Committees & Working Groups

Nomination Form for new Committee Members

(Europlanet Society members only)

  • Interim Chair: Arianna Piccialli
  • Vice-chair: Solmaz Adeli
  • Secretary: Marina Molla
  • Exec Board: Ann Carine Vandaele
  • EPEC: OPEN
  • Representative Benelux: Arianna Piccialli
  • Representative Central Europe: Anna Losiak
  • Representative France: Léa Bonnefoy
  • Representative Germany: OPEN
  • Representative Ireland & UK: OPEN
  • Representative Italy: Federica Duras
  • Representative Northern Hub: Markus Ambrosch
  • Representative Southeast Europe Hub: Marina Molla
  • Representative Spain & Portugal: João Faria
  • Representative Switzerland: OPEN
  • Co-Chair: Jessie Hogan, Melissa Mirino
  • Treasurer: Noah Jäggi

  • Representative Benelux: Fleur Seuren
  • Representative Central Europe: Simone Spedicato (AU), Maria Hasler (AU)
  • Representative France: Maélie Coutelier
  • Representative Germany: OPEN
  • Representative Ireland & UK: Angelo Tsiaras
  • Representative Italy: Giovanni Munaretto
  • Representative Northern Europe: Nils Prieur
  • Representative Southeast Europe: Christos Katsavrias
  • Representative Spain & Portugal: David Morate Gonzalez, Daniela Espadinha
  • Representative Switzerland: OPEN
  • Communications Working Group Co-Chair: Gloria Tognon; Melissa Mirino
  • Diversity Working Group Co-Chair: Mayssa El Yazidi, Shrrirup Nambiar
  • Early Career Support Working Group Co-Chair: Foivos Karakostas; Indhu Varatharajan
  • EPEC at EPSC Working Group Co-Chair: Johanna Bürger, Jules Bourdelle de Micas
  • Future Research Working Group Co-Chair: Hans Huybrighs; Ottaviano Ruesch
  • Outreach Working Group Co-Chair: José (Zé) Eduardo Silva
  • Chair: Marcell Tessenyi
  • Secretary: OPEN
  • Representative Benelux: OPEN
  • Representative Central Europe: OPEN
  • Representative France: Jeronimo Bernard-Salas
  • Representative Germany: OPEN
  • Representative Ireland & UK: OPEN
  • Representative Italy: OPEN
  • Representative Northern Europe: OPEN
  • Representative Southeast Europe: OPEN
  • Representative Spain & Portugal: Andres Catalan (SP); Marta Gonçalves (PT)
  • Representative Switzerland: OPEN
  • Chair: Federica Duras
  • Responsible Impact and Innovation Officer: Anita Heward
  • Officer (Communication): Anita Heward
  • Representative EPEC: Anastasia Kokori; Melissa Mirino
  • Representative Benelux: Ariana Piccialli
  • Representative Central Europe: Petr Broz (CZ); Jan Lukacevic (CZ); Julie Novalova (CZ); Zuzana Kanuchova (SK)
  • Representative France: Raphael Peralta; Ulysse Pedreira Segade
  • Representative Germany: OPEN
  • Representative Ireland & UK: Niamh Shaw
  • Representative Italy: Livia Giacomini
  • Representative Northern Europe: Erika Pakštienė (LT); Gražina Tautvaišienė(LT)
  • Representative Southeast Europe: Nantia Moutsouroufi (GR)
  • Representative Spain & Portugal: João Retre (PT); Juan Ángel Vaquerizo (SP); OPEN
  • Representative of Inspire Other Worlds: Stavro Ivanovski
  • Representative Switzerland: Thibaut Roger
  • Chair: Eleni Chatzichristou
  • Vice-chair: OPEN
  • Secretary: Marina Molla
  • Officer (Communication): Mariadina Lilis
  • Officer (Industry): OPEN
  • Officer (Policy): Séverine Robert
  • Representative Benelux: Monica Sanchez-Roman
  • Representative Central Europe: Ewa Szuszkiewicz (PL); Jan Soucek (CZ); Petr Broz (CZ); Suzana Kanuchova (SK)
  • Representative France: OPEN
  • Representative Germany: OPEN
  • Representative Ireland & UK: OPEN
  • Representative Italy: OPEN
  • Representative Northern Europe: Anna Aret (EE); Ari-Matti Harri (FI); Genzer Maria (FI); Grazina Taitvaisiene (LT); Jon Merrison (DK); José Antonio Gordillo Martorell (SE); Karina Skirmante (LV); Stephanie Werner (NO)
  • Representative Southeast Europe: Eleni Chatzichristou
  • Representative Spain & Portugal: Carlos García Sacristán (SP); Elisa Delgado Mena (PT); Marta Gonçalves (PT)
  • Representative Switzerland: OPEN
  • Chair: Séverine Robert
  • Country representatives: Dennis harries (LX)
  • Diversity Officer: Arianna Piccialli
  • Early Career Officers: Fleur Seuren; Zeina Naim; Lara Maldanis; Annemiek Waajen
