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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, journal management, sales, publishing, conference organisation, servicing BOU Council and Committees, BOU websites, etc.

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

Council

BOU Council has overall responsibility for all BOU operations. BOU Staff and BOU Committees report their operations to BOU Council.

  • Dr Alistair Dawson (CEH Edinburgh) – President
  • Dr G.R. (Dick) Potts – Vice President
  • Prof Rob J. Fuller (British Trust for Ornithology) – Vice President
  • Dr Humphrey Sitters – Honorary Secretary
  • Mr Peter J. Oliver – Honorary Treasurer
  • Dr Richard Bradbury (RSPB) – Chairman of Meetings Committee
  • Dr Paul Donald (RSPB) – Chairman of Ornithological Affairs Committee
  • Rev Tom W. Gladwin (Hertfordshire) – Chairman of BOU/BOC Joint Publications Committee – ex officio
  • Dr Ian Hartley (University of Lancaster) – Chairman of Ibis Committee
  • Mr Robert (Bob) McGowan (National Museums of Scotland) – Chairman of Records Committee
  • Dr Stuart Bearhop (University of Exeter)
  • Prof Tim Birkhead (University of Sheffield )
  • Dr Keith Hamer (University of Leeds)
  • Prof Graeme Martin (University of Birmingham)
  • Prof Sarah Wanless (CEH Edinburgh)
  • Dr Will Peach (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 Ian Hartley (University of Lancaster) – Chairman
  • Dr Mike Brooke (Editor-in-Chief) ex officio
  • Mr Steve P. Dudley (Senior Administrator) – ex officio
  • Dr Keith Hamar (University of Leeds)
  • Dr Andrew MacColl (Nottingham University)
  • Dr S. Jim 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 Richard Bradbury (RSPB) – Chairman
  • Dr Helen Baker (Joint Nature Conservation Committee)
  • Niall Burton (British Trust for Ornithology)
  • Dr Ruth Cromie (WWT)
  • Dr Richard Stillman (University of Bournemouth)
  • Mr S. A. H. (Tony) Statham (Hertfordshire) – BOC Representative
  • Dr Mark Whittingham (Newcastle University)

Grants Committee

BOUGC is responsible for allocating the BOU’s annual round of Small Ornithological Research Grants.

  • Dr Paul Donald (RSPB) – Chairman
  • Dr Phil Atkinson (BTO)
  • Mr Jez Bird (BirdLife International)
  • Dr Paul Dolman (University of East Anglia)
  • Dr Jos Barlow (University of Lancaster)

Records Committee

BOURC is responsible for maintaining The British List .

  • Dr Robert (Bob) McGowan (National Museums of Scotland) – Chairman
  • Dr Tim M. Melling (RSPB) – Secretary
  • Mr Andrew Harrop (Leicestershire)
  • Mr Andrew Lassey (Yorkshire)
  • Dr Andy Brown (Natural England)
  • Mr Richard Millington (Norfolk)
  • Dr Steve Votier (University of Plymouth)
  • Dr Martin Collinson (University of Aberdeen) – TSC Convenor – ex officio
  • Mr Adam Rowlands (BBRC Chairman) – ex officio
  • Mr Roger Wilkinson (Chester Zoo) – captive bird consultant – ex officio

Taxonomic Sub-Committee

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

  • Dr Martin Collinson (University of Aberdeen) – Convenor
  • Dr Alan G. Knox (University of Aberdeen)
  • Prof. David T. Parkin (Nottinghamshire)
  • Dr George Sangster (The Netherlands)
  • Dr Lars Svensson (Sweden)

Category F Sub-Committee

BOURC-CFSC advise on issues relating to Category F of the The British List.

  • Ms Jo Cooper (Natural History Museum, Tring)
  • Dr Derek Yalden (University of Manchester)
  • Prof. Terry O'Connor (University of York)
  • Dr John 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. Tom W. Gladwin – Chairman
  • Mr Steve P. Dudley (BOU Senior Administrator & JPC Publications Manager)
  • Mr David Montier (BOC Treasurer)
  • Prof Christopher M. Perrins (Oxfordshire)
  • Mr Nigel J. Redman (Sussex)
  • Mr S. A. H. (Tony) Statham (BOC Secretary)
  • Ms Jo Cooper (Bird Group, Natural History Museum, Tring)

Ibis Editorial

The Ibis team are responsible for the editorial content and peer-review process of the BOU's international journal of avian science, Ibis.

  • Dr Mike Brooke – Editor-in-Chief
  • Dr Dan Chamberlain – Editor
  • Dr Paul Donald – Editor
  • Dr Jeremy Wilson – Editor
  • Dr Rauri Bowie – Editor
  • Mrs Angela F. Langford – Journal Manager

 

           

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