The Founding Board carried out the preparatory work for the SKA Organisation which was formed in November 2011.
From left to right: 1. Dr. Jinxin Hao, Deputy Director, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) 2. Dr. Franz-Josef Zickgraf, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Germany) 3. Patricia Vogel, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands) 4. Jean-Marie Hameury, Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) 5. Patricia Kelly, Deputy Secretary, Australian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia) 6. Mr Jonathan Kings, Project Director, Ministry of Economic Development (New Zealand) 7. Prof. John Womersley, Director of Science Programmes, Science and Technology Facilities Council (United Kingdom) 8. Dr. Gabriele Villa, Director of Projects Department, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (Italy) 9. Dr. Val Munsami, Deputy Director General, Department Science and Technology (South Africa). Image credit: INAF
| Founding Board Members (disbanded) | |
| Financial Authority Representatives: | Science Representatives: |
| Australia | |
| Ms Patricia Kelly Deputy SecretaryAustralian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | Prof Brian Boyle SKA Director anzSKACommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) |
| China | |
| Dr Jinxin Hao Deputy DirectorNational Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Dr Bo Peng National Astronomical Observatories |
| France | |
| Dr Jean-Marie Hameury Institut National des Science de l’Univers du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS-INSU) | Dr Wim van Driel Observatoire de Paris |
| Germany | |
| Dr Franz-Josef Zickgraf Germany Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) | Prof Michael Kramer Max-Planck-Insitut fur Radioastronomie |
| Italy | |
| Dr Giampaolo Vettolani Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) | Dr Luigina Feretti Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) |
| New Zealand | |
| Dr Jonathan Kings Project Director, Ministry of Economic Development | Dr Melanie Johnston-Hollitt Chair, New Zealand SKA Research & Development Consortium Victoria University of Wellington |
| Republic of South Africa | |
| Dr Val Munsami Deputy Director General, Department Science and Technology | Dr Bernie Fanaroff Project Director of SKA Africa |
| The Netherlands | |
| Ms Patricia Vogel (Deputy Chair) Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) | Prof Mike Garrett General Director ASTRON |
| UK | |
| Professor John Womersley (Chair) Director Science Programmes, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Prof Steve Rawlings University of Oxford |
| Observers: | |
| Dr Greg Fahlman National Research Council, Canada | Dr Russ Taylor University of Calgary, Canada |
| Dr Elena Righi-Steele European Commission | |
| Ms Rowena Sirey European Southern Observatory | |
| Dr Yashwant Gupta National Centre for Radio Astronomy, Pune University campus, India | |
| Dr Hideyuki Kobayashi National Astronomical Observatorie, Japan | |
| Dr Bong-Gyu Kim Director of the Radio Division Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Korea | Dr Jongsoo Kim Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Korea |
| Board Secretary: | |
| Ms Michelle Cooper Science and Technology Facilities Council | |
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