Australia Council Officers
The elected officers of the Australia Council are the Chair, Vice-chair, Secretary and Treasurer. Officers are elected for two-year terms. The current term is 2015-2016.
Candidates for the position of Council Chair are limited to Australian IEEE members not belonging to sections from which the incumbent and immediate past Council Chairs have been selected.
The elected officers, together with the chairs of the seven Australian sections, make up the Australia Council Executive Committee, otherwise known as the Australia Council.
By convention, the Australia Council appoints a webmaster and a student activities coordinator annually.
A copy of the Australia Council bylaws is available here.
Elected Officers
Chair
Professor Tapan Saha
School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
The University of Queensland
Contact Tapan Saha
Vice-chair
Associate Professor Mohan Jacob
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
James Cook University
Contact Mohan Jacob
Secretary
Zia Ahmed
Treasurer
Martin Leaver
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Canberra
Contact Martin Leaver
Immediate Past Chair
Emeritus Professor Lance Fung
School of Engineering and Information Technology
Murdoch University
Contact Lance Fung
Appointments
Student Activities Coordinator
Dr Sharon Lim
TISP Coordinator
Webmaster
Mike Robinson
Section Chairs
Australian Capital Territory
Dr Fouad Karouta
Department of Electronic Materials Engineering
Australian National University
Contact Fouad Karouta
New South Wales
Professor Karu Esselle
Department of Engineering
Macquarie University
Contact Karu Esselle
Northern Australia
Mathew Whelan
Queensland
Dr Garry Einicke
CSIRO
Pullenvale, Queensland
Contact Garry Einicke
South Australia
Associate Professor Karl Sammut
School of Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Flinders University
Contact Karl Sammut
Victoria
Dr Eddie Custovic
School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
La Trobe University
Contact Eddie Custovic
Western Australia
Associate Professor Cesar Ortega-Sanchez
Academic Director of the Engineering Foundation Year
Curtin University
Contact Cesar Ortega-Sanchez