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CGA Structure

How the General Body, committees, chapters, and boards steer AFSA.

Members

General Body

All AFSA members with voting rights form the General Body. It elects the Executive Committee, approves audited accounts and budgets, and considers the association’s activity reports at the Annual General Meeting.

Management

Executive Committee / Governing Body

The committee elected by the General Body manages association affairs and funds, implements objectives, regulates income and expenditure, and reports to the AGM.

  • Chairman
  • Vice-Chairman (Industry)
  • Vice-Chairman (Academia)
  • President
  • Vice-President
  • Secretary General
  • Joint Secretary
  • Finance Secretary / Treasurer
  • Information Secretary
  • Committee members, including presidents of country chapters as provided

Office Bearers

President / Chairman

  • Chief functionary; presides over Executive Committee and General Body meetings.
  • Convenes meetings as provided; oversees proper functioning subject to the Committee and General Body.
  • Approves payments and is responsible for collection of dues as provided.
  • Operates bank accounts jointly with authorised signatories.
  • May appoint staff and advisors subject to rules and Committee decisions.
  • Represents the association in legal proceedings; authenticates official papers as provided.

Secretary

  • Maintains minutes and records of meetings.
  • Prepares activity reports for the Committee and General Body.
  • Performs duties assigned by the President and Executive Committee.

Treasurer

  • Maintains accounts of funds and assets; custody of relevant books and records.
  • Supports audit and furnishes explanations required by auditors or competent authority.
  • Prepares periodic accounts; oversees related financial administration.

Regional & professional networks

Country Chapters

National chapters bring AFSA programs home, led by officers such as President, Vice-President, Secretary, Finance Secretary, and Information Secretary.

Technical Boards

Sector-specific boards convene practitioners and experts to share knowledge, guidance, and initiatives under AFSA’s professional network.

Advisory Board

Independent experts guide strategy and scientific direction alongside the Executive Committee.

Participate in governance

Chapters, committees, and volunteer pathways give members a voice in how AFSA runs.

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