The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology is a body incorporated by Royal Charter and a charity registered in England & Wales (212992).
We are governed by our members through their elected representatives on Council and the Board of Trustees as well as through a number of Committees of Council. This guides the operational activity of our Executive staff team, which is led by CEO Gwynne Lewis, with headquarters in London, UK and in our regional office in Singapore.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is our governing body and has responsibility for policy and strategic matters.
Council
The Council is responsible for our professional, technical and learned society activities, delivering much of its work via four committees.
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee has the responsibility to assess and scrutinise applications for election, transfer, reinstatement and resignation of our corporate membership (Fellow, Member and Associate Member), as well as the suitability of applications for our professional registrations.
Professional Affairs & Education Committee (PAEC)
The PAEC is responsible for setting our academic and professional development standards and making the final decisions regarding the accreditation of academic courses and graduate training programmes and the granting of IMarEST recognition for relevant CPD courses.
Publications Supervisory Board (PSB)
The PSB oversee the quality of our conference proceedings, acting through the individual editorial boards, for Marine Technical Notes, the Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology and the Journal of Operational Oceanography. This includes the appointment of the journal's editors-in-chief and oversight of individual editorial boards.
Technical Leadership Board (TLB)
The TLB is charged with having oversight of our technical leadership activities which are considered to be relevant and meaningful to the membership, industry and government and, most importantly, provide public good. They drive the research agenda, industry direction and represent the needs of industry.