The operation of each WG within IFIP is governed by the statutes and articles of IFIP. In IFIP, an individual cannot become member of a WG by subscribing. All WG members and the Chair of the WG are appointed by the Chair of the corresponding Technical Committee, in our case TC 5. The chair of the WG can appoint a Vice-Chair and a Secretary. Apart from these regulations, every WG is free in the way it organizes itself.

The Executive Board of 5.11, consisting of the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the Secretary, is mainly responsible for the operation of the WG and the ongoing development of strategies and activities. The Advisory Board assists in the development of these strategies. The WG Chair reports to the members of the WG.

Advisory Board

• Robert Argent, University of Melbourne, Australia (WG Vice-Chair)
• Ralf Denzer, HTW, University for Applied Sciences, Germany
• Steven Frysinger, James Madison University, USA (WG Secretary)
• Reiner Güttler, Saarland State University for Applied Sciences, Germany
• Anthony Jakeman, Australian National University, Australia
• David Lam, Environment Canada, Canada
• Roman Lenz, Nürtingen University for Applied Sciences, Germany
• Colin Mayfield, University of Waterloo, Canada, and United Nations University
• Martin Purvis, University of Otago, New Zealand
• Nigel Quinn, Berkeley Research Lab and University of Berkeley, USA
• Gerald Schimak, Austrian Research Centers, Austria
• David A. Swayne, University of Guelph, Canada (WG Chair)
• Simon Veitch, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Australia
• William Walley, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom