Structure

CIGRE is governed by the following bodies:

> The General Assembly of the members, which meets every second year, during the Session.

> The Administrative Council (Council), composed by:
- a representative of each National Committee (NC), elected by the General Assembly; these representatives are the only ones with a right to vote;
- the President, the Chairman of the Technical Committee, the Treasurer;
- the Past Presidents of CIGRE and the President of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
The 3 CIGRE Officers - President, Chairman of the Technical Committee and Treasurer - are elected by the Council among its members. After an Officer is elected, his CN appoints a new representative. 

> The Steering Committee is an advisory body making recommendations to the Council; it comprises:
- the 3 CIGRE Officers;
-12 other elected members of the Administrative Council.

> The Technical Committee comprises the Chairman of the Technical Committee, the 16 Study Committee Chairmen, 2 representatives of the Council and the Secretary General of CIGRE. It is responsible for the technical direction of the Association.


> The Central Office, located in Paris, is in charge of day-to-day matters. It is headed by the Secretary General.

Names of the members of the Administrative Council, Steering Committe and Technical Committee can be found within the member section (restricted).

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