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Australasian Biotechnology, Vol. 11 No. 1, 2001, pp. 25-26 ABA BRANCH NEWS Code Number: au01008
ACT REGION BRANCH Committee for year 2001 Name: Lyndal Thorburn ABA Position: Chair Affiliation: Advance Consulting & Evaluation Telephone: 02 6297 2438 Email: lyndal@advanceconsulting.com.au Name: Ted Maddess ABA Position: Secretary Affiliation: Biotechnology Research Unit, RSBS ANU Telephone: 02 6249 4099 Email: maddess@rsbs.anu.edu.au Name: David Fayle ABA Position: Treasurer Affiliation: BioAccent Telephone: 02 6254 3871 Email: bioaccent@orac.net.au Name: Bob Seamark ABA Position: Member Affiliation: Pestat Telephone: 02 6242 1728 Email: Bob.Seamark@cbr.dwe.csiro.au Name: Clive Morris ABA Position: Member Affiliation: TGA Laboratories Telephone: 02 6239 8547 Email: Clive.Morris@health.gov.au Name: Allen Cripps ABA Position: Member Affiliation: Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra Telephone: 02 6201 5047 Email: cripps@science.canberra.edu.au Name: Joe Hlubucek ABA Position: Member Affiliation: Biotechnology Australia, DISR Telephone: 02 6213 6367 Email: Joe.Hlubucek@isr.gov.au Name: Kattemalavadi Prakash ABA Position: Member Affiliation: Plant Breeders Rights Office, AFFA Telephone: 02 6272 4478 Email: K.Prakash@affa.gov.au NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCHThis Branch has its own website The establishment of a website www.science.uts.edu.au/biotechnology/aba/ by Rachel Shephard late in 2000, contains current information on branch activities in NSW. We hope to set up a “mirror site” in this location in the near future, but in the meantime are grateful to UTS for providing the facility. QUEENSLAND BRANCHOn Thursday, 1st February the newly elected Queensland Branch of the ABA met for their first meeting of 2001 and elected the following people to their committee: Greg Harper (Chairman) Ken Finney (Treasurer) Melinda Smith (Secretary) Anna Simpson (Deputy Treasurer) SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCHA branch is expected to be formed in South Australia soon. VICTORIAN BRANCH (VABA)The ABA Victorian Branch has started preparing activities for the 2001 calendar year by mapping out a series of activities which are within the “national” ABA agenda and hopefully delivering to Victorian members a series of interesting, informative and helpful functions. The ABA Victorian Committee is planning these activities as part of the ABA Board’s strategy to strengthen the ABA’s role in meeting the needs of the Australian biotechnology industry. A summary of the “tentative” planned schedule is as follows: March Round Table Discussion (RTF), “Biotechnology Stakeholder Comments and Implementation Suggestions Relating to the Prime Minister’s innovation Statement” March/April Special Seminar Late April Career Development Activity May Second RTF End July Cocktail Party August CHIF/ABA Meeting in Sydney August Third RTF Second Career Development Activity September Innovation Week Special Seminar October Fourth RTF November Christmas party The ABA Victorian Committee is currently working on topics, speakers, activities, venues etc. Consequently, we would appreciate any input, suggestions and comments from Victorian ABA members to assist us with the above planning process. In addition the ABA Victorian Branch is assisting in preparations for the ABA2002 National Conference which will be in Melbourne and an “innovation Week” activity scheduled for November. In order to deliver these functions and activities, the ABA Victorian Branch has formed the following “working groups”: Round Table Functions James Cherry (Coordinator), Samantha George, Greg Lonergan, Tony Coulepis.Special Seminars Kathy Harrison (Coordinator), Serina Cucuzza, Mark Hogarth, Scott Carpenter. Career Development Scott Carpenter (Coordinator), David Tribe, Serina Cucuzza, Greg Lonergan, Emma Langton-Bunker. Christmas Party Kathy Harrison (Coordinator), Mark Richardson, Emma Langton-Bunker. Cocktail party Noelene Treloar (Coordinator), Kathy Harrison, Mark Richardson. Innovation Week Scott Carpenter (Coordinator), Noelene Treloar, Mark Hogarth, George Lovrecz. CHIF/ABA 2001 Meeting Tony Coulepis (Coordinator), Scott Carpenter, David Tribe, Noelene Treloar.ABA2002 National Conference Committee Tony Coulepis & Mark Richardson (Coordinators), David Tribe, Noelene Treloar, Mark Hogarth, James Cherry, Amanda Jones, Serina Cucuzza, Larry Ward, Angela Cosgriff and Emma Langton-Bunker. Networking Activities & Database Generation Scott Carpenter (Coordinator), Larry Ward, Greg Lonergan, Mark Hogarth, George Lovrecz, Tony Coulepis. If any ABA Victorian member wishes to contact the Committee about any matter relating to biotechnology or to provide some input, ideas, assistance etc., please either contact myself or Noelene, our Committee Secretary, on the following numbers.
Contributed by Scott Carpenter WESTERN AUSTRALIA BRANCHNo news for this issue. LAUNCH OF THE FERMENTATION & BIOPROCESSING INTEREST GROUP (FBIG)This special interest group of the Australian Biotechnology Association (ABA) was previously known as the “Victorian Fermentation Special Interest Group (VFSIG)”. It was formed five years ago in Melbourne, and has held 4 to 6 meetings, student nights, company plant visits each year. Currently, it has some 80 members. There is no membership fee. Members do not have to be members of the ABA to belong. The group has been supported financially by several companies and the ABA. Braun and Crown Scientific have been staunch supporters. In December 2000, members agreed to change the Charter of the group and rename it to reflect the increasing interest of its members in all aspects of bioprocessing, and increasing interest outside Victoria. The new name “Fermentation and BioProcessing Interest Group” retains the emphasis on fermentation. The new committee, headed by Dr John Power of RMIT University, is planning ahead for a March 2002 national fermentation and bioprocessing conference. Meetings are also being planned for 7 February 2001 at Werribee; for 5 April 2001 a brewery visit; for 7 June 2001; a visit to CSL Bioplasma plant (to be confirmed); for early August, a student night, including senior company speakers; and, in September 2001, a meeting with one or more speakers from the 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering being held in Melbourne that month. The committee welcomes ideas on functions and meetings, and is keen to collaborate with those in other societies and associations with similar or allied interests. Members of the Committee are: John Power (Chairman), Nick Kotlarski (Secretary), Michael Godfrey, Kylie Henderson, Michelle Edmonds, Ragini Wheatcroft and Martin Playne. Information about the FBIG group can be obtained from the group’s secretary, Nick Kotlarski, R&D Manager, Alpharma Animal Health Pty Ltd Phone: (+613)9388 0655; Fax: (+613)9388 1259; e-mail: Nick.Kotlarski@alpharma.com.au We would like to welcome the following new members to the ABA, who have joined since our last issue:
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