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The Wave Energy Centre is organised according to the following structure: advisory board and executive bodies.
Advisory board
The advisory body of the WavEC is composed by delegates of the Scientific Board who will pronounce about all Scientific and Technical issues and analise the Plan of Activities and Projects of the association or other issues that has been arisen by the executive bodies.
Executive bodies
The executive body of WavEC is composed by the General Assembly, Board of Directors and Finance Board.
The General Assembly meets ordinarily each year to discuss and vote the annual report and accounts presented by the Board of Directors and the corresponding examination report by the Finance Board, concerning the WavEC’s activities of the previous year and again approve the Plan of Activities and Budget for the following year.
The Board of Directors of the WavEC meets ordinarily at least once per three months and, extraordinarily, whenever requested to meet by the Chairperson, by requirement of two members of the Board or at the request of the Finance Board. The Board is responsible for the preparation of the Annual Plan of Activities and Budget, as well as other documents of importance to the economical and financial management of the WavEC and submit them to the General Assembly or, when appropriate, appeal to the Scientific Committee for advice.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is composed by the following members: Professor António Sarmento (Instituto Superior Técnico), Eng. Luís Carrilho (EDP Energias de Portugal), Eng. João Cancella de Abreu (Galp Energia), Dr. Ricardo Jesus (Generg) and Dra. Teresa Ponce Leão (LNEG).
Former members of the Board of Directors
Eng. António Pontes (Martifer);
Eng. Rui Barros (Enersis);
Eng. Fernando Silveira Ramos (Consulmar);
Dra. Teresa Pontes (LNEG-antigo INETI);
Eng. João Aguiar (EDP).
Scientific Board
President since 2010: Eng. Rui Barros (Wavelinx);
From 2007 to 2010: Dra. Teresa Pontes (LNEG-antigo INETI);
From 2003 to 2007: Prof. António Falcão (IST)
General Assembly
President since 2003: Eng. Pedro Domingues (Efacec – Sistemas de Electrónica SA).
Finance Board
President since 2003: Eng. Maria de Fátima Candelária Guimrães (EDA)