FDSN Structure
As stated in the Terms of Reference, the structure of the FDSN includes a steering committee and an executive committee. The steering committee forms all necessary working groups or special technical committees as required to reach the objectives of the FDSN.
Agendas and minutes from past FDSN meetings are also available online.
Please keep your contact information up-to-date using the FDSN Member Information Form.
Executive Committee Members
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Michelle Grobbelaar — Chair | South Africa |
| Wen-Tzong Liang | Taiwan |
| Javier Quinteros | Germany |
| Chad Trabant | USA |
| Istvan Bondar | Hungary |
| Wayne Crawford | France |
| vacant — Secretary |
Steering Committee Members
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Bathgate | ANSN – GA – Austrailia |
| Michelle Salmon | Australian National University – Australia |
| Nikolaus Horn | ZAMG – Austria |
| Koketso Botepe | BX – BGI – Botswana |
| Marcelo Assumpcao | University of San Paolo – Brazil |
| Dimcho Solakov | GI – Bulgaria |
| Jim Lyons | CNSN – GSC – Canada |
| Jose Antonio Jara Salvador | OCGC – Catalonia |
| Jaime Campos | RSBA – U.DeChile – Chile |
| Yinshuang Ai | CAS – China |
| Yun-tai Chen | CDSN-NCDSN – CSB – China |
| Marijan Herak | IRB – Croatia |
| Jan Zednik | CRSN – GI-IPE – Czech Republic |
| Petr Spacek | Masaryk University – Czech Republic |
| Peter Voss | DNK – GEUS – Denmark |
| Hugo Yepes | IGEPN – Ecuador |
| Mohamed Abuo El-Ela Amin | ENSN – NRIAG – Egypt |
| Elena Kozlovskaya | University of Oulu – Finland |
| Timo Tiira | University of Helsinki – Finland |
| Eleonore Stutzmann | GEOSCOPE – France |
| Ulrich Achauer | ReNaSS – France |
| Martin Vallee | IPGP – France |
| M. Elashvili | GGS – Georgia |
| Angelo Strollo | GEOFON – GFZ – Germany |
| Klaus Stammler | GRSN-GRF – BGR – Germany |
| N.S. Melis | HSBN – IG-NOA – Greece |
| Costas Papazachos | Greece |
| Peter Monus | HSSN – EPSS – Hungary |
| Bálint Süle | HNSN – EPSS – Hungary |
| Steinunn Jakobsdóttir | INDSN – Iceland |
| Mohsen Ashtiany | IIEES – Iran |
| Rami Hofstetter | INS – GII – Israel |
| Peter Danecek | MEDNET / INSN – INGV – Italy |
| Enrico Priolo | OGS – Italy |
| Margaret Wiggins-Grandison | University of West Indies, Mona – Jamaica |
| Seiji Tsuboi | Pacific 21 – ERI – Japan |
| Mizuho Ishida | F-Net – NIED – Japan |
| Natalya Mikhailova | KZNET – KNDC – Kazakhstan |
| Gennady Schelochkov | KNET – IVTAN – Kyrgyzstan |
| Azamat Sharshebaev | KC – CAIAG – Kyrgyz |
| Pearson Shaba | Geological survey – Malawi |
| Low Kong Chiew | Malaysia |
| Lazo Pekevski | Macedonia |
| Xyoli Perez Campos | MNSN – UNAM – Mexico |
| Reinoud Sleeman | NSN – ORFEUS – Netherlands |
| Ken Gledhill | GEONET – GNS – New Zealand |
| Wilfried Strauch | INETER – Nicaragua |
| Lars Ottemöller | NS – Bergen University – Norway |
| Johannes Schweitzer | NORSAR – Norway |
| Branden Christensen | OSOP – Panama |
| Pawel Wiejacz | PLSN – IGFPAN – Poland |
| Joao Fonseca | ISTPN – IST – Portugal |
| Miguel Miranda | LX – CGUL – Portugal |
| Constantin Ionescu | RSN – NIEP – Romania |
| Alexei Malovichko | RNSN – IPE – Russia |
| Ani Gevorgyan | Russia |
| Peter Labak | SNSN – GISAS – Slovakia |
| Mladen Zivcic | SNS – Slovenia |
| Michelle Grobbelaar | SQ – CG – South Africa |
| JV Cantavella | MITMA – Spain |
| Reynir Bodvarsson | SNSN – Sweden |
| John Clinton | CH-Net – ETH-Zurich – Switzerland |
| Bor-Shouh Huang | BATS – IES – Taiwan |
| Didem Cambaz | KOERI – Turkey |
| Yuri Staravoit | IMS – CTBTO – UN |
| Jerry Carter | IDC – CTBTO – UN |
| Yousuf AbdulRahman AlMarzooqi | United Arab Emirates |
| Allen Husker | SCSN – Caltech – USA |
| Jerry Carter | GSN – IRIS – USA |
| Paul Earle | ANSS – USGS – USA |
| Christa Von Hillebrandt | PRSN – UPRM – USA |
| Alexandros Savvaidis | TX – BEGUTEXAS – USA |
| Barbara Romanowicz | BK – UC Berkeley – USA |
| Brian Shiro | G7 – USGS – USA |
| Daniel Mutamina | Missouri University – USA |
| Daniel Auerbach | UCSD – USA |
| FJ Simons | PP – Princeton University – USA |
| Mitchell M Withers | University of Memphis – USA |
| Philip Crotwell | SCSN – USA |
| Won-Young Kim | LDEO – USA |
| TIm Ahern | EarthScope-Oceans – USA |
| Peggy Hellweg | BDSN – HRSN – USA |
| Alisher Ibragimov | UZDN – ISAS – Uzbekistan |
Working Groups
| Chair | Vice-Chair | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Wen-Tsong Liang | Ludek Vecsey | Group I – Station Siting and Instrumentation |
| Javier Quinteros | Rob Casey | Group II – Data Format and Data Centers |
| Chad Trabant | Mark Chadwick | Group III – Products, Tools and Services |
| Istvan Bondar | Öcal Necmioğlu | Group IV – CTBT Coordination |
| Wayne Crawford | Kent Anderson | Group V – Portable Instrumentation |
Updated 2022-05-03