At the Special General Meeting held in Canberra on Friday 31 July, the special resolution to amend the Institute’s Articles of Association, as advertised, was passed. As such, what has formerly been known as the International Area Committee, will henceforth take the name of the “International Chapter”. It is important to note, however, that the limitations on this change are restricted to name only, whilst the administrative and financial aspects effectively remain the same as previous.
 
This evolution is evidence of the strength of the Institute’s international membership. It is also the result of a sustained period of work by the Committee, commenced under Ross Clark, and hopefully foreshadows a stronger relationship of the international membership with the Institute generally and National Council in particular.