History
Learn more about the start of ESRA by watching this interview of Willem Saris, the founder and first President of ESRA.
To know more about the first ESRA Conference (Barcelona, 2005), read this blog post by Willem Saris.
The ESRA Biennial Conference has been held in various locations across Europe.
| Year | Location | President | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Willem Saris |
| 2 | 2007 | Prague, Czech Republic | Albert Satorra |
| 3 | 2009 | Warsaw, Poland | Willem Saris |
| 4 | 2011 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Willem Saris |
| 5 | 2013 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Patrick Sturgis |
| 6 | 2015 | Reykjavik, Iceland | Patrick Sturgis |
| 7 | 2017 | Lisbon, Portugal | Eldad Davidov |
| 8 | 2019 | Zagreb, Croatia | Bart Meuleman |
| 9 | 2021 | Online | Caroline Roberts |
Previous Committee Members
| Name (in alphabetical order) | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Allum, Nick | 2011-2017 |
| Batista-Foguet, Joan Manuel | 2007-2011 |
| Bethlehem, Jelke | 2011-2017 |
| Billiet, Jaak | 2009-2013 |
| Blom, Annelies | 2013-2019 |
| Burton, Jonathan | 2011-2017 |
| Cernat, Alexandru | 2015-2021 |
| Davidov, Eldad | 2011-2017 |
| Durrant, Gabriele | 2017-2021 |
| Eckman, Stephanie | 2015-2021 |
| Fairbrother, Malcolm | 2015-2019 |
| Kreuter, Frauke | 2011-2015 |
| Kriesi, Hanspeter | 2005-2009 |
| Lozar Manfreda, Katja | 2007-2009 |
| Lynn, Peter | 2005-2011 |
| Meuleman, Bart | 2011-2019 |
| Nicolaas, Gerry | 2013-2019 |
| Oberski, Daniel | 2007-2011 |
| Oud, Johan | 2009-2015 |
| Roberts, Caroline | 2015-2021 |
| Saris, Willem | 2005-2011 |
| Satorra, Albert | 2005-2009 |
| Scherpenzeel, Annette | 2015-2021 |
| Schnell, Rainer | 2005-2013 |
| Schonlau, Matthias | 2011-2017 |
| Sturgis, Patrick | 2009-2015 |
| Thomas, Kathrin | 2019-2021 |
| Villar, Ana | 2017-2019 |
| Weber, Wiebke | 2009-2011 |