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AFAS (ACT) Inc.
Australian-French Association for Science and Technology (ACT)
Incorporated
Our Annual
General Meeting 2009
was held on 10
December 2009 on the ANU campus, RSPhysSE
Professor John Love, President,
reported on the events of last year, and the Treasurer Peter Judge circulated
an income and expenditure report.
The committee for 2009–10 will comprise
many of the same members as last year, namely: Professor John Love, Professor
Rod Boswell, Peter Judge, Dr Neville Exon, Professor Joe Gani, Dr Anne
Campbell, John McKenna, and Dr Rowena Ball. Dr Kaddour Raissi, Science and
Technology Attaché, French Embassy, and Eric Noitakis, Commercial Counsellor,
French Trade Commission, are ex officio members of the committee.
In accordance with the
Constitution, the committee elected from among its members the holders of the
executive positions:
President Professor Rod Boswell FAA, Vice-president Professor John Love, Secretary
Dr Anne Campbell, Treasurer Dr Irina Borissova. Peter Judge will take over as
Public Officer. Their email contact details are available here.
AFAS is a
non-political, non-profit organisation.
Its office in the
ACT is formally with the Public Officer; the members list is held by the Hon.
Sec.
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.
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 20/12/09