Committee Roles

The President: chairs all Committee and General Meetings; represents CDAS as required, or nominates another Committee Member as contact; and signs all docu-ments which require their signature as official head of the Society. 

The Vice President: helps the President in his/her role and acts as President in his/her absence; and carries out the administration of the Auction and Table Shows. 

The Secretary: keeps full and correct minutes of all Committee and General Meetings of the Society; and maintains the members list and notifies members of meet-ings and subscription renewals.

The Treasurer: manages CDAS revenue and expenditures; makes payments as authorised by the Committee, keeps correct accounts and books showing the finan-cial affairs of the Society; and provides a financial report at each CDAS meeting and prepares the annual financial report.

The Breeders' Awards Chairperson: encourages the breeding of fish by CDAS Members and maintains breeding records; and administers the Breeders Awards Programmes and presides over any fish-breeding sub-committee that is established. 

The Librarian: maintains the CDAS library; and recommends to the Committee publications for purchase by the Society for the library; and recommends to the Committee publications for purchase by the Society for the library.

The Web Page Maintainer: maintains the CDAS website; and encourages CDAS Members to contribute material and/or suggestions for the website.

The Editor: is responsible for the publication and distribution of the quarterly Tank Talk; encourages Members of the Society to contribute material to the Society journal; and with the approval of the Committee correspond with related organisation about exchanging journals. 

The Public Relations Officer: is responsible for promoting CDAS in the Canberra region, and ensures that all GMs and other CDAS activities are publicised widely. 

The Junior Representative: ensures that CDAS considers the opinions and rights of junior Members of the Society, and assists in the activities of the Society.