Eidos

The Eidos Institute Limited Governance

ROLE OF THE COMPANY

The Company, in accordance with the Constitution and these Network Rules, will operate, manage and administer the Eidos Network in accordance with the Network Rules.

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Board has established an Executive Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to the Board on the use of the resources available for network activities. The Executive Advisory Council members are nominees from within the senior executive of the partner agencies. They meet twice a year to make recommendations on the election of Directors, approval of variations to constitution, receiving corporate documents such as annual reports, financial statements and corporate plans, and other activities consistent with the Network Rules.

The current members of the Executive Advisory Council are:

Professor Peter Wilson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & International) Australian Catholic University

Professor Jennelle Kyd, Pro Vice-chancellor (Research & Innovation) Central Queensland University

Professor Janet Greeley, Pro Vice-chancellor (Arts, Education And Social Sciences), James Cook University

Professor Lesley Johnson, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), Griffith University

Professor David Gardiner, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Queensland University of Technology

Professor Graham Baker, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Scholarship), University of Southern Queensland

Professor Greg Hill, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of the Sunshine Coast

Professor Peter Flood, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of New England

RESEARCH CONGRESS

The Research Congress represent the relevant Participant Members research and policy interests. The Research Congress members are Faculty and Branch Executive representatives who lead an annual meeting for network participants to review projects carried out during the year and provide recommendations and advice to the Executive Advisory Council on the Eidos Research Agenda and Annual Competitive Grants Scheme.

The current members of the Eidos Research Congress are:

Professor John O'Gorman, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Quality and Outreach), Australian Catholic University

Professor Richard Smith, Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Education, Central Queensland University

Professor Nola Alloway, Faculty Arts, Education and Social Sciences, James Cook University

Professor Erica McWilliam, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology

Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith, Faculty of Arts, Education and Law, Griffith University.

Professor Nita Temmerman, Faculty of Education University of Southern Queensland

Professor Tania Aspland, Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast

Professor Victor Minichiello, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of The Professions, University of New England

STAGES OF EIDOS DEVELOPMENT

The stages in establishing Eidos as the hub or facilitator of this change are:

Stage 1 (2004)
Appointments and provisional arrangements

Stage 2 (2005)
Governance model and systems establishment

Stage 3 (2006)
Continuous improvement and network leadership

Stage 4 (2007/8)

VALUE ADD

The Eidos consortium brings additional financial and capacity benefits including:

ARC Industry Partner OPPORTUNITY
RESEARCH GRANT STATUS funding
Financial RETURN FOR INVESTMENT
Access to SHARED DATA research and policy data-sharing across membership
Large-scale aggregation of RESEARCH
EXPERTISE and OUTPUT
Long term POLICY INFLUENCE
Shared access to member EXPERTISE
CAPACITY BUILDING for early career researchers

DIAGRAM ONE: INCORPORATED JOINT VENTURE MODEL

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