International Association of Byzantine Studies
International Association of Byzantine Studies was launched in 1948. It is an international co-ordinating body that links national Byzantine studies member groups.
Background and Activities
The AIEB was established in 1948 as an outgrowth of various international Byzantine Studies congresses with the goal of coordinating activities amongst different local and regional Byzantine Studies associations. Since 1964, it has published a bulletin, the Bulletin d'information et de coordination, and in 2017, it began releasing a monthly newsletter, Byzantine News. The AIEB also oversees a number of commissions that support and promote areas of specialised research. Such commissions include the Corpus Fontium Historiae Byzantinae, Inscriptiones Graecae Aevi Byzantini, the AIEB Development Commission, the Commission for the History of Byzantine Art, the Commission for the Historical Geography and Spatial Analysis of Byzantium, the Commission for Byzantine Archaeology, and the Commission for Byzantine Sigillography.Leadership
Former and current presidents and honorary presidents of the AIEB include:1949–1961: Henri Grégoire (historian) ; Gabriel Millet 1961–1966: Paul Lemerle ; Henri Grégoire (historian), Franz Dölger, and George Ostrogorsky 1966–1971: Paul Lemerle ; Franz Dölger, George Ostrogorsky, André Grabar, and Viktor Lazarev 1971–1976: Dionysios Zakythinos ; André Grabar, Paul Lemerle, George Ostrogorsky 1976–1986: Herbert Hunger ; André Grabar, Paul Lemerle, Bruno Lavagnini, Anastasios Orlandos, George Ostrogorsky, Steven Runciman, Andreas Xyngopoulos, and Dionysios Zakythinos 1986–1991: Ihor Ševčenko ; Helene Ahrweiler, André Grabar, Herbert Hunger, Bruno Lavagnini, Paul Lemerle, Steven Runciman, and Dionysios Zakythinos 1991–1996: Ihor Ševčenko ; Helene Ahrweiler, Hans-Georg Beck, Herbert Hunger, Bruno Lavagnini, Steven Runciman, and Dionysios Zakythinos 1996–2001: Gilbert Dagron ; Helene Ahrweiler, Herbert Hunger, Dimitri Obolensky, Steven Runciman, and Ihor Ševčenko 2001–2006: Peter Schreiner, Helene Ahrweiler, Gilbert Dagron, Cyril Mango, Dimitri Obolensky, and Ihor Ševčenko 2006–2011: Peter Schreiner, Helene Ahrweiler, Gilbert Dagron, Cyril Mango, Dimitri Obolensky, and Ihor Ševčenko 2011–2016: Johannes Koder ; John Haldon ; Helene Ahrweiler and Cyril Mango 2016–2022: John Haldon ; Juan Signes Codoñer ; Helene Ahrweiler and Cyril Mango from 2022: Antonio Rigo ; Andrei TimotinParticipating National Committees
Current national members of the AIEB include:AlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCanadaChinaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreat BritainGreeceHungaryIsraelItalyJapanNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandRomaniaRussiaSerbiaSlovakiaSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiyeUkraineUSA- '''Vatican'''