IAEM Oceania

Congratulations to Australian Scott Milne, ESM who was the successful candidate in the recent Vice Presidential election.

Mr Milne, is currently Response Manager (Emergency Management and Response Coordination) Emergency Response Division of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

Scott’s term as Vice President will conclude at the 2011 AGM.

Assist with the rapid progress of the Oceania Council, the following limited opportunities are now available for a two year tenure.

Membership S/C : Two positions are open for General Membership and one dedicated Student Member Position.

Professional Development: Two positions - 1 member from Vocational Education, 1 dedicated Student Member Position.

Global Awards Committee Representative: 1 General Member with 3 years IAEM Membership

Information & Communications S/C: 1 Australian General Member

Nominations to include:
Bio (picture if possible)
Position applied for

Sydney Water’s Emergency Management & Security Unit would like to invite members of the International Association of Emergency Managers to visit their newly completed Emergency Coordination Centre. The Emergency Coordination Centre is located in the Homebush precinct.

Sydney Water Emergency Management staff will provide a tour of the facility and the various plans and resources used in the organisation’s emergency program.

WCDM have extended their special offer for attending the WCDM Summit Series in Sydney on the 13th and 14th of October.

Special Offer Extended until Friday 14, August. Register today with your discount code AU114 and save 50% off the full conference fee for one more week! From the overwhelming response from the one week offer, we are extending the opportunity for you and your peers to attend WCDM Australia with the best available savings until Friday 14 August with your discount code AU114. To register today, click here and enter the discount code AU114.

This post will be continually updated during the Annual General Meeting from IAEM Oceania. All times are NZST.

2025: Treasurers report

2019: AGM underway, now into Presidents report

2003: Connected with Australia teleconference

1940: Quick food break and pause before AGM at 2000.

Please find below the following documentation for the AGM

• AGM Agenda
• Annual Report / AGM Newsletter (not listed below due to larger file size - 3.9MB)
• Minutes of Inaugural AGM

Regards

Darryl J Dixon
Secretary
IAEM Oceania

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Oceania Executive, I have pleasure in advising that the Second Annual General Meeting of The International Association of Emergency Managers — Oceania Council (International Association of Emergency Managers—Oceania Incorporated) will be jointly held at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Burnley Complex, Melbourne.

On Tuesday, 4th August 2009 at 8:00pm Christchurch time and 6:00pm Melbourne time.

Fellow Members,

VOTE ON IAEM-OCEANIA OFFICERS

http://www.iaem.com/Elections/OceaniaOfficersElection2009.htm

All IAEM-Oceania Individual and Lifetime Members are invited to vote in the election of IAEM-Oceania Vice President.
Candidates for IAEM-Oceania Vice President 2009 - 2011:
• Scott Milne
• Jon (Mitch) Mitchell

Start Date:
Online voting will begin on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 (0000 hours Sydney Time). On that date, the red link to the right that says "VOTE NOW" will be activated, and eligible voters will be able to place their votes using the online ballot.

The latest newsletter from the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University is available. This newsletter (and older ones) can be downloaded from this page.

Dear Colleagues,

The Oceania Executive has approved a request from the Membership Sub Committee to recruit three new members due to an increasing workload. Two positions are open for General Membership and one dedicated Student Member Position.

The membership subcommittee assists with the strategic direction of membership as it relates to the Oceania Council. As the largest Council outside of the USA, it is important to ensure membership is tailored to suit the needs of local members.

The goals of the committee include: