Committee
2019 HGQ Committee
Executive Positions:
- President
- Jerres Alcober (PQ – TPCH)
- Secretary
- Amanda Marsden (PQ – PAH)
- Treasurer
- Mark Bromley (SNP)
Coordinator Positions:
- Newsletter
- Melissa Hillas (Mater Pathology) & Greg Bowlay (Mater Pathology)
- Scientific Meeting
- Brett Harrison (Trade); Lloyd Blundell (Trade); Emma Hughes (SNP)
- Social Event
- Kellie Vukovic (SNP)
- Workshop
- Chris Cazier (QUT); Michelle Goddard (PQ – TPCH)
- Website & Social Media
- Jerres Alcober (PQ – TPCH)
- Trade
- Arin Chandra (PQ – SCUH)
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HGQ Committee Roles & Responsibilities
Executive Positions:
- President
- Responsible for the HGQ
- Chair Committee Meetings
- Chair Annual General Meeting
- Address members at Scientific Meetings
- Provide agenda for each meeting
- Provide President’s report for newsletters and AGM
- Represent HGQ at awards nights, national groups, external events etc
- Secretary
- Update HGQ business address (secretary’s work address)
- Send and receive letters, emails or other documents
- Advise the President or Treasurer about urgent matters that arise from letters or other documents
- Organise committee nominations for the AGM
- Organise committee meetings & AGM
- Prepare and sent out committee meeting agenda
- Record, prepare and sent out meetings minutes
- Gathering and presenting any relevant documents
- Treasurer
- Maintain records of all financial transactions including receipts, invoices and statements
- Issue receipts, invoices and remittance advice
- Complete all approved payments
- Provide treasurer’s report for each meeting
- Organise financial audit & submission of annual return to Office of Fair Trading
Coordinator Positions:
- Newsletter
- Collate articles, advertising & reports
- Draft, review & publish newsletters
- Organise committee to contribute with content for the newsletter
- Provide article/advertising submission/release dates & information
- Scientific Meeting
- Organise venue/host, catering options & speaker gifts
- Assist in organising or providing the speaker/s
- Provide scientific meeting flyer
- Social Event
- Organise Social Event/s
- Organise Committee Dinner
- Provide social event flyer
- Workshop
- Organise venue/host, catering options & speaker gifts
- Assist in organising and/or providing the theme & program
- Assist in organising and/or providing the speakers & demonstrators
- Provide workshop flyer
- Website & Social Media
- Provide up-to-date information of meetings, events & newsletters to members and trade via the website & social media platforms
- Renewal of website & social media platforms
- Provide sponsorship – newsletter & website packages & rates
- Trade
- Maintain register of trade companies
- Notify trade about sponsorship opportunities for scientific meetings, AGM, Workshops, Conferences, Social Events
- Notify trade about sponsorship/advertising opportunities – newsletters and website
- Assist trade with any questions
- Member
- Maintain register of members
- Notify members about scientific meetings, AGM, Workshops, Conferences, Social Events
- Notify members about article submission opportunities – newsletters
- Assist current & prospective members with any questions
- Interview a member as part of an article for each newsletter edition
The latest edition of the HGQ Newsletter, the “Tissue Paper” has NOW been released. To read what this edition has install, click on the following link to download. Previous editions can be found on 
The 3rd & last scientific meeting of 2018 including the HGQ AGM, proudly sponsored by Metagene, will be hosted at the Normanby Hotel on THU 25th OCT 2018 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. 2019 HGQ Committee Nominations can be completed by clicking on this 
Thank you to all that made the 2018 Workshop a huge success. Your suggestions and feedback will help make any future workshops bigger & better. To be in the random prize draw to receive a $50 gift card, please complete the workshop survey 
The upcoming scientific meeting, proudly sponsored by Roche, will be hosted at the Pineapple Hotel on THU 23rd AUG 2018 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. There will be presentations (renal pathology), finger foods & beverages provided. Cost – HGQ & AIMS members – FREE. RSVP ASAP by 12:00pm on event day via this 
We are only a few weeks away from the 2018 HGQ Special Stains & IHC Workshop on Sat 8th Sep at QUT Gardens Point. Thank you to our sponsors for their ongoing support for this workshop. We look forward providing this interactive & hands-on continuing education opportunity to our members. For more information & to register – 
The latest edition of the HGQ Newsletter, the “Tissue Paper” has NOW been released. To read what this edition has install, click on the following link to download. Previous editions can be found on 