From International Astronautical Federation

STRUCTURE

The International Astronautical Federation is a federation of members which are typically space agencies, companies and other entities in the space sector.

The governing body of the International Astronautical Federation is the General Assembly. The General Assembly meets once a year during the International Astronautical Congress and consists of one representative per IAF member. The meeting follows an agenda set by the Bureau. Resolutions passed at the General Assembly become policy. Decisions and actions of the General Assembly are taken by consensus whenever possible, or by majority votes.

The IAF is administered by the Bureau. The Bureau consists of:

• Elected Officers. The Elected Officers of the Bureau are the voting members (the President and ten Vice-Presidents).
• Appointed Officers. The Appointed Officers of the Bureau are the IAF General Counsel, the IAF Honorary Secretary, the Executive Director and special advisors of the President. They are non-voting members.

The IAF Secretariat, based in Paris, France, is responsible for the coordination of the IAF.

The Secretariat is composed of the:

• Executive Director
• Industry Relations Coordinator
• Technical Programme Coordinator
• International Relations Coordinator
• Executive Assistant
• Administrative Assistant
• Content Manager

The role of the Secretariat is, under the control of the Bureau and the General Assembly, to develop and administer the Federation.

In order to fulfil its tasks the Federation has set-up Committees: administrative, technical and ad hoc committees members of which are all volunteers and are approved by the IAF Bureau.

About 30% of the IAF Budget is derived from the annual membership dues.

The Constitution is the reference document for the functioning of the International Astronautical Federation.