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General Assembly - is the primary body of ILAC and ensures that specific tasks are pursued in accordance with the objectives of ILAC. All members of ILAC are eligible to nominate one representative (delegate) to the General Assembly. The ILAC Chair is responsible for chairing meetings of the General Assembly. |
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Arrangement Council - is the decision making body for determining signatory and recognition status under the ILAC Arrangement. The members of the Arrangement Council are delegates nominated by the Full and Associate members. The ILAC Chair is the Chair of the Arrangement Council. |
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Executive Committee - responsible for the day to day management of ILAC and its activities. The members of this committee consist of the Chair and Vice Chair of ILAC, the Chairs of those committees having strategic responsibilities for ILAC’s development, a representative of participating Regional Cooperation bodies, a representative of unaffiliated economies and other participants as determined by the General Assembly. For more information on the activities of this committee contact the ILAC Secretary, Ms Annette Dever on ilac@nata.com.au
ILAC Chair
Mr Daniel Pierre
Cofrac, France
Email: daniel.pierre@cofrac.fr
ILAC Vice Chair
Mr Peter Unger
A2LA, USA
Email: punger@a2la.org
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Arrangement Committee - responsible for harmonized implementation and continual improvement of the ILAC Arrangement. Deals with the approach of accreditation bodies to the assessment and accreditation of laboratories, the establishment of agreements between accreditation bodies and related policy areas. For more information on the activities of this committee contact the Committee Chair:
Ms Merih Malmqvist Nilsson
SWEDAC, Sweden
Email: merih.malmqvist@swedac.se
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Accreditation Committee - responsible for harmonisation and improvement of accreditation practice at the international level. It is involved in the investigation of technical issues related to accreditation, and the development of technical documentation related to ILAC's work. For more information on the activities of this committee contact the Committee Chair:
Ms Regina Robertson
NATA, Australia
Email: regina.robertson@nata.com.au
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Laboratory Committee - provides a means of interaction and exchange of ideas between ILAC and the laboratory community. For more information on the activities of this committee contact the Committee Chair:
Dr Maire Walsh
EURACHEM, Ireland
Email: mcwalsh@iol.ie
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Marketing and Communications Committee - responsible for internal and external marketing and communication issues. It is involved with the promotion of ILAC's objectives, and the publication of ILAC documents, newsletters and other information. For more information on the activities of this committee contact the Committee Chair:
Mr Graham Talbot
UKAS, UK
Email: graham.talbot@ukas.com
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Arrangement Management Committee - responsible for the day-to-day management activities of the Arrangement on behalf of the Arrangement Council and provides advice on its further development and operation. For more information on the activities of this committee contact the Committee Chair:
Andreas Steinhorst
DGA, Germany
Email: andreas.steinhorst@dakks.de
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Joint Development Support Committee - responsible for representing the interests of developing countries and operates in conjunction with the International Accreditation Forum (IAF). This committee provides a forum for developing countries to present their needs and to work with ILAC and IAF on practical ways of addressing these needs. For more information on the activities of this committee contact the Committee Chair:
Dorsaf Zangar
TUNAC, Tunisia
Email: dg.tunac@planet.tn
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Financial Audit Committee - responsible for oversight of ILAC’s financial accounting and reporting systems. Reviews and audits the finances of ILAC and provides advice on financial matters to the ILAC Executive Committee and General Assembly. For more information on the activities of this committee contact:
Mr Jan van der Poel
RvA, Netherlands
Email: jan.vander.poel@rva.nl
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Proficiency Testing Consultative Group - responsible for policy and technical advice to ILAC Committees and members on issues related to proficiency testing and its relevance to accreditation, along with development of associated documentation. For more information on the activities of this committee contact the Committee Chair:
Dr Rick Wilson
Email: rickwilson99@gmail.com
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Joint Meetings of the ILAC Executive and the IAF Executive - responsible for the stewardship of joint activities between ILAC and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).
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Joint Inspection Group - responsible for the harmonization of accreditation practices and improvement of ILAC/IAF inspection activities.
ILAC members participate and contribute to these committees, or to working groups established by the committees to address particular issues or areas of accreditation. Overseeing the work of the committees and the overall direction of the Cooperation is ILAC's Executive Committee. The Executive Committee meets on a regular basis to review progress and plan further work. The Executive Committee and other Committees report to the members at each general assembly.
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Full details of ILAC's members, including contact details, are available on this site from members contact details page.
View ILAC's organisation chart
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