A Brief History of AAIR

2004

November 21

Awards Honorary Life Membership to Bruce Zimmer

Bruce Zimmer is awarded Honorary Life Membership for his contributions to AAIR. Bruce served as President from 1998 until 2002.

2002

December 1

Awards Honorary Life Membership to Dennis Ham

Dennis Ham is awarded Honorary Life Membership in recognition of his contributions to AAIR. Dennis served as President from 1994 until 1998.

July 22

Applies navigation to website

Screen grab of AAIR website, 6 August 2002

Around the middle of 2002, AAIR introduces a navigation system to its website.

2001

November 17

Charges membership fees

Photo of a piggybank with gold chocolate coins in piles next to it

The earliest records for membership fees is November 2001. Individual membership is set at AUD$55 per calendar year, including GST for Australian residents. Corporate membership is available to universities and other institutions for AUD$45 per member, subject to a minimum of four members. No earlier information is available.

2000

July 7

Registers for GST

The Goods & Services Tax (GST) is introduced into Australia on 1 July 2000. AAIR registers for the GST.

1999

November 1

Registers for an ABN

An ABN is an Australian Business Number. ABNs became a requirement under the Australian Tax Office on 1 July 2000. AAIR’s ABN is 85 802 804 296.

1997

March 24

Incorporates as a legal entity

Screen grab of the AAIR Certificate of Incorporation

The Australasian Association for Institutional Research Inc. (AAIR) is incorporated as a legal entity, registered in the State of Victoria (Registration Number: A0034643U).

1996

November 6

Awards Honorary Life Membership to Ken Doyle

Ken Doyle is awarded Honorary Life Membership in recognition of his contributions to AAIR.

May 1

Launches first website

Screen grab of first AAIR website, circa 2001

Around 1996, the first AAIR website is launched. It is initially developed and housed at Flinders University. The earliest archived copy available is from 29 October, 2001.

May 1

Publishes First Issue of the Newsletter

The first issue of the AAIR Newsletter is published on 1 May 1996, E-AAIR, Volume 1, Number 1, and is available in both html and downloadable text file.

1995

November 30

Awards Life Membership to Raj Sharma

Raj Sharma, the founder of AAIR, is awarded Life Membership for his contributions to AAIR. Raj was AAIR’s inaugural President serving two terms from 1990 until 1994.

1994

November 2

Approves Code of Ethics

Photo of people's hands on a table looking at a clipboard with the word 'Ethics' on it

The Code of Ethics is adopted by the membership at the 1994 Annual General Meeting.

1991

November 1

Publishes first edition of ‘A Primer on Institutional Research in Australasia’

Cover of the journal called 'A Primer on Institutional Research in Australasia'

The four articles in this booklet, commissioned by the AAIR Executive Committee, are reprinted from the first issue of the Journal of Institutional Research in Australasia (JIRA). They focus on the many different aspects of institutional research.

November 1

Publishes first edition of the JIRA

Volume 1, Number 1 of the Journal of Institutional Research in Australasia (JIRA) is published with the majority of peer reviewed articles being papers presented at the AAIR Annual Forum held in Melbourne in October 1991.

1990

August 21

Hosts the first AAIR Forum

Girls in office with laptop displaying 'save the date' for upcoming AAIR forum

The first AAIR Forum is held at the Central Queensland University (CQU) in Rockhampton.

1988

January 1

Establishes AAIR

Some time during 1988 the Australasian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR) is launched.