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Standing Committees

The current membership, as at 1 January 2011, of the Standing Committees and Boards is shown below:

Education and Membership Committee

The Chair of this committee changes in July each year.

Louise Barrington (UK)
Jeffrey Elkinson (Bermuda) - President, ex officio
Paul Jensen (UK)
Pauline Makepeace (UK) - Chair
Stuart Ness (Netherlands)
Rashda Rana (Australia)
Axel Reeg (Germany)
Michael Forbes Smith - Director General, ex officio
Michael Tonkin (UAE)

Practice and Standards Committee

The Chair of this committee changes in January each year.

Bennar Balkaya (Turkey)
Andrew Bartlett (UK)
Shawn Conway (Netherlands)
Jeffrey Elkinson (Bermuda) - President, ex officio
Nicholas Gould (UK)
Thomas Halket (North America) - Chair
Tim Hardy (UK)
Wolf von Kumberg (UK)
Giovanna Kwong (Italy)
Larry Newman (North Amercia)
Adam Samuel (UK)
Michael Forbes Smith - Director General, ex officio

The Practice & Standards Committee has four sub-commitees and one working group:

Mediation sub-committee

Andrew Burr, Jeffrey Elkinson (President, ex officio), Thomas Halket, Tim Hardy ( Chair ), Christopher Lau, Michael Forbes Smith (Director General, ex officio), Mercedes Tarrazon

Arbitration sub-committee

Sebastien Besson, Guido Carducci, Jeffrey Elkinson (President, ex officio), Thomas Halket, Khory McCormick, Douglas Reichert, Adam Samuel ( Chair ), Michael Forbes Smith (Director General, ex officio), I-Ching Tseng, Julia Zagoneck.

Adjudication sub-committee

Jeffrey Elkinson (President, ex officio), Philip Fiddler, Susan Francombe, Jeremy Glover, Nicholas Gould ( Chair ), Thomas Halket, Rob Horne, Matt Molloy, John Riches (Adjudication Society liaison), Michael Forbes Smith (Director General, ex officio), William [Bill] Webb

Technology sub-Committee

James Bridgeman, Steven Certilman, Thaw Sing Chong, Jeffrey Elkinson (President, ex officio), Thomas Halket, Michael Forbes Smith (Director General, ex officio), Richard Stephens, Christopher To, Mohamed S. Abdul Wahab ( Chair ), Raimund Walch

Med-Arb working group

Andrew Burr, Guido Carducci, Giovanni De Berti ( Chair ), Jeffrey Elkinson (President, ex officio), Nicholas Gould, Thomas Halket, Wolf Von Kumberg, Giovanna Kwong, Jeremy Lack, Khory McCormick, Michael Forbes Smith (Director General, ex officio)

Panels Management Group

The Chair of this committee changes in July each year.

Sandra Cassel (Scotland)
Mair Coombes-Davies - IDRS
Jeffrey Elkinson (Bermuda) - President, ex officio
Eric Mouzer (UK) - Adjudication Panel Convenor
John Price (UK) - Mediation Panel Convenor - Chair
John Redmond (UK)
Derek Simmonds (UK) - Arbitration Panel Convenor
Michael Forbes Smith - Director General, ex officio

Regional representatives

Tony Houghton SC (East Asia)
Dr. Susanne Kratzsch (Europe)
Peter Megens (Australia)
Tinuade Oyekunle (Africa)
Larry Schaner (North America)
Michael Tonkin (Middle East/Indian Sub-continent)

Examinations Board