The Council manages the Foundation and encourages donations and identifies suitable uses of the Foundation funds. Foundation funds may not be used to cover any expenses of IABSE or support the annual budget of the Association.
The Foundation is managed by a self-governing Foundation Council, composed as of 1 October 2007, of Messrs:
Klaus Ostenfeld, Denmark (Chair, 2003)
Mourad M. Bakhoum, Egypt (2004)
Thomas Glanzmann, Switzerland (2006)
Manfred A. Hirt, Switzerland (2008)
Hajime Ikeda, Japan (2008)
Aarne Jutila, Finland (2006)
William Nugent, USA (2008)
Ann Schumacher, Switzerland (2006)
Anton Steffen, Switzerland (2003)
Hai-Fan Xiang, China (2004)
Tobia Zordan, Italy (2005)
The Foundation Council was previously chaired by :
1997 - 2003 John C. Badoux, Switzerland
1995 - 1997 Robert Fechtig, Switzerland
1993 - 1995 Hans von Gunten, Switzerland
