Attendees: MechBio2025 participants
President's Welcome
Maté Biro opened the AGM and listed highlights of the year and thanked the MechBio2025 team. Participants acknowledged Maté's service and thanked him for his leadership of the society over the past 2 years.
Treasurer's Report
Charles Cox presented the financial report:
2023–2024
- Opening balance 2024: $14,276
- Income 2023–2024: $446
- Expenditure: $10,371 (4 × $2,500 travel awards to ISMB in Taiwan)
- Travel award recipients: Julia Eckert, Manijeh Khanmohammadi, Shin Wei Chong, Amber Driessen
- Closing balance: $4,351
2024–2025
- Current balance Westpac: $3,833
- Current balance PayPal: $12,501
- Total income 2024–2025: $16,501
- Expenditure: $11,637
- Net position: $9,846
Election of New Council Members
Current positions and nominees:
- Outgoing President (2026): Maté Biro (served maximum 2 years)
- Incoming President (President-elect): Sara Baratchi
- Vice-President: Anne Lagendijk
- Treasurer: Charles Cox (self-nominated)
- Secretary: Sarah Boyle
- Technical Officer: Peter Newman (self-nominated)
State and NZ Representatives
- Queensland: Melanie White (self-nominated)
- Victoria: Kathryn Stok (self-nominated)
- South Australia: Eligible for nominations
- Western Australia: Yu Suk Choi (self-nominated)
- New Zealand: Martin Fronius (self-nominated)
- NSW: Peter Su
Other Positions
- D&I Representative: Eligible for nominations
- ECR Representative: Marco Enriquez Martinez
- Student Representative: Murron Carroll (self-nominated after the meeting)
All nominations were supported by AGM attendees.
Open positions: SA rep, D&I rep.
Other Matters
Next meeting was proposed to be held in NZ. AGM attendees discussed the travel costs involved.
Opted to not have travel awards in 2026 and use funds for membership renewals to support travel for ECRs to NZ in 2027.
Action item: Council to finalise decision around the location of the next meeting.