Governing Committee of the International Society of Biosemiotic Studies
The next election of the ISBS Governance Board will take place, as per our Constitution, at the General Meeting which concludes this year’s annual Gatherings in Biosemiotics, where all members present at the meeting will be eligible to cast a vote as to whether to re-appoint the current Board for another five-year term, or replace them and vote in a new Board.
The ISBS was founded on June 12, 2005 by the following scholars: Myrdene Anderson, Marcello Barbieri, Søren Brier, Luis Emilio Bruni, Charbel El-Hani, Claus Emmeche, Donald Favareau, Jesper Hoffmeyer, Kaie Kotov, Kalevi Kull, Anton Markoš, Frederik Stjernfelt.
From 2005-2012, Jesper Hoffmeyer (University of Copenhagen) served as the Society’s President and Don Favareau (National University of Singapore) served as the Society’s Vice-President, Webmaster, Treasurer and Secretary.
From 2012-2015, Jesper Hoffmeyer (University of Copenhagen) served as the Society’s President and Timo Maran (University of Tartu) served as the Society’s Vice-President.
From 2015-2021, Kalevi Kull (University of Tartu) served as the Society’s President and Donald Favareau (National University of Singapore) served as the Society’s Vice-President.
The current term (since 2021) ISBS leadership is comprised of:
President: Kalevi Kull (University of Tartu)
Vice-President: Don Favareau (National University of Singapore)
Secretary: Paul Cobley (Middlesex University, UK)
Treasurer: Ľudmila Lackova (Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic)
Webmaster: Claudio J. Rodríguez H. (Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic)
Board Members:
Victoria Alexander, Dactyl Foundation, New York, USA
Franco Giorgi, University of Pisa, Italy
Jamin Pelkey, Ryerson University, Canada
Yagmur Denizhan, Bogazici University, Turkey
Karel Kleisner, Charles University, Czech Republic
The current ISBS constitution was approved at the ISBS General Assembly during the 22nd Gatherings in Biosemiotics in Olomouc, Czechia, in 2022.