Arthur Secret was elected president of the association on February 23rd 2006. He chairs the Association's Council, elected in January 2006.

Arthur had already played a significant role in the WWW Virtual Library between 1993 and 1997, at both CERN and the W3 Consortium. A web consultant and photographer in the Geneva area of Switzerland, he is also currently involved in an art estimation project.
Arthur maintains the advanced browsing section of the WWW Virtual Library.

I want to thank all WWW Virtual Library members for their dedication to this project for all these years. I'm privileged to have this second chance to lead such a prestigious community, and I'm confident that with the help of Michael and the new Council the WWW Virtual Library will continiue to improve and expand.
(Arthur Secret, February 28th, 2006.)