The membership of the World Council is specified in the Constitution of the World Tasar Class Association. The current members are:
By Office
Officers elected in Cascade Locks, in August, 2013:
President - Michael Paynter, Vice - President - Haruyuki Yamamoto, Chief Measurer - Michael Karas, Executive Secretary - Chris Parkinson
Voting
Some members hold more than one office, but each member has one vote. The voting members are:
Julian Bethwaite, Jeremy Hawkins, Michael Karas, Tony Norris, Chris Parkinson, Michael Paynter, Francois Hebert, Haruyuki Yamamoto
Ex-officio members
Presidents of the Tasar Regions: Francois Hebert (North America), Jeremy Hawkins(Europe). Michael Paynter (Australia), Haruyuki Yamamoto (Japan), Immediate Past President Tony Norris
Members of the Advisory Council
Julian Bethwaite Chris Parkinson Richard Spencer
Advisory Council Members
The membership of the Advisory Council is specified in the Constitution of the World Tasar Class Association. The members are:
Michael Paynter (President, World Council), Julian Bethwaite (named by the Designer), Richard Spencer (named by the Designer)
Previous World Councils
2011 to 2013
2009 to 2011
2007 to 2009
2005 to 2007
2003 to 2005
2001 to 2003
1999 to 2001