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The main changes were: • Introduction of three new permanent roles (early career and Māori research perspectives), but reduced numbers of other types of role to avoid Council enlarging. • Replacement of three Vice-Presidents by a Chair and Deputy Chair of the Academy Executive Committee, these roles serving on both the Academy Executive Committee and Council to help ensure cohesive decision making between the two bodies. • The general membership electoral college was disbanded in favour of more specific electoral colleges.
NEW STRUCTURE FOR COUNCIL IN JULY, ROYAL SOCIETY TE APĀRANGI’S NEW COUNCIL STRUCTURE CAME INTO PLACE. THE CHANGES WERE AIMED AT IMPROVING THE SOCIETY’S RESPONSIVENESS TO THE NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES OF ALL PARTS OF THE RANGAHAU RESEARCH COMMUNITY.
As of 1 July 2019, the members of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Council were: • Professor Wendy Larner FRSNZ President, Royal Society Te Apārangi 2018-21 • Professor Richard Blaikie FRSNZ Chair of Academy Executive Committee 2017-2020 • Dr Tony Conner CRSNZ FRSNZ Deputy Chair of the Academy Executive Committee 2018-2021 • Associate Professor Melinda Webber MRSNZ Councillor 2018-2020 • Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles MRSNZ Councillor 2018-2021 • Professor Ken Strongman FRSNZ Councillor – Branches Representative to June 2020 (*sadly deceased December 2019) • Dr Liz Gordon MRSNZ Constituent Organisation Representative 2017-2020 • Dr Tom Baker MRSNZ Councillor – Early Career Researcher Representative 2019-2022 • Dr Reremoana Theodore MRSNZ Co-opted Councillor 2019-2020 • Dr Russell Burton MRSNZ Co-opted Councillor 2019-2020
TŪHURA E X P L O R E
• Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu MRSNZ Co-opted Councillor 2019-2020
“By making these changes in the electoral colleges and how Councillors are elected, we ensure that each class of membership plays a role. We hope that the changes will be a positive step to embrace the strategic directions to which the Society has committed to better serve the full breath of New Zealand’s research community.” DR ANDREW CLELAND FRSNZ, ROYAL SOCIETY TE APĀRANGI CHIEF EXECUTIVE
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