(1) PH Prof. dr. Bart Schultz (The Netherlands), President Hon., ICID, Chair (2) Mr. François Brelle (France), Vice Chair; (3) PH Aly M. Shady (Canada), President Hon., ICID, (4) VPH Dr. Mark Svendsen (USA), Chairman, Working Group on Global Climate Change and Agricultural Water Management; (5) VP Dr. Willem F. Vlotman (Australia), Chairman, Working Group on Drainage, (6) VPH Felix Reinders (South Africa), Chairman, Working Group on On-farm Irrigation Systems, (7) VPH Dr. Saeed Nairizi, Vice President Hon., ICID, (8) Secretary General, ICID, (9) Dr. S.A. Kulkarni, ICID.

Permanent Observers: (i) Prof. dr. Chandra Madramootoo (Canada), President ICID; (ii) VPH Dr. A. Hafied A. Gany (Indonesia), Chairman, PCSO; (iii) Chairman, PCTA; (iv) Dr. Pasquale Steduto, FAO Representative; (v) VPH Dr. Alain Vidal, CGIAR-IWMI Representative; and (vi) VPH Dr. Safwat Abdel Dayem, Arab Water Council Representative.