During the 56th IC Conference held in Pardubice, Czech Republic, from 2 to 5 September 2025, the General Assembly of Members elected a new chairperson. Two candidates stood for election to succeed Prof. Dr. Anastasios Politis: Prof. Dr. Charles Weiss from Clemson University, USA, and EUR Ing. Enn Kerner from Estonia.
Charles:
Enn:
In a close decision, Charles Weiss was elected as the 8th IC Chairman in a secret online vote.
In a second vote, the members approved an update to the charter. The most important changes are that the former Presidium and the supporting Steering Committee have been merged into a Board, which now consists of five people: the Chair, three Vice-Chairs and the Editor-in-Chief of the IC Journal.
The IC Board now consists of these persons:
- Prof. Dr. Charles Weiss, Clemson University, SC, USA Chair
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunter Huebner, Stuttgart Media University, Germany, Vice-Chair
- EUR Ing. Enn Kerner, Estonia, Vice-Chair
- Prof. Dr. Anastasios Politis, Helgramed, Athens, Greece, Vice-Chair
- Prof. Dr. Martin Habekost, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada, Editor-in-Chief of the IC Journal
During the General Assembly the retiring Chairman Prof. Dr. Anastasios Politis gave an report on his activities during his term of office. The charts shown can be found here: Politis_IC Chair_Report of activities.pdf