Professor Michael Day - 1988-1994
M.B.,B.S.,D.Sc.,F.C.S.P. (Hon.)
Founding President of the World Archaeological Congress

Michael Day agreed to be a director of the World Archaeological Congress Company and at the first meeting of the new Board on 13 February 1986, was elected Chairman. He was elected as a member of the post-WAC-1 Steering Committee, set up to negotiate with IUSPP or create a new world organisation, at the WAC-1 Plenary Session in September 1986. At the first meeting of that Steering Committee, in September 1986, he was unanimously elected as Chairman. He served as Chairman until 1990 when the WAC Council formally accepted the Statutes and elected Jack Golson as the first President.