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Advisory Board

The advisory board serves as the link between the Executive Board and the members of the German Ornithological Society (DOG). It is consulted by the Executive Board in an advisory capacity on all important association matters, supports decision-making, and brings in the perspectives of the members. The advisory board consists of experienced members who actively help shape the work of the Society and is elected by the general meeting. Its activities are governed by the bylaws and ensure transparency, participation, and continuity.

Brief News

News item of January 26, 2026

Four new advisory board members

At the beginning of this year, we are delighted to warmly welcome the new advisory board members elected at the 2025 annual meeting: Dr. Ute Eggers, Dr. Susanne Arbeiter, Jakob Katzenberger and Dr. Hans-Valentin Bastian.

At the same time, we bid farewell to our previous advisory board spokesperson Dirk Tolkmit as well as the other advisory board members Karl Schulze-Hagen, Jens Hering, Dr. Sabine Hille and Dr. Angela Schmitz Ornés. We thank them sincerely for their commitment and valuable work.

Speaker

Advisory board, committee for the bird species list of Germany Portrait
Thorsten Krüger Advisory board, committee for the bird species list of Germany
Mail Icon thorsten.krueger@nlwkn.niedersachsen.de Globus Icon Go to website Fokus

Nature conservation biology, monitoring, habitat assessment, faunistics, disturbance ecology

Scientific staff member at the State Bird Protection Center in the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Defense and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)

Advisory board member since 2020
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Dr. Nathalie Kürten Advisory Board
Mail Icon nathalie.kuerten@ifv-vogelwarte.de Globus Icon Go to website Fokus

Bird migration, climate change, geolocation, seabird conservation
Postdoc, SFB 1372 - Magnetoreception and Navigation in Vertebrates; station manager of the common tern colony at Banter See, Wilhelmshaven
@dieseevogeloekologin (Instagram)

Advisory Board since 2024
 

Members

Advisory Board Portrait
Dr. Ute Eggers Advisory Board
Mail Icon ute.eggers@NABU.de Fokus

Bird conservation, behavioural ecology

Bird conservation officer at NABU Federal Association

Advisory Board member since 2026
Advisory Board Portrait
Dr. Jakob Katzenberger Advisory Board
Mail Icon katzenberger@dda-web.de Globus Icon Go to website Fokus

Conservation biology, bird monitoring, applied statistics

Deputy Chair and Head of Research at the Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten (DDA) e.V.

Advisory Board member since 2026
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Dr. Susanne Arbeiter Advisory Board
Mail Icon susanne.arbeiter@uni-greifswald.de Fokus

Biodiversity in peatlands, Aquatic Warbler

Research associate at the University of Greifswald and the Greifswald Mire Centre

Advisory Board member since 2026
Advisory Board, Bee-eater Specialist Group Portrait
Dr. Hans-Valentin Bastian Advisory Board, Bee-eater Specialist Group
Mail Icon bastian-kerzenheim@t-online.de Fokus

Advisory Board since 2026
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Prof. Dr. Sandra Bouwhuis Advisory Board
Mail Icon sandra.bouwhuis@ifv-vogelwarte.de Globus Icon Go to website Fokus

Life history evolution

Scientific Director of the Institute of Avian Research, PI of the Banter See common tern project

Member of the Advisory Board since 2020
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Prof. Dr. Johannes Kamp Advisory Board
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Land use change, steppe birds, bird monitoring, citizen science

Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Göttingen

Advisory Board member since 2019
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Prof. Dr. Miriam Liedvogel Advisory Board
Mail Icon miriam.liedvogel@ifv-vogelwarte.de Globus Icon Go to website Fokus

Bird migration, evolution, behavior, genomics

Director of the Institute of Avian Research

Advisory Board since 2024
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Dr. Petr Procházka Advisory Board
Mail Icon prochazka@ivb.cz Globus Icon Go to website Fokus

Ecology and behavior of birds, bird migration

Research staff member at the Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences

Advisory Board since 2023
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Arndt Wellbrock Advisory Board, Specialist Group for Birds of Cities and Settlements
Mail Icon arndt.wellbrock@lfu.bayern.de Fokus

Bird conservation, bird migration, building-nesting birds

Scientific staff member at the Bavarian State Office for the Environment, State Bird Conservation Center and Mammal Conservation

Advisory Board member since 2024
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Dominic Cimiotti Advisory Board
Mail Icon Dominic.Cimiotti@NABU.de Globus Icon Go to website Fokus

Coastal birds, conservation research

Deputy institute director and team leader for coastal birds at the Michael Otto Institute at NABU
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Dr. Jan O. Engler Advisory Board, Acoustic Monitoring Working Group
Mail Icon AviCon.Engler@gmail.com Globus Icon Go to website Fokus

Focus areas: Freelance biologist; research projects, faunistic surveys, ecoacoustics

Speaker of the working group since 2026, advisory board member since 2017
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Dr. Karl-Heinz Frommolt Advisory Board
Mail Icon karl-heinz.frommolt@mfn-berlin.de Fokus

Bioacoustics of birds, acoustic monitoring, sound archive

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

On the advisory board since 2018
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Dr. Martin Grüebler Advisory Board Member
Mail Icon martin.gruebler@vogelwarte.ch Globus Icon Go to website Fokus

Behavioral ecology, tracking, dispersal

Head of the Ecological Research Department at the Swiss Ornithological Institute
Dr. Robert Kraus Beirat

Advisory Board FAQ

How do you become a member of the advisory board?

Any member of the DOG can participate in the advisory board. Those interested can contact the Executive Board or the spokesperson of the advisory board at any time. New advisory board members are elected by the general meeting of members.

When must nominations be submitted?

Proposals for the election of advisory board members must be submitted by a member of the Executive Board or the Advisory Board to the Secretary General no later than six weeks before the General Meeting. 

How long does membership on the advisory board last?

The term of office of the advisory board members is ten years. Immediate re-election after the end of this period is not possible. 

When does the advisory board membership end?

Membership automatically ends upon leaving the association, upon joining the board, upon appointment as an honorary member, or by a personal declaration to resign from office.

How many members does the advisory board have?

The advisory board shall include at least 15 members of the association. Honorary members and honorary presidents may attend all meetings of the advisory board and have voting rights. The spokespersons of the specialist groups may be invited to the meetings of the advisory board, but do not have voting rights.  

Who chairs the advisory board?

The advisory board elects from among its members a spokesperson and a deputy spokesperson. They represent the advisory board externally and may attend board meetings in an advisory capacity. They participate in the meetings of the Extended Executive Board with voting rights.