The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, Slovenia
The 2021 meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee will be held in Bled, Slovenia
The names and national government of IWC Chairs and Vice-chairs from 1949 to the present day are listed below. An additional column shows the Meeting Chair which, for a variety of reasons, has occasionally differed from the Annual/Biennial Chair.
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Chair |
Vice-chair |
Meeting Chair |
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2018/19 |
Bibic (Slovenia) |
Diallo (Rep of Guinea) |
N/A |
2017/18 |
Morishita (Japan) |
Bibic (Slovenia) |
Morishita (Japan) |
2016/17 |
Morishita (Japan) |
Bibic (Slovenia) |
N/A |
2015/16 |
Mainini (Switzerland) |
Morishita (Japan) |
Mainini (Switzerland) |
2014/15 |
Mainini (Switzerland) |
Morishita (Japan) |
N/A |
2013/14 |
Compton-Antoine (St Lucia) | Chemay (Belgium) |
Compton-Antoine (St Lucia) |
2012/13 |
Compton-Antoine (St. Lucia) |
Chemay (Belgium) |
Bruno Mainini (Switzerland) |
2011/12 |
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Herman Oosthuizen (South Africa) |
2010/11 |
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Liverpool (Antigua and Barbuda) |
Anthony Liverpool (Antigua and Barbuda) |
2009/10 |
Maquieira (Chile) |
Liverpool (Antigua and Barbuda) |
Dr Bill Hogarth (USA) |
2008/09 |
Hogarth (USA) |
Nakamae (Japan) |
Dr Bill Hogarth (USA) |
2007/08 |
Hogarth (USA) |
Morimoto (Japan) |
Dr Bill Hogarth (USA) |
2006/07 |
Hogarth (USA) |
Morimoto (Japan) |
Henrik Fischer (Denmark) |
2005/06 |
Fischer (Denmark) |
Kleinschmidt (South Africa) |
Henrik Fischer (Denmark) |
2004/05 |
Fischer (Denmark) |
Kleinschmidt (South Africa) |
Rolland Schmitten (USA) |
2003/04 |
Fischer (Denmark) Schmitten (USA) [Acting Chair] |
Dominguez (Spain) Morimoto (Japan) [Acting Vice-Chair] |
Prof. Bo Fernholm (Sweden) |
2002/03 |
Fernholm (Sweden) |
Fischer (Denmark) |
Prof. Bo Fernholm (Sweden) |
2001/02 |
Fernholm (Sweden) |
Fischer (Denmark) |
Prof. Bo Fernholm (Sweden) |
2000/01 |
Fernholm (Sweden) |
Fischer (Denmark) |
Mr. Michael Canny (Ireland) |
1999/00 |
Canny (Ireland) |
Fernholm (Sweden) |
Mr. Michael Canny (Ireland) |
1998/99 |
Canny (Ireland) |
Fernholm (Sweden) |
Mr. Michael Canny (Ireland) |
1997/98 |
Canny (Ireland) |
Fernholm (Sweden) |
Dr. P. Bridgewater (Australia) |
1996/97 |
Bridgewater (Australia) |
Canny (Ireland) |
Dr. P. Bridgewater (Australia) |
1995/96 |
Bridgewater (Australia) |
Canny (Ireland) |
Dr. P. Bridgewater (Australia) |
1994/95 |
Bridgewater (Australia) |
Botha (South Africa) |
Dr. L. Fleischer (Mexico) |
1993/94 |
Fleischer (Mexico) |
Bridgewater (Australia) |
Dr. L. Fleischer (Mexico) |
1992/93 |
Fleischer (Mexico) |
Bridgewater (Australia) |
Dr. L. Fleischer (Mexico) |
1991/92 |
Fleischer (Mexico) |
Bridgewater (Australia) |
Mr S. Irberger (Sweden) |
1990/91 |
Irberger (Sweden) |
Fleischer (Mexico) |
Mr S. Irberger (Sweden) |
1989/90 |
Irberger (Sweden) |
Fleischer (Mexico) |
Mr S. Irberger (Sweden) |
1988/89 |
Irberger (Sweden) |
Fleischer (Mexico) |
Mr. I. L. G. Stewart (New Zealand) |
1987/88 |
Stewart (New Zealand) |
Haddon (UK) |
Mr. I. L. G. Stewart (New Zealand) |
1986/87 |
Stewart (New Zealand) |
Haddon (UK) |
Mr. I. L. G. Stewart (New Zealand) |
1985/86 |
Stewart (New Zealand) |
Haddon (UK) |
Mr. E.H. Iglesias (Argentina) |
1984/85 |
Iglesias (Argentina) |
