CURRENT MEMBERSHIP

The following list of ACQE members and their affiliations is correct as of December, 2001.

CONVENOR

Professor John Harvey,
Department of Physics, University of Auckland,
Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Phone  +64-9-373-7599, ext. 8831
Fax  +64-9-373-7445
E-mail j.harvey@auckland.ac.nz
FNZIP; Member of AOS, OSA & IEEE
 

MEMBERS

Dr Ken Baldwin,
Laser Physics Centre,
Research School of Physical Sciences & Engineering,
Australian National University,
Canberra, ACT 0200
Phone       +61 6249 4702/ 4244
Fax           +61 6249 0029
E-mail       kenneth.baldwin@anu.edu.au

FAIP;  FOSA; Member of AOS
 

Professor Pak Chu,
School of Electrical Engineering,
University of New South Wales,
NSW 2052, Australia
Phone  +61-2-9385-5304
Fax      +61-2-9385-5993
E-mail     p.chu@unsw.edu.au

FOSA; SMIREE; FIE(Aust); Member of AOS
 

Professor Gerard Milburn,
Department of Physics,  University of Queensland,
St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia
Phone  +61-7-365-3401
Fax      +61-7-365-1242
E-mail     milburn@physics.uq.oz.au

Member of AIP, AOS.
 

Professor Brian Orr,
School of Chemistry,
Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
Phone   +61-2-9850-8289
Fax       +61-2-9850-8313
E-mail     brian.orr@mq.edu.au

FAIP; FOSA; FRACI; Member of AOS
 

Dr Andrew Wilson
University of Otago
 

One other Australian and one other New Zealand member are required to fill the present committee vacancies.

CONSTITUTION
 

1.  PREAMBLE

The Australasian Council on Quantum electronics (ACQE) is a representative body of the quantum electronics community in Australia and New Zealand. The ACQE is concerned with the promotion of the science, technology and applications of lasers, optoelectronics and related physical processes. The ACQE interacts at a local (Australasian) level with a number of professional organisations from which its members are drawn.

• The ACQE has a share in organising the biennial Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) series.
• The international counterpart of ACQE is the International Council on Quantum Electronics (ICQE), which is responsible for organising the biennial International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC) series. The ACQE has single-vote representation on the ICQE.

The membership of the ACQE shall comprise five members from Australia and three from New Zealand, with a power to co-opt up to three additional members. Within this membership of the ACQE, there should be one member of each of the following scientific and professional organisations:

•   Australian Institute of Physics (AIP)
•   Australian Optical Society (AOS)
•   Institution of Radio and Electronics Engineers Australia (IREE)
•   New Zealand Institute of Physics (NZIP)
•   Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)

The membership of the ACQE shall be reviewed at the time of each ACOLS meeting, that is, approximately every two years. At least two positions on the ACQE shall be declared vacant and refilled at each ACOLS meeting. Retiring members will be eligible for re-election.
 

The ACQE shall elect one of its members as Convener, for a term expiring on the occasion of the next ACOLS meeting. A Convener shall not be eligible for more than two consecutive terms of office.

3.  DUTIES

a) The ACQE shall:

•  Promote and publicise quantum electronics in Australia and New Zealand.
•  Liaise with relevant professional organisations, both locally and internationally.
•  Nominate one of its Australian members and one of its New Zealand members to occupy two seats on the ICQE, with a single vote shared between them.
•  Nominate two of its members to serve on the ACOLS Liaison Committee, to determine policy and to oversee financial arrangements for future ACOLS meetings.
•  Take responsibility for initial bids to stage conferences in the field of quantum electronics and, where appropriate, for nomination of related conference organising committees and supervision of their operation.

•  Coordinate the activities of the ACQE.
•  Act as a contact for the ACQE with relevant professional organisations.

The ACQE shall approve and, if necessary, establish financial arrangements concerning its operations, such as conference organisation.
 

Notes:

i) It is not intended that the ACQE should take on the role of a scientific or professional society, such functions being performed adequately at present by the organisations ( e.g., AOS, AIP, NZIP, ...) to which its members belong.

ii) It is understood that the ACQE is considered as the representative body for the "Australian Laser Conference" portion of ACOLS.

iii) It is intended that the Australian Academy of Science and the Royal Society of New Zealand will also be approached to provide over-arching support and endorsement of the goals and membership of the ACQE.

iv) At the time of preparing this Constitution, the ACQE has no direct source of income, its operations being performed at the expense of its members.

v) The arrangement whereby two ACQE members (one from Australia, one from New Zealand) share a vote on the ICQE is to be regarded as a concession to the geography of Australasia. In practice, ICQE business meetings are occasionally attended on a proxy basis by other members of the ACQE who happen to be present at the scientific conference at which a given ICQE business meeting is held.

vi) The above Constitution was finalised at a meeting of the ACQE in Melbourne on 12 February 1992.