The Advisory Committee is a consultative, supportive, decisive and supervising body whose fundamental role is to watch over the stability of WAS.
Members of the Advisory Committee
- Pedro Nobre (Portugal)
- Jaqueline Brendler (Brazil)
- Elsa Almas (Norway)
- Alain Giami (France)
- Erick Janssen (Belgium)
- Esther Corona Vargas (Mexico)
- Stefano Eleuteri (Italy)
- Osmo Kontula (Finland)
- Luis Perelman (Mexico)
- Itor Finotelli Jr. (Brazil)
- Terry Humphreys (Canada)
- Elna Rudolph (South Africa)
- Cristopher Fox (Australia)
- Patti Britton (United States)
- Felipe Hurtado-Murillo (Spain)
- K.S. Jeyarani Kamaraj (India)
- Sara Nasserzadeh (United States)
- Yuko Higashi (Japan)
- Patricia Pascoal (Portugal)
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
- Ganesan Adaikan (Singapore)
- Faysal El Kak (Lebanon)
- Cristina Fridman (Argentina)
- Tommi Paalanen (Finland)
- Antón Usigli (Mexico)
Past Presidents of WAS
- Romano Forleo (Italy) (1978-1979)
- Gilbert Tordjman (France) (1979-1986)
- Fernando Bianco (Venezuela) (1986-1989)
- Alan Wabrek (United States) (1989-1993)
- Rubén Hernández-Serrano (Venezuela) (1993-1997)
- Eli Coleman (United States) (1997-2001)
- Marc Ganem (France) (2001-2005)
- Eusebio Rubio-Aurioles (Mexico) (2005-2009)
- Rosemary Coates (Australia) (2009-2013)
- Kevan Wylie (United Kingdom) (2013-2017)