PACIFIC SCIENCE COUNCIL
The Pacific Science Council is composed of one or several representatives from each national member to PSA (known as an Adhering Organization). The Council is the governing body of PSA, and meets at Pacific Science Congresses and Inter-Congresses to vote on Executive Board decisions, and to elects the Executive Board members that are responsible for running PSA between Council meetings.
Council meetings are held every two years, at Pacific Science Congresses and Inter-Congresses. The most recent meeting was held in June 2011 at the 22nd Pacific Science Congress. The Council representatives were:
| Name | Country | Position |
| Associate Prof. Dr. Jito Vanualailai | Pacific Islands | Board Member |
| Dr. Esther Williams | Pacific Islands | Observer |
| Ms. Chen Lei | China-Beijing | Council Member |
| Mr. Liang Yingnan | China-Beijing | Council Member |
| Prof. Dr. Congbin Fu | China-Beijing | President |
| Prof. Chang-Hung Chou | China-Taipei | Ordinary Board Member/VP |
| Prof. Kiyoshi Kurokawa | Japan | Past-President |
| Burke Burnett | PSA Secretariat | Executive Secretary |
| Prof. Marie-Lise Chanin | France | Council Member / Board Member |
| Prof. Masaaki Morisawa | Japan | Council Member |
| Prof. Akira Taniguchi | Japan | Council Member |
| Prof. Kiyoshi Nakachi | Japan | Council Member |
| Prof. Dong-Yoon Chung | Korea | Council Member |
| Prof. Dr. Montri Chulavatnatol | Thailand | Council Member |
| Prof. Dr. Soottiporn Chittmittrapap | Thailand | Council Member / Board Member |
| Prof. Petr Baklanov | Russian Federation | Council Member |
| Mr. Alexey Lankin | Russian Federation | Council Member |
| Dr. David Schindel | USA | Council Member |
| Dr. Barbara M. Thiers | USA | Council Member |
| Ms. Kathie Bailey Mathae | USA | Observer |
| Mr. Karumuna A. Kaijage | USA | Observer |
| Dr. Cecilia P. Reyes | Philippines | Observer |
| Dr. Rebecca Stephenson | Guam | Observer |
| Prof. Makoto Tsuchiya | Okinawa | Secretary-General/Council Member |
| Prof. Azizan Abu Samah | Malaysia | Treasurer |
| Prof. Leo W.H. Tan | Singapore | Council Member |
| Prof. R. Subramaniam | Singapore | Council Member |
| Prof. Nora Chiang | China-Taipei | Council Member |
| Prof. Tsu-Chang Hung | China-Taipei | Council Member |
| Dr. Robert Underwood | Guam | Council Member |
| Prof. Curt Daehler | USA | Council Member |
| Nguyen Gia Lap | Vietnam | Council Member |
NATIONAL MEMBERS (Adhering Organizations)
Current national members to PSA include Australia, China-Beijing, China-Hong Kong, China-Taipei, France, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Okinawa, Pacific Islands (Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu), Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam.
National Committees are established by each Adhering Organization, and nominate their representatives for the Pacific Science Council. National Committees also implement national-level activities of the PSA.
For more information on PSA's Adhering Organizations, please click here.