The board of Heeren XVII tries to coordinate her activities in a proper way. When working within an association as Heeren XVII many activities take place, good coordination and planning is necessary. The board coordinates the activities that the various committees develop themselves. Thanks to many active members in each of the fifteen committees, many activities are being organised. 

In addition to the intensive contact with the committees the board also functions as the first point of contact for outside outside the associations. It will keep for example contact with the other student at Wageningen University, the Dutch Association of Technology in Agriculture (NVTL), the ict association for agriculture, food and green space (VIAS), businesses and institutions, the National Agricultural Historical Museum and the organizations within Wageningen University. Heeren XVII publishes a resume book each year. Companies within the working field of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering are pointed at the resumes of the students. For ensuring each year enough new students enrol for a programme, the board is actively engaged in the promotion of the training Agrotechnology. Last year, there are also some active students who organised a practical at secondary schools. 

The board consists of Fred Kool, Mans Vossebeld, Rick Verhoijsen, Jeroen Straver en Tom van Zundert. As chairman of the board Fred coordinates the actions of the other board members. It is also his job to chair the board meeting, the General Assembly and the Members Monthly Rigro's. The outcomes of these meetings are all documented precisely by Mans, the secretary. Fred also manages the mail and e-mails and makes invitations for meetings. Mans takes care of the agenda for the whole board. The commissioner internal affairs is responsible for all contacts between the board and the committees. The commissioner internal affairs produces a DVD with photographs and reports of Heeren XVII each year. Also, Jeroen is concerned with education. Jeroen chairs the Small Rigro five times a year. The Small Rigro is a meeting with the education-related committees of Heeren XVII. For all external affairs and relations Tom is the involved person. As Commissioner external affairs he maintains contact with former members, the National Agricultural Historical Museum, the ICT association for agriculture, food and green space (VIAS), and all businesses and relationships with Heeren XVII. In the field of giving information to new students Tom is particularly active in organizing the Open Day and Shadow days and some other activities to recruit students. Rick is the treasurer of the association. In this role he manages all financial matters, ensuring that the membership fee is payed on time. Further on he keeps track of the addresses and contact information of all (former) members. At the beginning of each academic year a financial report is written by the treasurer. If necessary, he purchases the gifts for public relations of the association.

Every Tuesday and Thursday during the week, there is a contact hour during lunch. From 12:30 hours to 13:00 hours, a board member is present in the Heeren XVII-room at the Technotron building. During these hours old exams or gifts can be obtained. Besides Heeren XVII promotion products can be purchased and / or obtained. When you have any questions or problems, come along or send an e-mail to Heeren.XVII @ wur.nl. We will do our best to find answers or solutions. 

According to Article 2.6 of the Internal Regulations, the general tasks of the board consist of: 

Organising a General Assembly three times a year;

Ensure that each of the committees OpCie and OKC one board member is seated; 

The establishment of an Internal Regulations, a long-term plan and a plan to set up committees. This all should be presented at the Annual General Meeting of september;

The creation of Students General Introduction (ASI) in the first period of the academic year;

Present on information days;

Organising an Association introduction during the General Introduction Days (AID);

Participation in the Student Discussion Wageningen (StuVOWa);

Looking for a suitable place of Agrotechnology within KIVI;

Try to obtain and maintain an experimental hall;

Try to ensure that a (former) board member of Heeren XVII is present at useful meetings of the Food Sciences Group and the Education Institute of Technology & Nutrition;

Recruiting new board members and taking care of continuity within the administration;

Construction of a resume-book with the resumes of senior members. The resume-book is intended to appear annually in april; 

 

From left to right: Jeroen, Mans, Fred, Rick en Tom
The students who are seated in the board are: 
Chairman: 
Fred Kool

Secretary: 
Mans Vossebeld

Treasurer: 
Rick Verhoijsen

Commissioner Internal Affairs: 
Jeroen Straver

Commissioner External Affairs: 
Tom van Zundert