About ASOR

ASOR is a not-for-profit national organisation. ASOR is entirely operated by volunteers drawn from its membership.

ASOR adopted a new constitution in 2021 and this can be viewed at ASOR Constitution.

  • ASOR is incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory under the Associations Incorporation Act 1991 (Registration number A 00227).
  • This Act requires ASOR to nominate a public officer. The current ASOR Public Officer is Hasan Turan.
  • The constitution states that ASOR is run by a committee of up to 12 current ASOR members.
  • We usually refer to the committee as the ASOR National Committee.
  • Committee members serve a two-year term, and half of the positions are vacated each year. 
  • The constitution defines the office-bearer roles of President and Vice-President.
  • Using by-laws or simply convention, ASOR establishes other roles such as Treasurer.

ASOR is not presently registered for GST.

ASOR National Committee 2023

Following elections held in May 2023, the ASOR National Committee for 2023 is:

  • ASOR President - Honglei Xu (Curtin University, Perth)
  • ASOR National Treasurer - Melanie Ayre (CSIRO Data61, Melbourne)
  • ASOR Secretary - Hasan Turan (ADFA, Canberra)
  • David Marlow (DST Group, Melbourne)
  • Simon Dunstall (CSIRO Data61, Melbourne)
  • Hamish Waterer
  • Asef Nazari (Deakin University, Geelong)
  • Louis Caccetta (Curtin University, Perth)

ASOR National Committee 2022

Following elections held in April-May 2022, the ASOR National Committee for 2022 is:

  • ASOR President - Honglei Xu (Curtin University, Perth)
  • ASOR Vice-President - Simon Dunstall (CSIRO Data61, Melbourne)
  • ASOR National Treasurer - Melanie Ayre (CSIRO Data61, Melbourne)
  • ASOR Secretary - Hasan Turan (ADFA, Canberra)
  • David Marlow (DST Group, Melbourne)
  • Hamish Waterer
  • Babak Abbasi (RMIT, Melbourne)
  • Asef Nazari (Deakin University, Geelong)
  • Louis Caccetta (Curtin University, Perth)

ASOR National Committee 2021

The ASOR National Committee in 2021 was:

  • ASOR President - Simon Dunstall (CSIRO Data61, Melbourne)
  • ASOR Vice-President - Sondoss el-Sawah (ADFA, Canberra)
  • ASOR National Treasurer - Melanie Ayre (CSIRO Data61, Melbourne)
  • David Marlow (DST Group, Melbourne)
  • Hasan Turan (ADFA, Canberra)
  • Paul Gaertner (DST Group, Adelaide)
  • Masih Fadaki (RMIT, Melbourne)
  • Babak Abbasi (RMIT, Melbourne)
  • Asef Nazari (Deakin University, Geelong)
  • Louis Caccetta (Curtin University, Perth)
  • Paul Lochert (Melbourne)
  • Honglei Xu (Curtin University, Perth)