The Board of the European Council for Modelling and Simulation is constituted from General Conference Chairs and General Programme Chairs of the current conference, one or two future conferences and two past conferences. The Board also includes the current President, two
Vice-Presidents all past (Vice-) Presidents, our Historian, our IT-Coordinator and the immediate past and/or current Treasurer. President and Vice-Presidents are elected from among the Board members for a period of 2 years and can serve for a combined maximum of two consecutive terms.
The above constitution of the Board ensures that there is a continuous influx of new Board members and that the organisers of future conferences have full executive powers over the activities of the Council.
The Council always welcomes suggestions for new conference venues.

The current Board is composed as follows:

NameCountryTask
Mauro IaconoITPresident of European Council for Modelling and Simulation – elected 2021
second term – elected 2023
Conference Chair ECMS2019
Programme Chair ECMS2021
Frank HerrmannDEVice-President of European Council for Modelling and Simulation – elected 2021
Romeo BandinelliITVice-President of European Council for Modelling and Simulation – elected 2023
Conference Chair ECMS2023
Zuzana Kominková OplatkováCZPast Vice-President of European Council for Modelling and Simulation (2018-2022)
Programme Chair ECMS2007
Lars NolleDEPast President  
(2016-2018) (2018-2021)
Conference Chair ECMS2018
Khalid Al-BegainUKPast President
(2006-2010) (2014-2018)
Evtim PeytchevUKPast President (2012-2014)
Treasurer (2015- today)
Andrzej BargielaUKFounder of ECMS in 2005
Past President (2002-2004 ESM,
2004-2006 ECMS, 2010-2012 ECMS)
Eugène KerckhoffsNLFounder of ESC (European Simulation Council, predecessor of ECMS) in 1990,
Past President (1990-1997 ESC), Historian
Aakash S. MallikNOIT-Coordinator
Virginia FaniITProgramme Chair ECMS2023
Michele MastroianniITProgramme Chair ECMS2023
Daniel GrzonkaPLConference Chair ECMS2024
Grazyna SuchackaPLProgramme Chair ECMS2024
Marco ScarpaITConference Chair ECMS2025
Salvatore SerranoITProgramme Chair ECMS2025
Filippo SanfilippoNOConference Chair ECMS2026