ISSTA was founded in 2010 by Dr Kerry Hagan, Lecturer at the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (DMARC) at the University of Limerick, Ireland.
Hagan was President of ISSTA until 2015, succeeded by Dr Linda O Keeffe (2015–17) and Dr Brian Bridges (2017–19).
The current President is Dr Jenn Kirby.
Current & Previous Boards
ISSTA 2019/20
President: Dr Jenn Kirby
Vice-President and Treasurer: Dr Robin Parmar
Secretary: Dr Rob Casey
Web: Dr John D’Arcy
PR: Dr Brona Martin
ISSTA 2018/19
President: Dr Brian Bridges
Vice–President: Dr Jenn Kirby
Treasurer: Robin Parmar
Secretary: Dr Rob Casey
Web/PR: Dr Stephen Roddy and Dr Róisín Loughran
ISSTA 2017/18
President: Dr Brian Bridges
Vice–President: Dr Jenn Kirby
Treasurer: Robin Parmar
Secretary: Dr Alan Dormer
Web/PR: Dr Stephen Roddy
ISSTA 2016/17
President: Dr Linda O Keeffe
Vice–President: Dr Brian Bridges
Treasurer: Dr Jacqueline Walker
Secretary: Dr Alan Dormer
Web/PR Editor: Dr Stephen Roddy
ISSTA 2015/16
President – Dr Linda O Keeffe
Vice President – Dr Brian Bridges
Secretary – Miriam Lohan
Treasurer – Dr Jacqueline Walker
Public Relations – Richard Duckworth
Web Manager – Dr Tony Doyle
ISSTA 2014/15
President – Dr Kerry Hagan
Vice President – Dr Linda O Keeffe
Secretary – Miriam Lohan
Treasurer – Dr Giuseppe Torre
ISSTA 2013/14
President – Dr Kerry Hagan
Vice President – Dr Tony Langois
Secretary – Dr Linda O Keeffe
Treasurer – Dr Giuseppe Torre
ISSTA 2012/13
President – Dr Kerry Hagan
Vice President – Dr Tony Langois
Secretary – Dr Linda O Keeffe
Treasurer – Dr Giuseppe Torre
ISSTA 2011/12
President – Dr Kerry Hagan
Vice President – Dr Tony Langois
Secretary – Dr Linda O Keeffe
Treasurer – Dr Giuseppe Torre
ISSTA 2010/11
Foundation Year
Founding Members
The founding members consist of the invaluable people who offered time and resources toward forming ISSTA.
Brennon Bortz
Steve Collender
Louisa Donnelly
Mikael Fernström
John Galvin
John Greenwood
Enda Grennan
Kerry Hagan
Gavin Kearney
Tony Langlois
Victor Lazzarini
Hugh Lynch
Sarah Lynch
Hugh McCarthy
Léon McCarthy
Stephen McCourt
Patrick McGlynn
Harry Moore
Paul Moore
Chris Oates
Linda O’Keeffe
Karen Power
Darragh Pigott
Robin Renwick
Robert Sazdov
Jürgen Simpson
Giuseppe Torre
Éadaoin Walsh
Nicholas Ward