Steering Committee

The current steering committee of the IPTRN was appointed on the 1st of October 2026 and serves until the next IPTRN conference in Northern Norway in 2028.

If you have any general queries about the IPTRN please contact us - iptrnmail@gmail.com - we are always happy to hear from you!

Chair

Elizabeth Cooper, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Groningen, Netherlands

Student Representatives

Lily Gallagher, Cartographer & MSc in Applied GIS, University of Sheffield, UK

Other Committee Members

Marianna Leoni, PhD Researcher, University of Oulu, Finland

Marisol Vereda, Professor, Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Alix Varnajot, Associate Professor, Nord University, Norway

Yousra Makanse, PhD, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

Dimitri Ioannides, Professor, Mid Sweden University, Ostersund, Sweden

Patrick Brouder, Associate Professor, Thompson Rivers University, Canada

Johanna Fernholm, Assistant Professor, Stockholm University, Sweden

Elizabeth Leane, Professor, University of Tasmania, Australia