Structure of IMSIS as UK-based Charity
IMSIS is structured as a CIO, whose ‘members’ are its constituent organizations. Hence, upon formation, IMSIS initially had only two members: MSIS and IMSS, who have voted to rename themselves IMSIS Europe and IMSIS Americas respectively. This structure was considered highly advantageous due to the ability it provides for other imaging societies that may form around the world in the future to join.
Since organizations are the members of IMSIS, the status of individuals is members of the constituent organizations (IMSIS Americas and IMSIS Europe) and Associate Members of IMSIS.
IMSIS Americas and IMSIS Europe, along with any future member organizations, retain autonomy to operate in their respective regions and will propose members of the IMSIS Executive Board. The role of the IMSIS Executive Board will be to organize the Annual Meeting, coordinate global events to avoid scheduling conflicts, and fund and organize educational activities
The constitution of IMSIS, which was drawn up with detailed legal advice, gives the Executive Board a great deal of freedom in how it operates. It is not an easy read but well worth scanning if you have about 15 minutes to spare. The current boards of IMSIS Americas and IMSIS Europe would now very much like input from the imaging community on how you would like to take advantage of the opportunities this offers.
Listed below is the IMSIS Global board as of 2026 to present.
President
Prof. Ingela Lanekoff
Uppsala University, Sweden
Past Presidents
Prof. Martina Marchetti-Deschmann
Technical University Wien, Austria
Prof. Peggi Angel
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
President Elect
Vacant
Treasurer
Prof. Kristine Glunde
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Secretary
Prof. Kevin Schey
Vanderbilt University, USA
Member representative Americas
Dr. Christopher Anderton
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Member representative Europe
Dr. Nicolas Desbenoit
University of Bordeaux, France