Elections for the Planning Group and Executive Committee of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD)
Seoul, Republic of Korea
1 June 2007
During the 2007 GARD General Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, the GARD Planning Group and Executive Committee were elected.
The Planning Group has responsibility for co-ordination of the main activities of GARD, and is thus considered the ‘driving force’ of the Alliance. It collects and coordinates the reports on the activities of the collaborating parties, and submits new proposals and ideas to the General Meeting for its endorsement.
The Executive Committee is responsible for the management of GARD, and offers overall strategic direction and guidance. It analyzes for possible approval all proposals presented by the Planning Group before these are presented to the General Meeting for endorsement.
Results of the elections for the planning group
- GARD Chairperson
Professor Jean Bousquet - GARD Vice-Chairperson
Professor Ronald Dahl - Representative of the World Health Organization
Dr Nikolai Khaltaev (replaced by Dr Alvaro Cruz) - Representatives of professional associations - Respiratory:
Dr Philip Hopewell (ATS), Professor Arzu Yorgancioglu (TTS), Mr Archie Turnbull (ERS) - Representatives of professional associations - Allergy:
Professor You-Young Kim (KAF), Professor Roy Gerth Van Wijk (EAACI) - Representative of professional associations - Primary Care:
Dr Michael Boland (WONCA) - Repesentative of professional associations - Pharmacy, physiotherapy, nursing and other associations of professions allied to medicine:
Dr Erkka Valovirta as representative of pediatrics - Representative of professional associations - Disease specific:
Dr Claude Lenfant (GINA/GOLD) - Representative of patient organizations:
Mr Svein-Eric Myrseth (EFA) - Representative of governmental institutions:
Ms Lianne Vardy (PHAC) - Representative of WHO Collaborating Centres:
Professor Sohei Makino (Dokkyo University) - Representative of foundations:
Professor Ruby Pawankar (AAAF) - Representative of the Scientific Group:
Dr Giovanni Viegi (Chairman, Working Group 1 on Burden, risk factors and surveillance) - Representative of the Country-Focus Group:
Professor Abai Kabatayevich Baigenzhin (Kazakhstan)
Dr Antje Fink-Wagner (Nycomed-Altana Pharma) was nominated by GARD observers to serve as an observer for the Planning Group.
Results of the elections for the executive committee
- GARD Chairperson
Professor Jean Bousquet - GARD Vice-Chairperson
Dr Ronald Dahl - Representative of the World Health Organization
Dr Nikolai Khaltaev (replaced by Dr Alvaro Cruz) - Representative nominated by GARD Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and WHO and endorsed by General Meeting
Professor Carlos Baena-Cagnani - Representative elected by the General Meeting
Dr Eric Bateman