To run PME over the year, prepare and implement decisions made during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and do most of the everyday work, PME has an International Committee (IC) of 16 elected members, recently re-named “Board of Trustees” (BoT) on PME becoming a charity. Each year, during the AGM meeting at the PME conference, four new nominees are elected for four years by the members present.
Being a part of the BoT is a great opportunity to contribute to the PME organization. The work on the BoT usually involves taking part in the BoT meetings 1.5 days before, some hours during and 1.5 days after the PME conferences, and to contribute to the work in one of the four BoT Portfolio Groups over the year:
- The Vice President Portfolio Group (VPG) which is mainly responsible for PME scientific issues
- The Policy Portfolio Group (PPG) which mainly deals with PME policy issues
- The Secretary Portfolio Group (SPG) which mainly takes care of communication within PME
- The Treasurer Portfolio Group (TPG) which is responsible for PME financial affairs
To stand for the Board of Trustees or as President-Elect, you need to fill in the Election Form to introduce yourself and your goals for your involvement in the Board of Trustees.
As PME has become a charitable organization, please refer to the information on PME_becoming_charity in case you are considering to stand for the Board of Trustees.
This form must be signed by yourself and two researchers who support your application. Note that you, your nominator, and your seconder must be PME members for the current year.
You hand this form to the PME Administrative Manager (Angateeah Khemduth Singh) at least 24 hours before the start of the AGM. You and your supporters should be present at the AGM, one of your supporters will be asked to introduce you shortly before the election starts.
The main restriction for becoming part of the BoT is that at most three members from one country are allowed on the BoT at any time. This refers to the country of your current affiliation.
Current Board of Trustees
| Office | Person | Country/Region | Elected | E-Mail Address |
| President | Wim Van Dooren | Belgium | 2021 | wim.vandooren(at)kuleuven.be |
| Vice President Portfolio Group | Michal Ayalon | Israel | 2021 | mayalon(at)edu.haifa.ac.il |
| Christina Krause | Austria | 2021 | christina.krause(at)uni-graz.at | |
| Daniel Sommerhoff | Germany | 2021 | sommerhoff(at)leibniz-ipn.de | |
| Ting-Ying Wang | Taiwan | 2023 | tywang(at)gapps.ntnu.edu.tw | |
| Secretary Portfolio Group | Ban Heng Choy | Singapore | 2021 | banheng.choy(at)nie.edu.sg |
| Helena Johansson | Sweden | 2021 | helena.johansson(at)miun.se | |
| Nicky Roberts | South Africa | 2022 | nicky(at)kelello.org | |
| Wee Tiong Seah | Australia | 2022 | wt.seah(at)unimelb.edu.au | |
| Treasurer Portfolio Group | Juan Manuel Gonzalez Forte | Spain | 2023 | juanma.gonzalez(at)ua.es |
| Tracy Helliwell | United Kingdom | 2021 | tracy.helliwell(at)bristol.ac.uk | |
| Jenni Ingram | United Kingdom | 2023 | jenni.ingram(at)education.ox.ac.uk | |
| Kotaro Komatsu | Japan | 2021 | komatsu.kotaro.ft(at)u.tsukuba.ac.jp | |
| Policy Portfolio Group | Chiara Andrà | Italy | 2021 | chiara.andra(at)gmail.com |
| Sean Chorney | Canada | 2023 | sean_chorney(at)sfu.ca | |
| Nicola Hodkowski | United States of America | 2022 | nhodkowski(at)digitalpromise.org | |
| Anselm Robert Strohmaier | Germany | 2022 | anselm.strohmaier(at)tum.de |
*The Executive of each portfolio group is highlighted in bold.