The President, First Vice-President, Secretary, President Elect (only when in office) and the Coordinator of Committee Activities of the Federation are ex-officio members of all committees except the Audit, Constitution and Bylaws, and Nominating Committees. Chairpersons of Standing Committees may serve a maximum of two (2) full terms (eight (8) years). No member may chair more than one (1) committee (Bylaws of WFNS, ARTICLE VI). Members of all Standing Committees of the Federation shall be elected for four (4) years.
Sub-Committee:
Scientific Programme Committee
The President of the Federation is empowered to appoint Ad Hoc committees and their chairpersons as the President deems warranted. The term of such committees shall be coincident with the term of the President or shorter; a succeeding President may choose to re-appoint them. The ad hoc Committees shall not have ex-officio members. Members of Special (Ad Hoc) Committees shall be appointed for a period of time at the pleasure of the President.
Africa (5 members): Youssef Bouzoubaa (Morocco) Muhammad Raji Mahmud (Nigeria) Jeff Ntalaja (Democratic Republic of Congo) Souhil Tliba (Algeria) Peter Ssenyonga (Uganda)
Asia-Australia (9 members): Kate Drummond (Australia) Atul Goel (India) Michihiro Kohno (Japan) Kaoru Kurisu (Japan) Ying Mao (China) Hiroyuki Nakase (Japan) Takaomi Taira (Japan) Eka Julianta Wahjoepramono (Indonesia) Shinichi Yoshimura (Japan)
Europe (6 members) : Gilbert Dechambenoit (France) Jao Paolo Farias (Portugal) Christian Matula (Austria) Avelino Parajon (Spain) Alexander Potatov (Russia) Tanju Uçar (Turkey) North America (6 members) : Richard Byrne (USA) William Couldwell (USA) Michael Haglund (USA) Mojgan Hodaie (Canada) Edjah Nduom (USA) Bárbara Nettel-Rueda (México) South America(4 members) : Jean Goncalves de Oliveira (BRAZIL) Francisco Mery (Chile) Alejandra Rabadán (Argentina) Mario Izurieta (Ecuador)
Military Neurosurgeons Committee
Hydrocephalus Task Force
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade Clinic for Neurosurgery, Clinical Center of Serbia Visegradska 26, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Radiosurgery Committee