The Governing Council of ALBA is the main decision-making body and usually meets twice a year. Its responsibilities are to ensure and supervise the performance of the ALBA Synchrotron.
(from left to right): Ramon Pascual, Andreu Mas-Colell, Carmen Vela, Caterina Biscari, Xavier Uriós,
Salvador Ferrer – Associate Director of ALBA –, Joan Casas – ALBA's Engineering Head –,
Gastón García – ALBA's Deputy Director – and Francis Pérez – ALBA's Accelerators Head
The assistants of the meeting were: Andreu Mas-Colell – Minister of Economy and Knowledge of the Catalan Government –, Carmen Vela – State Secretary of Research, Development and Innovation of the Spanish Government –, Mª Luisa Poncela – General Secretary for Science, Technology and Innovation of the Spanish Government –, Mª Luisa Castaño – General Director for Innovation and Competitiveness of the Spanish Government –, Lluís Jofré – General Director of Universities of the Catalan Government –, José Ignacio Doncel – Deputy Director of Planning of Scientific and Technical Infrastructures of the Spanish Government –, Ramon Pascual – President of the Executive Commission of ALBA –, Caterina Biscari – ALBA's Director –, Jorge Sánchez – State's Attorney Head in Catalonia –, Xavier Uriós – Head of the Legal Advice Section, Department of Governance and Public Administrations of the Catalan Government –, Mariano Sazatornil – ALBA's Manager – and Iolanda Font de Rubinat – Deputy Director for Research of the Catalan Government –.
