The Board of Directors is elected every year by the Membership at the AGM. The Board of Directors is charged with providing vision and direction for the Association and engage in tasks relating to Membership, Treasury, Policy Development, Journal, Line Managing Employees, Communications and International Affairs. The Directors are the legal and governance structure of the Association whose responsibilities include compliance with regulation and laws that apply to our association, these include: meeting contractual requirements to funders, Data Protection Legislation, Employment Legislation, Health & Safety Legislation, Company Law, Revenue Commissioners (tax obligations), and the promotion of the IASW Code of Ethics & Practice.