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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

Last updated 29 December 2006.