In with the new

The votes have been counted. It's all over and we have a new national council.
Thanks must go to the outgoing councillors for their contributions to AusAPT and may they remain in the fold.
Joining the new team will be a new WA representative, Helen Carter. Your old and short-term rep was this blogger, Jon Doust. He didn't last long because he was always on the move, from Perth to Albany and it was decided best for the vast-state to have its Nat Rep living in the city.
A positive and fully functioning AusAPT has a lot to offer its members, in particular a magazine worth a permanent space on your research shelf and bi-annual national conference.
But times have been tough and maybe it's time to rephrase an old question: ask not what can your association do for you, but what can you do for your association.
The numerical breakdown of the votes is not available at the time of writing (on my Perth computer and I'm writing this in Albany; it's what happens when you shift in bits and pieces), but, from memory, most votes were cast for a return to state branches. However, the majority of votes cast did not reach the required percentage necessary for such a change to take place.
So, here we go.
Could be a bumpy ride.
Let's give it a shot.
Offer all the help we can.
And make sure the next national conference kicks.

Here's the new mob at the top:
Philip Kerr.........................PhilipLKerrr@aol.com | 04 1719 5373

Ivana Crestani.......ivana@ryderselfgroup.com.au | 02 9716 8662

Daniel Foster.............typedynamics@tpg.com.au | 07 3376 3812

Ric Taylor.......................ricpoetry@hotmail.com | 04 2524 5274

Mary McGuiness...............marymcg@itd.net.au | 02 9749 1369