ERA Representatives nominated by the Council

I. General

1. The appointment must be done by the ERA Council
2. The appointed person should be a member of ERA 
3. The Council must receive an annual report (that must also include an annual accounting of the expenses and, when applicable, a budget) related to the activity of the appointed ERA representative (or by a current ERA member appointed by the Council): following this report the Council will vote with regard to the confirmation, or not, of the nomination. This report will be presented to the Council (for any reference, please contact secreatariat@era-online.org) 
4. Travel and accommodation expenses related to trips done on behalf of ERA will be refunded by ERA. For the rules regarding the reimbursement policy, one must refer to the General Rules for ERA Committees. All expenses will however only be refunded if, within the last 12 previous months, the representative has presented a report regarding his/her activity, as described above, to the Council.
5. If not already specified in the regulations, the ERA Officer responsible for these representatives is the ERA President.

II. Representatives

1. EKHA (European Kidney Health Alliance) – ERA President
2. DOPPS –the Renal Science Chair
3. UEMS Renal Section – a Council member nominated by the Council
4. ESPN/ERA Registry – the Renal Science Chair
5. KHI (Kidney Health Initiative) – the Renal Science Chair

IMPORTANT. No honorarium is given to any ERA representative since their work is done on a voluntary basis (only reimbursement of their expenses for travelling will be given, provided that they are approved by the Treasurer, and, when applicable, by the Council following their annual report to the Council). This clause is not valid for eventual staff members.

Last update: July 2025