ABOUT THE IRGWP

• Facilitates contacts between specialists working on the complex problems of wood protection and durability.
• Issues more than one hundred documents every year providing members and sponsors with invaluable information.
• Arranges, with the help of local organizing Committees, annual conferences and regional meetings with active workshops to discuss and disseminate significant research progress.
• Provides help and encouragement for scientists in developing countries to enable contributions to their research activities and to attend conferences.
• Facilitates the participation of able young scientists in the collaborative research of its Working Parties by means of the Ron Cockcroft Award scheme.
• Works continuously as a forum for discussion and dissemination of research results. This strategy, unique around the world, avoids duplication of research work and therefore saves time, effort and money.
• Stimulates progress and quality. IRG members and sponsors are proud of their status and strive continuously towards excellence.
• Provides cost-benefits: the annual conferences and the regional meetings provide powerful opportunities for making business contacts whilst keeping aware of the very latest information in this field.
• Supports financially a permanent Secretariat based in Stockholm, which aims to provide supportive services to members, sponsors and new interested parties.

Organisational Structure

The following organigram summarizes the present (July 2010) organisation of the IRG:

Committee Structure

The Executive Council (EC) is in effect the "Board of Directors" of the IRG and the IRG Secretariat; it is responsible to the Plenary Meeting. It is chaired by the President, who is the highest official representative of the IRG. The EC is responsible for implementing all the decisions of the Plenary Meeting and for the finances and administration of the IRG and the IRG Secretariat in accordance with the Statutes.

IRG Secretariat

The Group's permanent secretariat is located in Stockholm, Sweden

Secretary-General: Mr Jöran Jermer
Postal address:

IRG Secretariat
Box 5609 
SE-114 86 Stockholm, Sweden

Visiting address and express mail:

IRG Secretariat
Drottning Kristinas väg 67 
Stockholm
Telephone: +46 8 10 14 53
Telefax: +46 8 10 80 81
E-mail: irg@sp.se

Scientific Programme Committee (SPC)

The Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) is comprised of the Section leaders together with the President, Vice-President and Secretary-General (ex officio). The main responsibilities for this committee are to create strategic, long term plans for the scientific activities and priorities of IRG, co-ordinate the activities (scope, priorities etc) between the Sections, make final decisions on the establishment of Working Parties and co-ordinate these between the Sections and review the activities and continuing need for individual Working Parties. The SPC reports back to the Executive Council.

Sub-Committees under the Executive Council

Finance Committee (FC) 
The Finance Committee (FC) is a permanent sub-committee under the EC. It gives financial advice and reports to the EC. The members of the FC are appointed by the EC.

Communications Committee (CC)
This committee shall support the Secretariat and Membership with advice and guidance concerning questions on communication matters.

Nominations Sub-Committee (NSC) 
The Nominations Sub-Committee (NSC) receives and reviews nominations for the position of President, Vice-President and members of the EC and makes proposals to the EC.

Ron Cockcroft Award Committee (RCAC) 
This committee takes decisions on the granting of the Ron Cockcroft Award. It reports to the EC and is comprised of the immediate Past President and the Vice-President.

IRG Travel Award Committee (TAC) 
This committee takes decisions on the granting of IRG Travel Awards. It reports to the EC. EC also appoints this committee's members.

Current Committee Memberships

Click on this link for current committee memberships

Sections and Working Parties

The IRG is organised in Sections, each with a specific scope. At present there are five Sections that reflect main areas of current importance in wood protection.The Section Leaders (Chair, Vice-chair) are responsible for co-ordinating the activities within their Sections and for encouraging the initiation of new work. The Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) has the responsibility for co-ordinating the activities between the Sections.Within each Section any Member may make proposals for projects and for Working Parties so long as they have a clearly defined scope and a clearly expressed target date. Working Parties are usually formed around a specific topic such as Physiology of decay. Activities can include research symposia, discussion groups or collaborative research projects. WPs are intended to be easily created or dissolved and serve as a vehicle for bringing IRG members together.

Auditors

Appointed to audit the IRG Secretariat's accounts for 2011:

Prof Dr Björn Henningsson
Klippvägen 13
SE-756 52 UPPSALA
Sweden
Tel: +46 18 32 04 90
Fax: +46 18 32 04 90
E-mail: bjorn.henningsson@spray.se

Mr Bengt Möller
Revisorcompaniet AB
Rehnsgatan 5
SE-113 57 STOCKHOLM
Sweden
Tel: +46 8 673 06 64
Fax: +46 8 673 06 49
Mobile tel: +46 8 70 623 05 45
E-mail: bengt@revisorcompaniet.se