ASHET

About ASHET

ASHET  is the Australian Society for History of Engineering and Technology. It is a non-profit society, incorporated in the state of New South Wales.

Its objects are to encourage and promote community interest and education in the history of engineering and technology in Australia. It is a national society, with members throughout Australia, though at present a majority of the members are in Sydney, where the society was formed in 2003.

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Management committee

A new management committee was elected at ASHET’s 2011 Annual General Meeting, held on 28 April 2011. There was one vacancy for a committee member remaining, and the committee has now appointed Beverley Johnson to fill this position. For some information about Beverley go to ASHET News July 2011. The present committee members are:

This committee will retire at the end of the annual general meeting in 2012and be succeeded by a new committee to be elected at the meeting.

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ASHET office bearers and committee

As the number of nominations for office bearer and committee positions did not exceed the number of positions, all of those nominated were declared elected and took up office at the close of the annual general meeting on 15 April 2010.

David Craddock was elected  President. He is a Past President of the Royal Society of New South Wales and is a member of the Hornsby and District Historical Society. He has a special interest in the history of aeronautics in Australia, and is the author of severa books and papers on the subject.

Robert Renew was elected Senior Vice President. Rob recently retired from a position as Senior Curator with the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. He has special interests in the history of engineering innovation, and the use of natural resources.

Mari Metzke was elected Vice President. Mari has recently retired from the position of Manager of the Royal Australian Historical Society, a position she has held since 2005. Before that she had held  held the position of Outreach Officer of the Society for 18 years. She also has a long term involvement in the Hornsby and District Historical Society.

Ian Arthur was elected Secretary. Ian had a leading part in the formation of ASHET. He is a retired Sydney engineer, who has held many positions in the Institution of Engineers Australia including councilor, Chairman of Sydney Division and Chairman of its Engineering Heritage Committee.

John Roberts was elected Treasurer. John is a retired accountant. He is a foundation member of ASHET, and has a special interest in railway history. He is actively involved in the Convict Trail Project, and the Hornsby and District Historical Society, and is treasurer of both these organisations.

Ian Jack and Neil McDonald were elected to serve as members of the committee.

Professor Ian Jack was reelected as President, a position he has held since ASHET was founded in 2003. Ian also serves as President of the Royal Australian Historical Society, Until he retired, he held a position as Associate Professor of History at the University of Sydney. He has published extensively in the areas of local history and historical archaeology.

Before he retired, Dr. Neil McDonald was with ANSTO, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. Neil is a past president of the Australian Nuclear Society and is currently a member of the Nuclear Panel of Engineers, Australia.

At its first meeting following the annual general meeting, ASHET’s committee appointed beverley Johnson to fill the remaining vacancy for a committee member.

Beverley Johnson was one of the thirty members joining ASHET at the time it was formed in 2003. Since then she has always taken a close interest in  ASHET activities, and has been a regular attender at meetings. She has now retired from her career as a professional historian.

ASHET Constitution

When ASHET was formed, it adopted a Constitution based on the standard rules for a non-profit association incorporated in New South Wales. Click here to download a copy of the Constitution.

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Guidelines for Groups

ASHET encourages the formation of local and special interest groups. The management committee has approved a set of guidelines for groups. To view and download a copy of the guidelines for groups click here.

Annual Report 2010

To download a copy of the committee’s Annual Report and Financial Report for 2010 click here.

Annual Report 2009

To download a copy of the committee’s Annual Report for 2009 click here. To download the financial reports click on ASHET Financial Report 2009.

Annual Report 2008

To download a copy of the committee’s Annual Report for 2008 click here. To download the financial reports click on ASHET Financial Report 2008.