Four leading Antarctic organisations have announced opportunities for early-career professionals.
We would like to offer our congratulations to Dr Marino Vacchi on his 30 years of contributions to CCAMLR. A memento in the form of a pewter wombat was mailed to him to acknowledge this occasion.
This week the Secretariat welcomes Thomas Williams to the Data and Information Systems (DIS) team in the role of Database Administrator/Technical Analyst. Thomas relocated to Tasmania from Melbourne with his family at the beginning of the year and is an experienced database administrator spending more than 20 years at a major metropolitan hospital in this role.
Last week the Secretariat welcomed Kerry Whelan to the role of Administrative Services Officer. This role incorporates general administration and finance tasks to support and strengthen the Finance and Administration team.
This month the Secretariat welcomed Robert Weidinger to the post of IT Assistant at the Secretariat. Robert has a wealth of experience in network administration and IT services with over 18 years working for the Department of Education looking after schools across Tasmania.
Today sees the close of the Thirty-ninth Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).
19 June 2020 marked the first World Albatross Day which was launched by the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) to highlight the conservation crisis affecting this legendary bird.
This week the Secretariat welcomes Mr Todd Dubois to the post of Fisheries Monitoring and Compliance Manager. This is another International Professional appointment for the Secretariat and will see Todd starting his position remotely in the USA while we work around the current pandemic crisis.
This week the Secretariat is welcoming Ms Marina Negro to the post of Data and Information Systems Manager. Ms Negro has an Information Systems degree specialised in data management and more than 20 years of work experience related to information technology in general, and in the business intelligence field in particular.