AFAS (ACT) Inc.

Australian-French Association for Science and Technology (ACT) Incorporated


Our Annual General Meeting 2007

was held on Tuesday, 23 October on the ANU campus, RSPhysSE

Professor Rod Boswell, President, reported on the events of last year, and the Treasurer circulated an income and expenditure report.

The committee for 2007–08 will comprise mainly the same members as last year, namely: Professor Rod Boswell, Peter Judge, Dr Irina Borissova, Dr Neville Exon, Professor Joe Gani, John McKenna, Dr Doug Mackenzie, Professor Roye Rutland. Dr Rowena Ball and Professor John Love are now full members of the committee (formerly they were co-opted members).  Dr Borissova stood down as Secretary/Vice-president, but will remain on the committee as Public Officer. Since the meeting, Dr Paul Tregoning has been welcomed onto the committee and Belinda Barbour has agreed to act as secretary to the committee.

In accordance with the Constitution, the committee elected from among its members the holders of the executive positions:
President Professor John Love, Vice-president Professor Rod Boswell FAA, Treasurer Peter Judge. Their email contact details are available
here.


AFAS is a non-political, non-profit organisation.

Its office in the ACT is in the French Embassy.

AFAS aims to:

·      foster contacts between French and Australian scientists, engineers and other professional and technical specialists

·      maintain ties of friendship between its members and the two countries

·      promote scientific, educational, cultural and social activities.

Click here for a more detailed explanation of AFAS and its activities, and here for a list of officers of AFAS (ACT) Inc. with their email addresses. The Constitution is also available on this web site, if you wish to see it.

The printed review, French Science and Technology, which has been published regularly for 16 years, finally ran out of budget and ceased publication. The last issue, No. 49, is dated December 2004. Some recent issues, numbers 39 to 49, are still available on the French Embassy website. There is also a list of all the articles in these issues, which you can search using the 'find' command in your browser.

AFAS groups are closely linked to the activities of FEAST-France. To see how these relationships work, click here.

Any questions about AFAS? Want to get on our mailing list? Contact the hon. sec.


The French Embassy

To learn more about the Science and Technology activities of the French Embassy in Canberra, look at its web site www.ambafrance-au.org, and click on 'scientific section'. You will find information on French-Australian scientific cooperation; Higher Education, Research and Technology in Australia and in France; Financial support - how to find the right grant or scholarship for you; FEAST, the Forum for European-Australian Science & Technology cooperation, and much more.

Web site created and maintained by
Peter Judge
Last updated 9/4/08