ARMS Board

The Board is the governing body of the Society. It controls and directs ARMS’ business, including its committees and determines its promotion, policies, strategic planning and progress towards achievement of its mission and goals.

Accreditation Council

The Accreditation Council plays an important role in the accreditation process, overseeing quality standards of module/program content and delivery agents and providing a measure of independence from the ARMS Board over accreditation recommendations.

Read more about the Accreditation Council.

ARMS Standing Committees

Conferences and Major Events Standing Committee

The Conferences and Major Events Standing Committee (CMEC) is comprised of the Convenors of past Conference Organising Committees to oversee major events, including the annual ARMS Conference, the biennial AEN (Australasian Ethics Network) Conference and, when necessary, INORMS (International Network of Research Management Societies) congress, as well as any other major events held by the Society e.g. the Australasian Research Training Network (ARTN) may hold an event in the future.

Education and Professional Development Standing Committee

The Education and Professional Development Standing Committee (EPDC) oversees the operational management and delivery of the Accreditation Program (Foundation, Established and Advanced) and other society-wide professional development activities.

Governance, Finance and Audit Standing Committee

The Governance, Finance and Audit Standing Committee (GFAC) supports the Board to maintain the ARMS' by-laws and policies, assuring the rigour of governance election processes, monitoring the budgets and financials and managing the risk register.

Member Services Standing Committee

The Member Services Standing Committee (MSC) contributes to the development and delivery mechanisms for services to members, including awards and scholarships, and is a formal mechanism for engaging with Chapters.

Committees