International Rural Sociology Association - IRSA
| President | Reidar Almas, ESRS |
| Term 2008-2012 | Reidar.almas@bygdeforskning.ntnu.no |
 | Centre for Rural Research 7491 Trondheim NORWAY TEL: +47-7359.1731 FAX: +47 9248.5399 |
| First Vice-President | Lynda Cheshire, AON |
| Term 2008-2012 | l.cheshire@uq.edu.au |
 | School of Social Science The University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland 4072 AUSTRALIA TEL: +61-7-3365.2383 FAX: +61-7-3365.1544 |
| Second Vice-President | Surichai Wun'Gaeo, ARSA |
| Term 2008-2012 | surichai.w@chula.ac.th |
 | Department of Sociology Faculty of Political Science Chulalongkorn University Phyathai Road, Bangkok 10330 THAILAND TEL: +66-2-218.7289 FAX: +66-2-652.5281 |
| Secretary-Treasurer | David O. Hansen, RSS |
| Term 2008-2012 | hansen.4@osu.edu |
 | Ohio State University Int'l Programs in Agriculture 2120 Fyffe Road Columbus, OH 43085 USA TEL: +1-614.292.7252 FAX: +1-614.292.1757 |
| Program Chair | Mustafa Koc |
| Term 2008-2012 | mkoc@soc.ryerson.ca |
 | Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street Toronto M58 2K3 CANADA TEL: +416-979.5000 (Ext. 6210) |
| Co-Program Chair | Mara Miele |
| Term 2008-2012 | mielem@cardiff.ac.uk |
 | University of Cardiff Glamorgan Building Cardiff CF10 3WA UNITED KINGDOM TEL: +44-29.2087.9121 FAX: +44 29.2087.4845 |
| Co-Program Chair | Marie Christine Renard |
| Term 2008-2012 | mcrenard@gmail.com |
 | Departamento de Sociología Rural Universidad Autónoma Chapingo Chapingo, Estdo. De México MEXICO TEL: +52- 595-95.16.27 FAX: +52.595.95.16.27 |
| Local Arrangements Chair | Manuel Belo Moreira |
| Term 2008-2012 | mbelomoreira@isa.utl.pt |
 | Instituto Superior de Agronomia Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa Lisboa, PORTUGAL TEL: 21.365.3465 (Ext. 3425) FAX: 21.362.0743 |
| XII World Congress Program Chair | Yoshio Kawamura |
| Term 2004-2012 | kawamura@econ.ryukoku.ac.jp |
 | Department of Agricultural/Rural Development Studies Ryukoku University 67 Tsukamoto-cho, Fukakusa Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8577 JAPAN TEL: +81-75-645-8421 FAX: +81-75-645-8421 |