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COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS

 

BOU Staff

The BOU's two staff members are responsible for day to day operations of the BOU including membership management, sales, publishing, co nference organisation, servicing BOU Council and Committees, BOU websites, etc.

  • Mr S. P. Dudley – Senior Administrator
  • Mrs A. F. Langford – Journal & Office Manager

Council

BOU Council is overall responsible for all BOU operations. BOU Staff and BOU Committees report their operations to BOU Council.

  • Dr A. Dawson (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) – President
  • Dr G.R. Potts – Vice President
  • Dr R. Fuller – Vice President
  • Dr H. Sitters – Honorary Secretary
  • Mr P. J. Oliver – Honorary Treasurer
  • Dr R. Bradbury (RSPB) – Chairman of Meetings Committee
  • Dr S. Bearhop (University of Exeter )
  • Prof T. Birkhead (University of Sheffield )
  • Ms S. Davis (Scottish Natural Heritage) – Chairman of Ornithological Affairs Committee
  • Dr J. Gill – Chairman of Ibis Committee
  • Dr K. Hamer (University of Leeds )
  • Dr R. McGowan (National Museums of Scotland ) – Chairman of Re co rds Committee
  • Dr W. Peach (The RSPB)

Ibis Committee

BOUI oversees all aspects of the BOU's journal publishing, recommending policy and direction as well as providing support and advice to both the Ibis and BOU Offices in their management of Ibis .

  • Dr J. Gill (University of East Anglia) – Chairman
  • Mr S. P. Dudley (Senior Administrator) ex officio
  • Dr M. Brooke (Editor-in-Chief) ex officio
  • Dr K. Hamar (University of Leeds)
  • Dr I. Hartley (University of Lancaster)
  • Dr S. J. Reynolds (University of Birmingham)

Meetings Committee

BOUMC is responsible for overseeing the ongoing programme of conferences, meetings and workshops. They appoint organisers who work with the BOU Office to deliver each event.

  • Dr R. Bradbury (The RSPB) – Chairman
  • Dr R. Cromie (WWT)
  • Dr J. Quinn (University of Oxford )
  • Dr S. J. Reynolds (University of Birmingham )
  • Dr R. Stillman (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)
  • Mr S. A. H. Statham (Hertfordshire) – BOC Representative

Ornithological Affairs Committee

BOUOAC is responsible for allocating Research Grants and for providing advice to BOU Council on a wide range of issues. For example, these have recently included ethics, long-term population studies, the Galapagos islands , EU pesticides, UK Overseas Territories and habitat diversity.

BOUOAC also facilitates the taking forward of major issues developed at BOU conferences, seminars and other meetings. Recent examples include re co mmendations on the role and direction of ornithology in co nservation to the year 2000 and beyond, necessary measures in respect of escaped and feral birds, the phasing out of the use of lead shot in wetlands, policy in relation to raptors and future BOU initiatives.

BOUOAC also co nsiders proposals and makes re co mmendations to Council in respect of Honorary Memberships, medals and future Alfred Newton Lecturers.

  • Ms S. Davis (Scottish Natural Heritage) – Chairman
  • Dr P. Atkinson (BTO)
  • Dr J. Bird (BirdLife)
  • Dr P. Dolman (University of East Anglia )
  • Dr P. Donald (The RSPB)

Records Committee

BOURC is responsible for maintaining The British List .

  • Dr R. McGowan (National Museums of Scotland) – Chairman
  • Dr T. Melling (The RSPB) – Secretary
  • Dr M. Collinson (University of Aberdeen)
  • Mr A. Harrop (Leicestershire)
  • Mr A. Lassey (Yorkshire )
  • Mr I. Lewington (Oxfordshire)
  • Mr R. Millington (Norfolk )
  • Dr S. Votier (University of Plymouth )
  • Prof. C. Bradshaw (BBRC Chairman) ex-officio
  • Mr R. Wilkinson (Chester Zoo) – captive bird consultant

Taxonomic Sub-Committee

BOURC-TSC advise on taxonomic issues relating to The British List .

  • Dr M. Collinson (University of Aberdeen) – Convenor
  • Dr A. G. Knox (University of Aberdeen)
  • Prof. D. T. Parkin (Nottinghamshire)
  • Dr G. Sangster (The Netherlands)
  • Dr L. Svensson (Sweden )

Category F Sub-Committee

BOURC-CFSC are responsible for managing Category F of the The British List .

  • Ms J. Cooper (Natural History Museum , Tring)
  • Dr D. Yalden (University of Manchester)
  • Prof. T. O'Connor (University of York)
  • Dr J. Stewart (Natural History Museum)

BOU / BOC Joint Publications Committee

The JPC is responsible for overseeing the publication of all non-journal output (e.g. the BOU Checklist Series) from both the BOU and our sister organisation, the British Ornithologists' Club.

  • Rev. T. W. Gladwin – Chairman
  • Mr S. P. Dudley (BOU Senior Administrator & JPC Publications Manager)
  • Mr D. Montier (BOC Treasurer)
  • Mr N. J. Redman (Sussex )
  • Prof C. M. Perrins (BOU President)
  • Mr S. A. H. Statham (BOC Secretary)

Ibis Editorial

The Ibis team are responsible for the editorial co ntent of the BOU's international journal of avian science, Ibis.

  • Dr M. Brooke – Editor-in-Chief of Ibis
  • Dr D. Chamberlain – Editor
  • Dr P. Donald – Editor
  • Dr J. Wilson – Editor
  • Dr R. Bowie – Editor
  • Ms C. Devereux – Journal Manager

 
           

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