ISAE Committees and Experts
Since the founding of the Society for Veterinary Ethology in 1966 and our renaming as the International Society for Applied Ethology, the ISAE has grown from a small group of British veterinarians to an international society spanning many scientific disciplines. Today, the ISAE is a non-profit organisation with an international federal structure and representatives around the world. Administration of the Society is the responsibility of a Council comprising a President, Senior and Junior Vice-President, and 10 other voting members with unique responsibilities. Additionally, there are several non-voting positions, an auditor and legal assessor, as well as a regional secretary for each of the 11 regions. The Council also provides technical evidence on topics relating to animal behaviour and animal welfare during the committee stages of government legislation.
Congress Advisory Committee
Chair: Senior Vice-President
Dr. Bas Rodenburg
Senior Editor
Dr. Margit Bak Jensen
Chair/representative for 2015 Sapporo, Japan Congress
Dr. Shigeru Morita
Chair/representative for 2016 Edinburgh, UK Congress
Dr. Cathy Dwyer
Chair/representative for 2017 Aarhus, Denmark Congress
Dr. Margit Bak Jensen
Chair/representative for 2018 Prince Edward Island, Canada Congress
Dr. Michael Cockram
Chair/representative for 2019 Bergen, Norway Congress
Dr. Bjarne Braastad
Congress Attendance Fund Committee
Chair: Senior Vice-President
Dr. Jeremy Marchant-Forde
Treasurer
Dr. Krista McLennan
Council Members
Dr. Fiona Lang
Dr. Jean-Loup Rault
Editorial Committee
Chair: Senior Editor
Dr. Margit Bak Jensen
Junior Editor
Dr. Janice Siegford
Chair of Congress Advisory Committee
Dr. Jeremy Marchant-Forde
Chair/representative for 2016 Edinburgh, UK Congress
Dr. Cathy Dwyer
Chair/representative for 2017 Aarhus, Denmark Congress
Dr. Mette S. Herskin
Creativity and New Investigator Awards Committee
The committee to determine the recipients of the annual Creativity and New Investigator Awards is chaired by the Assistant Secretary, Fiona Lang. In addition, 3 ISAE Council members and 2 ISAE members outside of Council sit on the committee.
Ethics Committee
The ISAE Ethical Guidelines are authored by the Ethics Committee:
- Alexandra Whittaker (Chair, 2018-2024), Australia
- Cecilie Mejdell (2016-2022), Norway
- Elize van Vollenhoven (2016-2022), South Africa
- Beth Ventura (2018-2024), USA
- Ellen Williams (2018-2024)
- Inès de Freslon (2020-2026)
- Faye Tahamtani (2020-2026)
Former Ethics Committee members:
- Francesco De Giorgio (2014-2020), The Netherlands
- Franck Peron (2014-2020), France
ISAE Experts
The ISAE provides expertise to the following organisations, among others:
- ASAB Certification scheme for Animal Behaviourists: Danny Mills
- Board of Trustees of the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AALAC): Brianna Gaskill
- Advisory Board of the Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Contest: Jeremy Marchant-Forde
- EU Platform on Animal Welfare: Bas Rodenburg (pullet welfare working group), Emma Baxter (pig subgroup), Moira Harris (fish welfare subgroup), Mette Herskin (transport subgroup), Janne Winther Christensen (equine subgroup), Heleen van de Weerd (pig castration subgroup)