  • Industry Officer: Didier Moreau (BE); Monica Sanchez-Roman (NL)
  • Outreach Officer: Stijn Calders
  • Policy Officer: Eleni Chatzichristou
  • Chair: Andrea Optiz
  • Country  representative: Ewa Szuszkiewicz (PO); Petr Broz (CZ); Zuzana Kanuchova (SK); OPEN (AT; SI; HU)
  • Diversity Officer: Anna Losiak
  • Early Career Officer: Simone Spedicato (AU), Maria Hasler (AU)
  • Industry Officer: Akós Kereszturi (HU); Pal Gabor Vizi (HU)
  • Outreach Officer: Jan Lukacevic (CZ); Julie Novakova (CZ)
  • Policy Officer : Jan Soucek (CZ); Ákos Kereszturi (HU)
  • Chair: Susan Conway
  • Secretary: Gabriel Tobie
  • PNP Liaison Officer: Pierre Henri
  • Amateur Astronomy Officer: Anthony Guimpier
  • Communication Officer: Stéphanie Beaunay; Ines Belgacem (website)
  • Diversity Officer: Léa Bonnefoy
  • Early Career Officer: Maélie Coutelier
  • Industry Officer: Jeronimo Bernard-Salas; Nick Cox
  • Outreach Officer: Raphael Peralta
  • Policy Officer: OPEN
  • Special Portfolio: Baptiste Cecconi; Jean-Pierre Le-Breton
  • Chair: Joern Helbert
  • Vice-Chair: OPEN
  • Secretary: OPEN
  • Diversity Officer: Noah jaeggi; Sabine Hunze
  • Early Career Officer: OPEN
  • Industry Officer: OPEN
  • Outreach Officer: Enrica Bonato
  • Policy Officer: Lena Naock
  • Interim Chair: Steve Miller
  • Vice-Chair: Chrysa Avdellidou (University of Leicester) 
  • Secretary: Jack Wright (European Space Agency) 
  • Early Career Officer:  Connor Hoad (Royal Holloway University of London) and Lee White (Open University)
  • Hub Website Officer: Frances Butcher (University of Sheffield)
  • Outreach Officer: Lewis Dartnell (Westminster University)
  • Policy Officer: TBD
  • Industry Officer: TBD
  • Diversity Officer: TBD
  • Chair: Stavro Ivanovski
  • Vice-Chair: Alice Lucchetti
  • Secretary: OPEN
  • Amateur Astronomy Officer: OPEN
  • Diversity Officer: OPEN
  • Industry Officer: OPEN
  • Outreach Officer: Federica Durs
  • Policy Officer: OPEN
  • Early Career Support: Giovanni Munartto
  • Advisors: Livia Giacomini; Maria Cristina De Sanctis
  • Chair: Harri Haukka
  • Vice-Chair: Grazina Tautvaisiene
  • Secretary: OPEN
  • Country Representative: Anna Aret (EE); Ari-Matti Harri (FI); Grazina Tautvaisiene (LT); Jon Merrison (DK); Karina Skirmante (LV); Stephanie Werner (NO); Heleri Ramler (EE); Wolf Geppert (SE); OPEN (IS)
  • Amateur Astronomy Officer: Veikko Makela
  • Diversity Officer: Arnas Drazdauskas
  • Early Career Officer: Iaroslav Iakubivskyi (EE); Nils Prieur (NO); Aditya Savio Paul (EE)
  • Industry Officer: OPEN
  • Outreach Officer: OPEN
  • Policy Officer: OPEN
  • Chair: Nick Sergis
  • Vice-Chair:  Alexandra Nina (RS); Anezina Solomonidou (GR); Constantinos Constantinou (CY); Dan Alin Nedelcu (RO); Giuli Verbanac (HR); Veneta Guineva (BG)
  • Secretary: OPEN
  • Country Representative:  OPEN
  • Amateur Astronomy Officer: Manos Kardasis
  • Diversity Officer: Marina Molla
  • Early Career Officer: Christos Katsavrias
  • Industry Officer: Ingmar Sandberg
  • Outreach Officer: Konstantina Moutsouroufi (GR); Nantia Moutsouroufi (GR)
  • Policy Officer: Eleni Chatzichristou
  • Chair: Alejandro Cardesín Moinelo
  • Vice-Chair: R. Hues; P. Machado
  • Secretary:  S. Fdez. Menendez
  • Spain Representative: P. Benavides
  • Portugal Representative: E. Delgado Mena
  • Early Career SP: D. Morate
  • Outreach & Communication SP: J. A. Vaquerizo
  • Outreach & Communication PT: Joao Retre
  • Amateur Astronomy Officer: Joaquín Alvaro
  • Diversity Officer: J. Hdez-Bernal; M. Ruiz Perez
  • Early Career Officer: D. Espadinha
  • Industry Officer: Andres Catalan (SP); Marta Gonçalves
  • Policy Officer: Carlos García Sacristán
  • Space Ethics: S. Perez-Hoyos / J. Hdez-Bernal
  • IberoAmerica: P. Benavides (+ A. Cardesin & others, TBC)
  • Astrobiology: F. Gomez-Gomez
  • Instrumentation: A. Moral-Inza
  • Chair: Sascha Quanz
  • Vice-chair: Thibaut Roger
  • Secretary: OPEN
  • Diversity Officer: OPEN
  • Early Career Officer: OPEN
  • Industry Officer: Elena Benedetto
  • Outreach Officer: OPEN
  • Policy Officer: OPEN