Short job descriptions for the Society's officers can be found here:
- President
- President-Elect
- Past-president
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Student representative
- Council
- Listserv moderator
- Webmaster
These officers chair the various committees through which the Society as an entity functions:
- Executive Committee
- Operations Committee
- Membership Development Committee
- Nominations Committee
- Editorial Board
- Finance Committee
- Ombuds Committee
- Respectful Behaviour Committee
In line with the Society's mission, most work gets done by meetings-related committees:
- Program Committee
- Local Arrangements Committee
- Site Selection Committee (find here guidelines for proposing to host an ISHPSSB Meeting)
- Off-Year Workshop Committee (find here guidelines for proposing an Off-year Workshop)
- Travel Support Committee
There are four committees to select the recipients of the prizes the Society hands out (where the Community Award is chosen by the Executive Committee):
- Marjorie Grene and Werner Callebaut Prizes Committee
- David Hull Prize Committee
- Interdisciplinary Organized Session Prize Committee
- ISHPSSB Community Award Committee
Lastly there are three committees mostly related to outreach:
Beyond the above committees, there can be temporary, ‘ad hoc’ committees for specific purposes (e.g. in 2021–2023, for Bylaw revisions; these can dissolve when their objective is achieved).