About Us

The Economic Society of Australia (Queensland) Inc is a voluntary association incorporated under the provisions of the Associations Incorporation Act (Qld). The Society, on incorporation in 1985, is the successor to the unincorporated Economic Society of Australia (Queensland Branch). Under its rules the Society may subscribe to or become a member of an organization having similar objects. The Society has continued to be the Queensland Branch of the Economic Society of Australia.

The principal objects of the Society are to:
  • encourage the study of economics and its application in Australia and to encourage informed public debate of economic and related questions
  • issue publications concerning the interests of members and to advance the objects of the Society
  • co-operate with the other Branches and the Central Council of The Economic Society
  • conduct seminars, symposia, conferences and other meetings to advance the objects of the Society
  • promote the teaching and study of economics
Under rules of the Society the day to day administration of its affairs is in the hands of the Management Committee which is elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Society.

2010 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The 2010 Annual General Meeting of the Society was held at Level 6 Central Plaza 1 on Wednesday 10 March 2010- commencing at 6.00 pm.
 
At this meeting, members of the 2010-11 Management Committee were elected as follows:

 2010-11 committee.  

President
Michael Knox
Past President
James Dick
Secretary
Rimu Nelson
Treasurer
Marcel von Pfyffer
Vice Presidents
David Jackson
John Foster
Executive Directors
 
Paul van Koesveld
Craig Lawrence
Hamish Bain
Secretariat
Paula Knight

 For more information on the Queensland Branch, please contact us at:

The Secretariat
The Economic Society of Australia (Queensland) Inc
PO Box 1170, Brisbane, 4001

Tel/fax: + 61 7 3041 0393

E-mail:  ecosocqld@ecosoc.org.au
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