Governance & Structure
IAAP is governed by its Board of Directors in accordance with its Constitution and Rules of Procedure. The Board of Directors, broadly representative of the membership, determines Association policies and has final authority over the affairs of the Association. The Executive Committee (EC) administers the operations of the Association under the oversight of the Board of Directors.
- Officers of IAAP (President, President-Elect, Past-President, Secretary General, Treasurer) are elected every four years by the Board of Directors which meets biennial.
- Board of Directors: Members are elected on the basis of their scientific achievements, commitment to IAAP, and their dispersion over the world's regions. Presidents of each IAAP division are also members of the BOD. Hence, there is a double aim, representation by regions and by divisions.
- In the past, General Meetings: took place every four years in connection with each International Congress of Applied Psychology. In 2006 they were cancelled in the new constitution and the general membership is reached via a) a general email distribution list, b) e-mail distribution lists by divisions, c) an online voting procedure for the President Elect.
IAAP Constitution
IAAP Rules of Procedure
Division Elections Rules of Procedure
Rules of Procedure for the conduct of Divisional elections were presented to the Board during the Paris ICAP, and were adopted unanimously by the Board at its meeting in Yokohama on July 26, 2016.
