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Centre Advisory BoardThe Centre Advisory Board contributes to the development of strategies and vision of the Centre and facilitates improvedlinkages between the Centre, industry, government and the wider community to facilitate uptake of research outcomes. TheBoard provides advice on research directions, centre structure, membership and commercialisation.The Centre Advisory Board held its inaugural meeting in May 2006. Key on the list of its discussion points was its roleand the recruitment of a Chair for the Board. Board members agreed that their focus would be strategic and long term,to develop end-user engagements, to assist in encouraging cross-nodal team research and in leveraging ARC funding tosecure long term funding for the Centre. International research was identifi ed as a strength of the Centre and pursuingend-user linkages and developments in this area was considered a priority. An eminent business leader has been recruitedas the Chair from 2007. The composition of the Board in 2006 was:Professor Norman PalmerPro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)James Cook UniversityProfessor David SiddleDeputy Vice Chancellor (Research)University of QueenslandProfessor Lawrence CramDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)Australian National UniversityDr Ian PoinerChief Executive Offi cerAustralian Institute of Marine ScienceHonorable Virginia ChadwickChairGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park AuthorityProfessor Terry HughesCentre DirectorScientifi c Management CommitteeThe Scientifi c Management Committee is responsible for the high-level operational management of the Centre and forits scientifi c research program objectives. During 2006 the Committee met formally four times in February, May, Augustand October. Priorities for 2006 included establishing the objectives and operations for the Centre’s research programs,recruiting high-quality postdoctoral fellows, developing an effective communications strategy and implementing newprocesses for engaging effectively with the Centre’s graduate students. Committee Members are:Professor Yossi Loya (Chair)Professor of Marine BiologyThe Raynor Chair for Environmental ConservationResearchDepartment of ZoologyTel Aviv UniversityIsraelDr. David WachenfeldDirector, Science Technology and Information GroupGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park AuthorityProfessor Malcolm McCullochEnvironmental Geochemistry and GeochronologyResearch School of Earth SciencesAustralian National UniversityProfessor Garry RussSchool of Marine Biology and AquacultureJames Cook UniversityProfessor David BellwoodSchool of Marine Biology and AquacultureJames Cook UniversityProfessor Ove Hoegh-GuldbergCentre for Marine ScienceUniversity of QueenslandProfessor Terry HughesCentre Director7