What a year! Thanks to your support and engagement AuSAE has gone from strength to strength. Membership has flourished, our suite of events have been excellent and I’m very excited about our plans to provide an enhanced suite of products and services for members in 2016. 

On behalf of the AuSAE Board and staff, I would like to pass my sincere thanks onto Belinda Moore for her foresight and dedication to AuSAE. By all accounts AuSAE would not be where it is today without her energy and commitment to turning our organisation around. As former CEO, Belinda agreed to be co-opted onto the AuSAE Board. For family reasons Belinda has decided to come off the Board. However, her company SMS continues to be one of AuSAE’s Annual Partners and Belinda’s passion for AuSAE and the sector remains. 

The 2016 AGM is going to be held on Monday 23 May in Canberra. This is the day before ACE and will be immediately before the welcome function. I hope you can make it to both the AGM and ACE – the pinnacle event on our calendar for 2016. I’m certainly looking forward to it and to meeting many more of you. 

As the festive season engulfs us, the team at AuSAE wish you a very merry Christmas, a happy New Year and a successful 2016.

Brendon Ward, Chief Executive Officer, AuSAE