The IAA is governed by a Council elected by the members at the Annual General Meeting, traditionally being the last meeting of the season towards the end of April.
A new Council was voted in at the AGM held by Zoom on 26th August 2020
The full Council is as follows:-
President | Mr Danny Collins |
Vice-President & Membership Secretary | Mr Brian Beesley |
Vice President & Stardust Editor | Dr Andy McCrea |
Hon. Secretary | Mr Tony Kempston |
Hon Treasurer | Mr Pat O’Neill |
Webmaster | Mr Paul Evans |
PR Officer & Meetings Organiser | Mr Terry Moseley |
Vacancy | |
Council Member | Mr Adam Jeffers |
Council Member | Ms Mary Kirwan-Mackey |
Council Member | Mr Gerry Davidson |
IFAS Representatives | Mr Terry Moseley
Mr Paul Evans |
Ex-Officio Members | Prof. Mark Bailey, Emeritus Director, Armagh Observatory Prof. Mike Burton, Director of Armagh Observatory & Planetarium Prof. Francis Keenan, Astrophysics Research Centre, QUBProf. Stephen Smartt, Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Maths and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast Prof. Alan Fitzsimmons, Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Maths and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast Mr Robert Hill, Northern Ireland Space Office |

The Council as of 25th August 2015
L-R, Danny Collins, Eleanor Edwards, Tony Kempston, Paul Evans, David Stewart, Dr Andy McCrea, Terry Moseley, Pat O’Neill, Brian Beesley

The Council as of 1st July 2014
L-R, Dr Andy McCrea MBE, Brian Beesley, David Collins, David Stewart, Danny Collins, Tony Kempston, Terry Moseley BEM, Pat O’Neill, Allistair Gordon, Paul Evans

This photo shows the Council as it stood at November 2013
Back L-R : Pat O’Neill, Brian Beesley, Tony Kempston, Dr Andy McCrea MBE, Terry Moseley BEM, Philip Baxter, Danny Collins
Front L-R: Paul Evans, Jo Magill, David Stewart, David Collins

This photo shows the Council as it stood at March 2012
Back L-R: George Brannan, Terry Moseley, Philip Baxter, Danny Collins, David Collins, Paul Evans
Seated L-R: Andy McCrea, Jo Magill, David Stewart, Pat O’Neill