The Ipnet Executive Board nominated 12 honorary members in recognition of their contribution to the field of porphyrias:
- Pr Herbert Bonkovsky - Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Pr Robert Desnick - New York City
- Pr Jean-Charles Deybach - Paris
- Pr George Elder - Cardiff
- Pr Elisabeth Minder - Zürich
- Pr Paul Wilson - Rotterdam
- Pr Karl Anderson - Galveston, Texas
- Assoc Pr Pauline Harper - Stockholm
- Pr Rafael Enríquez de Salamanca - Madrid
- Mrs Desiree Lyon - American Porphyria Foundation
- Pr Peter Meissner - Cape Town
- Dr Felix de Rooij - Rotterdam
