Joint Organising Committee 2007
| Chairperson | Susi Vetter | Rhodes University: Botany Department |
| Committee Member | Gillian McGregor | Rhodes University: Geography Department |
| Committee Member | Pieter Conradie | Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture: Dohne ADI |
| Committee Member | Jorrie Jordaan | Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture: Cradock Experimental Farm |
| Committee Member | James Gambiza | Rhodes University: Department of Environmental Science |
| Committee Member | Sikhalazo Dube | University of Fort Hare: Department of Livestock and Pasture Science |
| Committee Member | Andrew Ainslie | Khanya: African Institute for Community Driven Development |
| Committee Member | Tony Palmer | ARC – Livestock Business Division |
| Administrator | Freyni du Toit | Grassland Society of Southern Africa |
Special thanks to Graham Peddie (KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs: Dundee Research Station) for his role as the Technical Co-ordinator.
Iphakade: Climate Changes and African Earth Systems – past, present and future