DUTIFUL GOVERNANCE • INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY • REPRESENTATIVE ACTION

The Constitution of the International Relations Students’ Association (IRSA) requires weekly Executive Councils, run by the President, to which all Executive (i.e., elected) Members must attend at least 80% of Meetings. Formed in 1988, the Executive Council is the highest decision-making body in the Association and ensures representative action by providing an equitable space for Executive Members to make decisions with accountability and transparency.

In IRSA’s 44th Year, the Office of the President determined that:

• Executive Councils should adhere to Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised (RONR) as recommended by the Alma Mater Society unless it disrupts Executive Council, results in undue harm to Executive Members, or inhibits the mandates of Executive Members.

• Auxiliary (i.e., appointed or recruited) Members may attend Executive Councils as a non-voting participant on application of their associated Executive Member starting on 08 September 2026 (except the Chief Director of Podcast, who may attend beginning 01 May 2026).

• Active (i.e., general) Members may attend Executive Councils as observers starting on 08 September 2026. Please check back on this page in September to learn more about observing Executive Council.

In alignment with the Office of the President’s accountability mission and its advocacy for Active Members, it publishes Executive Council minutes and attendance records on this page for public access. If you have any questions regarding the Executive Council, please reach out to president@irsaubc.ca.

Please see below the Executive Council attendance documentation, which notes the attendance rates of Executive Members to date and provides explanations of the metric calculations.

44th year of the association

Executive Council
Minutes

And Proceedings from the JIA Summit