Regional Council

The Australasian Region is governed by a council comprising the President, Vice president or Past president, Treasurer and Secretary of the region as well as the regional newsletter correspondent and regional representatives to IBS.

Nominations for each vacant position are called for by the Secretary towards the end of the calendar year. If more than one nomination is received for a particular position, then members are required to vote for a preferred candidate for the position. Otherwise, no formal election is necessary.

The regional council currently comprises the following people:

Name	Employer	Position	Term
Melissa Dobbie	CSIRO Australia	President	2007-8
Graham Hepworth	University of Melbourne	President elect	2008
Warren Müller	CSIRO Australia	Treasurer	2008-9
Brian Niven	University of Otago, NZ	Assistant Treasurer	2008-9
Patrick Graham	Christchurch School of Medicine, NZ	Secretary	2008-9
Duncan Hedderley	Crop and Food Research, NZ	Newsletter correspondent	2006-
Tony Pettitt	Queensland University of Technology	IBS Council member	2006-9
Alan Welsh	Australian National University	IBS Council member	2006-9
Kevin Wang	Australian National University	Regional website manager	2008-9