About ESN

The Society was formed in 1956. The objectives of the Society are:

• The advancement of the science of nematology.
• To foster collaboration between nematologists particularly through the Society newsletter and through Symposia and other meetings.
• To represent the views of nematologists to other bodies, organisations and governments.

The affairs of the ESN are managed on behalf of the members by the ESN Governing Board. The board is currently composed of the following and more info can be found here:

Officers of the Society:

President: Catherine Lilley
Secretary: Sebastian Eves-van den Akker 
Treasurer: Hans Helder

Other Governing Board members:

Raquel Campos Herrera
Claudia Vicente
Wim Bert
Shahid Siddique

The ESN representative to the IFNS is Eric Grenier. The ESN Country and Regional representatives can be found here

The first point of contact with ESN is the Secretary Sebastian Eves-van den Akker.

A copy of the internal rules document can be found here. The Articles of Association for the ESN can be found here, and the signed version can be found here.

You can find 

ESN fellows

1986: Maurice Ritter

1990: Julia Meridith

1994: David Hooper, Pieter Loof

1996: Burt Endo, Juan Heyns

1998: Nigel Hague

2000: August Coomans

2002: Virginia Ferris, David Trudgill

2004: John Webster, Roger Cook, Maria Susana Santos

2006: Richard Sikora, Antoine Dalmasso

2008: Roland Perry

2010: Maurice Moens

2014: David Chitwood

2016: Godelieve Gheysen, Wilfrida Decraemer & James Baldwin

2018: Isabel Abrantes

2022: Danny Coyne & Pierre Abad

2024: Florian Grundler

Election of Fellow of the Society is accorded to General Members in recognition of outstanding contributions to the science of Nematology or distinguished service in promoting the Objectives of the Society.  The call for nominations for Fellows of the ESN to be elected in 2020 opens before each general meeting (every two years).

Nominations for Fellow of the Society may be made by any member.  All nominations must be accompanied by a written statement outlining the professional achievements of the nominee and giving reasons for the proposed election. All nominations must be supported by two other members. The selection of Fellows is made by a committee appointed by the Governing Board which will inform the membership of its decision at the General Meeting.

current  Governing Board