ISA Biennial General Meeting and Elections

ISA President Fernando Aguerre and Johnny Bakker from South Africa. Credit: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre and Johnny Bakker from South Africa. Credit: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre and Antonio Sotillo, President of the Venezuelan Surfing Federation. Credit: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre and Antonio Sotillo, President of the Venezuelan Surfing Federation. Credit: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre and Antonio Sotillo, President of the Venezuelan Surfing Federation. Credit: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre and Antonio Sotillo, President of the Venezuelan Surfing Federation. Credit: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre and Lena Lizarazo from Colombia. Credit: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre and Lena Lizarazo from Colombia. Credit: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

The new ISA Executive Board joined by representatives of ISA Member Nations including: Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Japan, Colombia, Chile, Tahiti, South Africa, Venezuela, and Uruguay, during the elections at the Biennial General Meeting. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

The new ISA Executive Board joined by representatives of ISA Member Nations including: Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Japan, Colombia, Chile, Tahiti, South Africa, Venezuela, and Uruguay, during the elections at the Biennial General Meeting. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with the ISA Staff. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with the ISA Staff. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

Elections Oct-Michael Tweddle

Elections Oct-Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with the newly elected ISA Vice President Barbara Kendall. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with the newly elected ISA Vice President Barbara Kendall. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with the newly elected ISA Vice President Casper Steinfath. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with the newly elected ISA Vice President Casper Steinfath. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with the newly elected ISA Vice Presidents Barbara Kendall and Casper Steinfath. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with the newly elected ISA Vice Presidents Barbara Kendall and Casper Steinfath. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

(from left to right) Current ISA Vice President Karin Sierralta joined by the newly re-elected ISA President Fernando Aguerre, and the new ISA Vice Presidents Barbara Kendall, and Casper Steinfath. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

(from left to right) Current ISA Vice President Karin Sierralta joined by the newly re-elected ISA President Fernando Aguerre, and the new ISA Vice Presidents Barbara Kendall, and Casper Steinfath. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with Luis Iturria and "Toti" Gattas, President of the Uruguayan Surfing Federation. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with Luis Iturria and "Toti" Gattas, President of the Uruguayan Surfing Federation. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with Cristian Petersen and Freddy Tortora. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with Cristian Petersen and Freddy Tortora. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre, Agustin Echeverria and Diego Medina from Team Chile.

ISA President Fernando Aguerre, Agustin Echeverria and Diego Medina from Team Chile.

ISA President Fernando Aguerre and Yossy Zamir, President of Israel Surfing Association. Credit: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

ISA President Fernando Aguerre and Yossy Zamir, President of Israel Surfing Association. Credit: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

About the International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association (ISA), founded in 1964, is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing, StandUp Paddle (SUP) Racing and Surfing, Bodysurfing, Wakesurfing, and all other wave riding activities on any type of waves, and on flat water using wave riding equipment. The ISA crowned its first Men’s and Women’s World Champions in 1964. It crowned the first Big Wave World Champion in 1965; World Junior Champion in 1980; World Kneeboard Champions in 1982; World Longboard Surfing and World Bodyboard Champions in 1988; World Tandem Surfing Champions in 2006; World Masters Champions in 2007; and World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Champions in 2012.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Federations of 89 countries in five continents. It’s headquartered in La Jolla, California and is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro and re-elected seven times since. The ISA's four Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (AUS), Karín Sierralta (PER), Debbie Beacham (USA) and Layne Beachley (AUS).