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:

CommitteeConvenor/s
Governence and Legal Committee(incorporating Fees)
Dr Grant Shoebridge

grant.shoebridge@ipta.org.au
Membership and Member Services
Dr Annabella Newton
Kerry Dick

annabella.newton@ipta.org.au
kerry.dick@ipta.org.au
Annual Events Committee
Tony Davis
Megan Ryder

tony.davis@ipta.org.au
megan.ryder@ipta.org.au
Media & Communications Committee
Dr Grant Shoebridge
Dr Claire Gregg

grant.shoebridge@ipta.org.au
claire.gregg@ipta.org.au
Education Committee
Dr Andrew Jones
Prue Cowin

andrew.jones@ipta.org.au
prue.cowin@ipta.org.au
Patents & Patent Breeders Rights Committee
Philip Gehrig
Dr Claire Gregg

philip.gehrig@ipta.org.au
claire.gregg@ipta.org.au
Trade Marks, Designs and Indigenous Knowledge Committee
Megan Ryder
Kerry Dick

megan.ryder@ipta.org.au
kerry.dick@ipta.org.au
Ethics & Disputes Committee
Phillip Gehrig

philip.gehrig@ipta.org.au

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

THE COUNCIL ALSO HAS NOMINATED REPRESENTATIVES IN EACH STATE.
THOSE NOMINATED REPRESENTATIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

DivisionEmail
NSW Division
Dr Andrew Jones

andrew.jones@ipta.org.au
Queensland Division
Adam Luxton

adam.luxton@jamesandwells.com
South Australian Division
Megan Ryder

megan.ryder@ipta.org.au
Victorian Division
Dr Annabella Newton

annabella.newton@ipta.org.au
Western Australian Division
Gary Cox

gary.cox@wrays.com.au
Canberra Division
Jennifer McEwan

jennifer.mcewan@ipta.org.au