliveira, John L. Jackson Jr., Jeremy Shtern, Johanna Sumiala, Aysu Arsoy, and Nico Carpentier (EB liaison)
Executive Board Commissions
- Conference Organising Commission Lyon 2023
Chair: Nico Carpentier [contact]
Members: Elske van de Fliert, Bruce Girard, Gerard Goggin, Chérifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri, Chloé Gaboriaux and Françoise Paquienséguy. - Evaluation Committee for the Section/Working Group and Committee/Task Force funds
Chair: Elske van de Fliert [contact]
Members: Maria Michalis and Bruce Girard (non-voting member) - Clearinghouse for Public Statements
Chair: Robin Mansell [contact]
Members: Eno Akpabio, Abida Ashraf, Nancy Booker, Martin Becerra, Benedetta Brevini, Andrew Calabrese, Lauren Dyll, Flor Enghel, Divina Frau-Meigs, Audrey Gadzekpo, Cherian George, Rodrigo Gomez, Gholam Khiabany, Graham Murdock, Hillel Nossek, Vinod Pavarala, Takesato Watanabe and Nico Carpentier (EB liaison) - Commission on IAMCR History
Chair: Jörg Becker [contact]
Members: Binod Agrawal, Cees Hamelink, Robin Mansell, Kaarle Nordenstreng, Sandra Ristovska, Eduardo Enrique Villanueva Mansilla and Usha Raman (EB liaison)
Award Juries
- Schiller Award Selection Committee
Chair: Richard Maxwell
Members: Helena Sousa and Peichi Chung - Smythe Award Selection Committee
Chair: John Sinclair
Members: Ben Birkinbine and Yuezhi Zhao - Stuart Hall Award Selection Committee
Chair: Hopeton Dunn
Members: Graham Murdock, Usha Raman, Sandra Ristovska, Garry Whannel and Audrey Gadzekpo - Urban Communication Foundation Grant Selection Committee 2022
Chair: Janet Wasko
Members: Susan Drucker, Gary Gumpert, Cees Hamelink and Nico Carpentier - Climate Communication Research Fellowship Selection Committee 2022
Chair: Graham Murdock
Members: Kerrie Foxwell-Norton, Hanna E. Morris, Tawana Kupe and Jeremy Swartz - UNICEF/IAMCR Communication for Development Research Fund 2021
Chair: Elske van de Fliert
Members: Thomas Jacobson, Andrew Carlson, Sohini Bhattacharya, Joumana Kalot, Vinod Pavarala and Bruce Girard (non-voting)