Europlanet AISBL 

The Europlanet AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif) is hosted by the Department of Planetary Atmospheres of the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy. The general address is:

Europlanet AISBL  –  0800.634.634
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Planetary Atmospheres Group
Avenue Circulaire 3
B-1180 Brussels
Belgium

E-mail: europlanet @ aeronomie.be

Official AISBL webpage

About the Europlanet AISBL

The purpose of the association is to promote planetary sciences, planetary exploration and any other related field for the benefit of the community, by encouraging the creation of new knowledge, by promoting education, by stimulating innovation and enhancing accessibility and transparency.

The purpose of international utility of the association is:

  • to allow the community of Europlanet stakeholders to speak with one voice to defend and represent its interests,
  • to promote coherence between policy and the research priorities of the European Union and the activities coordinated by the association.

The association achieves its goal by pursuing a series of activities, including:

1) By supporting the planetary science community through the activities of the Europlanet Society and its structures, including the EPSC conference;

2) Establishing strategic collaborations to support planetary science;

3) By developing and maintaining infrastructures to support planetary sciences.

The Europlanet AISBL provides the legal structure for the sustainibility of Europlanet activities including the Europlanet Society.

Statutes of the Europlanet AISBL
Royal Decree

The Europlanet AISBL Executive Board

The Executive Board is the governing body of the AISBL and consists of the five officers elected by the membership of the Europlanet Society. As of November 2023, the elected officers are:

  • the President: Ann Carine Vandaele
  • two Vice-Presidents: Angelo Pio Rossi, Stavro Ivanovski
  • the Secretary: Edita Stonkute
  • the Treasurer: Didier Moreau

Members of Executive Board serve for a period of four years, according to the statutes of the AISBL.

The founders of the Europlanet AISBL in January 2023 were:

  • Nigel Mason (President)
  • Ann Carine Vandaele (Vice President), Angelo Pio Rossi (Vice President)
  • Anita Heward (Secretary)
  • Didier Moreau (Treasurer)

More about the history of Europlanet and the formation of the AISBL.

Annual Reports

Read the Europlanet AISBL Annual Reports.

Europlanet 2024 RI has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871149.
Europlanet AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif - 0800.634.634) is hosted by the Department of Planetary Atmospheres of the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Avenue Circulaire 3, B-1180 Brussels, Belgium.