I am pleased to announce the names of the twelve members who will comprise the ASC 2012 national conference planning committee.

Below is the list of committee members with the briefest of mentions about each person. The comment ‘New member’ basically means an early career person with energy to offer and a willingness to gain experience.

We will soon appoint a member to serve as the conference chair for the entire committee. The position will require someone with experience and a bit of time. I will recommend to the National Council to co-opt the conference chair to the ASC Executive and National Council to ensure regular updates on the progress of the committee.

The committee is responsible for or will advise the Executive in the appointment of a Professional Conference Organiser; selecting the date, city and venue for the next conference; develop the program; and look after other conference related tasks.

Committee meetings will be held by Skype teleconference as much as possible.

The first group Skype teleconference will be in January.

ASC members will be kept informed of significant progress. I hope we all will contribute ideas and support for the conference development process ahead.

Names grouped by state or territory

Name	Branch	Special mentions
Lisa Bailey	SA	RiAus – Senior Programs Co-ordinator
Amanda Tyndall	SA	RiAus – Head of Programs
Ann Pocock	SA	New member
Toss Gascoigne	ACT	ASC Past president, President PCST Network
Rod Lamberts	ACT	Organised research presentations for 2010 conference
Laurence Goux	NSW	Uni researcher
Stuart Lewis	NSW	Experienced with fundraising, logistics, outreach programs
Anneliese Gillard	VIC	New member
Ian Muchamore	VIC	Very experienced in event management
Paula Taylor	VIC	Newly rejoined member
Nancy Longnecker	WA	Coordinator, Sci-comm faculty UWA
Phillip Arena	WA	Active with WA ASC activities

Jesse Shore
National President