Lemche (Denmark) |
Mr. E.H. Iglesias (Argentina) |
1983/84 |
Iglesias (Argentina) |
Lemche (Denmark) |
Mr. E.H. Iglesias (Argentina) |
1982/83 |
Iglesias (Argentina) |
Lemche (Denmark) |
Mr. E.H. Iglesias (Argentina) |
1981/82 |
Iglesias (Argentina) |
Lemche (Denmark) |
Mr. T. Asgeirsson (Iceland) |
1980/81 |
Asgeirsson (Iceland) |
Mercer (Canada) |
Mr. T. Asgeirsson (Iceland) |
1979/80 |
Asgeirsson (Iceland) |
Mercer (Canada) |
Mr. T. Asgeirsson (Iceland) |
1978/79 |
Asgeirsson (Iceland) |
Mercer (Canada) |
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1977/78 |
Bollen (Australia) |
Asgeirsson (Iceland) |
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1976/77 |
Bollen (Australia) |
Asgeirsson (Iceland) |
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1975/76 |
Bollen (Australia) |
Asgeirsson (Iceland) |
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1974/75 |
Rindal (Norway) |
Bollen (Australia) |
Mr. I. Rindal (Norway) |
1973/74 |
Rindal (Norway) |
Bollen (Australia) |
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1972/73 |
Rindal (Norway) |
Bollen (Australia) |
|
1971/72 |
Rindal (Norway) |
Setter (Australia) |
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1970/71 |
McHugh (USA) |
Rindal (Norway) |
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1969/70 |
Fujita (Japan) |
McHugh (USA) |
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1968/69 |
Fujita (Japan) |
McHugh (USA) |
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1967/68 |
Tame (UK) |
Fujita (Japan) |
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1966/67 |
Tame (UK) |
Fujita (Japan) |
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1965/66 |
Sukhoruchenko (USSR) |
Tame (UK) |
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1964/65 |
Sukhoruchenko (USSR) |
Tame (UK) |
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1963/64 |
Sukhoruchenko (USSR) |
Gardner (UK) |
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1962/63 |
Sukhoruchenko (USSR) |
Tame (UK) |
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1961/62 |
Clark (Canada) |
Sukhoruchenko (USSR) |
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1960/61 |
Clark (Canada) |
Engholm (UK) |
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1959/60 |
Clark (Canada) |
Engholm (UK) |
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1958/59 |
Wall (UK) |
Clark (Canada) |
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1957/58 |
Lienesch (Netherlands) |
Wall (UK) |
Dr. G. J. Lienesch |
1956/57 |
Lienesch (Netherlands) |
Wall (UK) |
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1955/56 |
Remington Kellogg (USA) |
Lienesch (Netherlands) |
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1954/55 |
Remington Kellogg (USA) |
Lienesch (Netherlands) |
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1953/54 |
Remington Kellogg (USA) |
Lienesch (Netherlands) |
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1952/53 |
Remington Kellogg (USA) |
Lienesch (Netherlands) |
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1951/52 |
Bergersen (Norway) |
Remington Kellogg (USA) |
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1950/51 |
Bergersen (Norway) |
Remington Kellogg (USA) |
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1949/50 |
Bergersen (Norway) |
Remington Kellogg (USA) |
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