Committees
The International Society for Industrial Ecology has an extensive committee structure to further the goals of the Society and its members. If you would like to be considered for any of these committees, please contact us.
AWARDS COMMITTEE
The Awards Committee is responsible for overseeing any awards program the Society adopts. The Committee is appointed by the society's President, and solicits nominations for recipients of approved awards and shall elect recipients from the nominees. The Committee has a total of seven members. It should be chaired by the Past President and shall include the current President. The balance of the Committee’s membership shall be made up of the recent recipients of the Society’s awards.
| Heinz Schandl | Australia | President |
| Edgar Hertwich | Norway | Past President |
| Stefanie Hellweg | Switzerland | President Elect |
| Gang Liu | Denmark | Former Award Recipient |
| Marina Fischer-Kowalski | Austria | Former Award Recipient |
| Ming Xu | USA | Former Award Recipient |
| Roland Clift | United Kingdom | Former Award Recipient |
Purpose of Awards Committee
The primary purpose of the Awards Committee is to administer the Society’s biennial Society Award and Laudise Medal. The Committee will develop and re-evaluate criteria, descriptions, and procedures for the awarding process. The Committee is also charged with examining the on-going policies and procedures associated with the awards program; as well as calling for, reviewing, and judging award nominations.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE (elected)
| Stefan Pauliuk | Germany | Member |
| Francesca Verones | Norway | Member |
| Gang Liu | Denmark | Member |
| Tamar Makov | Israel | Member |
| Xin Tong | China | Member |
| Junming Zhu | China | Member |
| Edgar Hertwich | USA | Immediate Past-president |
Purpose of the Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee will call for nominations of elected positions within the Society, analyze the results and hold an election for members. The Nominating Committee and ISIE staff will hold an information session at ISIE annual events at which interested members can ask questions and discuss qualifications for the opening roles. This will open up the candidate field for the committee and introduce them to new researchers interested in being more involved with the Society.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
| Tomer Fishman | Israel | Co-chair |
| Anna Petit Boix | Germany | Co-chair |
| Edgar Hertwich | Norway | Immediate Past President |
| Stijn Van Ewijk | United Kingdom | Conference Committee Member |
| Weslynne Ashton | United States | Conference Committee Member |
| Paul Currie | South Africa | Conference Committee Member |
| Matthew Eckelman | United States | Conference Committee Member |
| Shoshanna Saxe | Canada | Conference Committee Member |
| Keisuke Nansai | Japan | Conference Committee Member |
| Anders Hammer Stromman | Europe | Conference Committee Member |
Purpose of the Conference Committee
The primary purpose of this Committee is to develop a plan for all the meetings held by or jointly sponsored by the Society. The Committee will call for, gather and review proposals of potential hosts for upcoming biennial ISIE Conferences. The Committee will also re-evaluate the structure of the conferences financially, geographically and programmatically and find other Societies or groups that can be engaged in ISIE conference-related activities. This will involve evaluating related conferences and events that potentially compete with ISIE conferences and then determining how ISIE conferences can maintain strength among them.