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 |