The Council of the Wise

Operations of the Whole Earth Telescope are coordinated by a governing committee. This committee is made up of several members of the WET community and is called the Council of the Wise (or CoW for short ).

The CoW consists of the directors, two permamnent members and several other elected members. Among the elected members is the King CoW who, in the case of deadlock, is given two votes at all meetings.

Co-Director
Co-Director
Associate Director for WET Operations (ADWO)
Elected Members
Emeritus CoW Members


The CoW in Koninki, 1997


From left to right: Winget, Moskalik, O'Donoghue, Breger, Kawaler, Kepler (King Cow), Kleinman, Nather (Director Emeritus and "Wise Guy"), and Vauclair