Committees & Representatives
THE INSTITUTE COMMITTEES
The affairs of the Council have been separated into distinct areas in order to share the workload amongst the members of Council. Each distinct area is the responsibility of a committee and each committee is convened by a member of Council.
THE CURRENT COMMITTEES AND THEIR CONVENORS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Committee | Convenor/s |
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Governence Committee(incorporating Fees) Dr Grant Shoebridge | grant.shoebridge@ipta.org.au |
Membership and Member Services Committee Dr Annabella Newton Dr Claire Gregg | annabella.newton@ipta.org.au claire.gregg@ipta.org.au |
Media & Communications Committee Mr Brendan Cheong Dr Grant Shoebridge | brendan.cheong@ipta.org.au grant.shoebridge@ipta.org.au |
Education Committee Dr Andrew Jones Dr Anna Johnston | andrew.jones@ipta.org.au anna.johnston@ipta.org.au |
Patents & Patent Breeders Rights Committee Mr William Hird Mr Philip Gehrig | william.hird@ipta.org.au philip.gehrig@ipta.org.au |
Trade Marks, Designs and Indigenous Knowledge Committee Mr Ian Drew | ian.drew@ipta.org.au |
Ethics & Disputes Committee Dr John Landells | john.landells@ipta.org.au |
President's Advisory Committee Ms Jennifer McEwan | jennifer.mcewan@ipta.org.au |
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
The Council also has nominated representatives in each state. Those nominated representatives are as follows:
Division | |
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NSW Division Dr Andrew Jones | andrew.jones@ipta.org.au |
Queensland Division Mr Adam Luxton | adam.luxton@jamesandwells.com |
South Australian Division Mr Mark O’Donnell | Mark.ODonnell@madderns.com.au |
Victorian Division Dr Annabella Newton | annabella.newton@ipta.org.au |
Western Australian Division Mr Gary Cox | gary.cox@wrays.com.au |
Canberra Division Jennifer McEwan | mail@ipta.org.au |
THE IPTA SECRETARIAT contact details:
The Secretariat may be contacted via mail@ipta.org.au, or on 03 9639 4377
Executive Secretary: Katharine Meade
Assistant Executive Secretary: Christina Kerr
Finance Coordinator: Ilona Viavattene