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
Mario D'Antuono	Dept of Agriculture and Food, WA	President	2011-12
Warren Müller	CSIRO Australia	Treasurer	2000-13
Patrick Graham	University of Otago, Christchurch, NZ	Secretary	2008-13
Sally Galbraith	University of New South Wales	Biometric Bulletin correspondent	2012-13
Hans Hockey	Biometrics Matters Ltd, NZ	Regional website manager	2009-13
Alan Welsh	Australian National University	IBS Council member	2006-13
David Baird	VSN International, NZ	IBS Council Member	2008-11
		Vice President	2012
		President	2013-14
Kaye Basford	The University of Queensland	IBS President	2010-11