Don Johnston is awarded Life Membership for his many contributions to AAIR. Life Membership was awarded at the AGM held in Adelaide on 19 November 2024. Don served as our elected Vice President from 2022–2024 (and was re-elected for the 2024–2026 term of office). He was elected Vice President of AAIR from 2016–2018 and was appointed Vice President again in…Read More
Greg Jakob is awarded Life Membership at the AGM held in Sydney, NSW for his many contributions to AAIR. Greg served as AAIR Treasurer from 2018 until 2022 and was an Ordinary Member from 2015 until 2018. Greg successfully steered AAIR through the challenging period of COVID-19, ensuring that AAIR’s financial position remained strong. He enhanced AAIR’s auditing and banking…Read More
AAIR applied to be part of the ConnectingUp discounts and donations for not-for-profits program and was subsequently approved for a G Suite account to house all of AAIR’s files.
Kathie Rabel is awarded Life Membership at the AGM held in Hobart, TAS for her many contributions to AAIR. Kathie served on the AAIR Executive Committee for many years as an ordinary member, Vice-President, AAIR President, Immediate Past-President, and Acting President.
Chris Kearns is awarded Honorary Membership at the AAIR SIG Forum, Canberra, for his contribution to AAIR over the previous ten years.
Dean Ward is awarded Life Membership at the AGM held in Alice Springs, NT for his many contributions to AAIR. Dean served as AAIR Secretary for many years.
Dave Marr is awarded Life Membership at the AGM held in Alice Springs, NT for his many contributions to AAIR. Dave served as AAIR President from 2012 until 2016 and was Vice-President from 2008 until 2012.
Discussions for a new website began in mid-2015. A design brief was circulated to potential developers by October 2016, a developer was selected, and works began in early 2017.
For as long as anyone can remember, the official address of AAIR has been an office bearer’s work or home address (be that the President, Treasurer or Secretary of that time) for the duration of their term of office. This readily became unmanageable and a new permanent Melbourne address has been secured for the Association.
A survey is conducted of all subscribers to the AAIR mailing list posing the question: ‘Do we want a tagline and if so what should it be?’ Suggested taglines are considered by the Executive Committee who decides on their five preferred taglines. Members are requested to vote for their favourite tagline from the five suggested taglines. The clear winner, “Supporting Effective…Read More
After many years of not offering credit card facilities, the Association establishes a PayPal account and re-introduces a merchant facility via PayPal. The approval process takes approximately three months.
The Executive Committee meets over the weekend of 23rd and 24th May at the Holiday Inn, Mascot to finalise AAIR’s business model, mission, vision and values.
AAIR creates a LinkedIn company page, and two showcase pages for the Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG, and the Load Management SIG.
For the first time, AAIR offers its members two different Fellowships to assist them in their professional development: the Raj Sharma Fellowship; and the Zimmer Travel Fellowship. These are to be offered annually.
At the 2012 AGM held at Terrigal, NSW, the AAIR membership approves a set of rule changes which includes the addition of a new category of membership called ‘Retired Member’.
Roni McDowell is awarded Life Membership at the AGM held in Terrigal, NSW for her many contributions to AAIR.
In August 2012, AAIR creates a Twitter account, with the first tweet going out on 15 August 2012.
AAIR began using MailChimp as its mail client in June 2011, and sends its first test email to the Executive Committee.
An AAIR Forum Facebook page is born. It is developed and maintained by Leishman Associates, the event managers for AAIR.
The AAIR Executive Committee allocate funds to rebrand the Association and to develop a new and improved website. The new logo, brand and website are launched during the 2010 AGM.
At AAIR’s ‘Coming of Age’ forum in Geelong, Victoria, AAIR celebrates its 21st Forum, the first being held at Central Queensland University, Rockhampton in 1990. Rob Toutkoushian, the Immediate Past President, Association for Institutional Research (AIR) joins AAIR in Geelong for our celebration. A number of key members are asked to relate their own Coming of Age IR stories.
Nick Booth is awarded Honorary Life Membership for his many contributions to AAIR especially as Membership Secretary, Treasurer and Webmaster for a number of years.
AAIR hires its first Executive Officer to relieve some of the burden on the Committee, and boy has she kicked some goals!
From 2009, the Government Reporting and Load Management SIGs begin meeting with their Data Warehousing colleagues holding a combined Forum under the AAIR umbrella.
