Dr Susan Pond, President of the Royal Society of NSW invited me to become a member of one the RSNSW Council Committees, the Fellows and Members Assessment Committee (FMAC) https://royalsoc.org.au/council-members-section/506-rsnsw-fellows-and-members-assessment-committee.
"The purpose of the Fellows and Members Assessment Committee is to lead the Fellowship (including Honorary and Distinguished Fellows) and Membership (including Associate Membership) Assessment (FMA) Program of the Society on behalf of Council. The FMA Program is designed to assess nominations of individuals wishing to become members of the Society according to criteria outlined in the Rules for Members, Fellows, and Distinguished Fellows." The terms of reference are here: https://royalsoc.org.au/images/easyblog_docs/RSNSW_TOR_FMAC_Committee_20210317.pdf
The 2022 membership is:
- Chair: Professor Sean Brawley FRSN
- Secretary: Professor Simon Ringer FRSN FTSE
- Members:
- Scientia Professor Rose Amal AC FRSN FAA FTSE,
- Emeritus Professor The Hon. Peter Baume AC DistFRSN,
- Ms Pamela Griffith OAM FRSN,
- Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver AM FRSN,
- Emeritus Professor Ian Sloan AO FRSN FAA,
- Mr Rod Stowe PSM FRSN