Scientific Board

The scientific board governs the society and scientifically represents the society. The scientific board may make all decisions except for those reserved for the general assembly, the executive board or the steering committee. The scientific board meets at least once a year, normally at the IRF Conference or the IRF Symposium. Decisions are valid if supported by more than 50% of the members of the Scientific Board. In particular, the Scientific Board shall

be responsible for the scientific policy of the society
grant membership applications
peer review scientific projects submitted by members
oversee the applications of Article 3 of the present constitution
appoint the executive board
approve the appointment of scientific officers

Members

	C.J. van Rijsbergen Chairman of the IRF Scientific Board, Professor, Department of Computing Science, University of Glasgow Profile
	Jamie Callan Professor, Language Technologies Institute and Heinz School of Public Policy and Management Carnegie Mellon University Profile
	Yves Chiaramella Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Université Joseph Fourier, CLIPS-IMAG Profile
	Kilnam Chon Professor, Computer Science Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Profile
	W. Bruce Croft Distinguished Professor, Department of Computer Science and Director Center for Intelligent IR, University of Massachusetts Profile
	Hamish Cunningham Research Professor, Computer Science Department, University of Sheffield Profile
	Norbert Fuhr Professor, Institute of Informatics and Interactive Systems, University Duisburg-Essen Profile Publications
	David Hawking Chief Scientist Funnelback Internet & Enterprise Search Profile
	Arcot Desai Narasimhalu Associate Dean, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University Profile
	John Tait Chief Scientific Officer of the IRF Profile