VeRSI Members

VeRSI is a consortium acting as an unincorporated joint venture funded by the Victorian Government through the Department of Business and Innovation (DBI) and in-kind contributions from the consortium members. The original consortium members are:

• The University of Melbourne
• Monash University
• La Trobe University
• The Victorian Department of Primary Industries

With new partners:

• The Australian Synchrotron
• The University of Ballarat
• Deakin University
• RMIT University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• Victoria University

VeRSI Program Coordinating Committee

VeRSI’s governance structure consists of the VeRSI Program Coordinating Committee (VPCC) with a representative from each Member presided over by an independent Chairman, and an operational team managed by the Executive Director.

The Current VPCC membership is:

• VeRSI
  • Mr. Steve Black, Chair of the Board
  • Dr. Ann Borda, Executive Director
• The Australian Synchrotron
  • Dr. David Cookson, Head of Beamline Science and Operations
    • Dr. Dean Morris, Head of Operations
• Department of Business and Innovation (DBI)
  • Mr. Andrew Niere, Senior Policy Officer, Innovation & Technology
    • Ms. Jane Gardam, Manager, Policy & Programs, Innovation & Tecnology
• Deakin University
  • Mr. Peter Brusco, Executive Director, Information Technology Services
    • Prof. Wanlei Zhou, Head of School, Information Technology Services
• Department of Primary Industries
  • Mr. Geoff Viney, Senior Architect-Analyst, Knowledge Information and Technology Branch
• La Trobe University
  • Dr. Mark Kosten, Director of e-Research
    • A. Prof. Paul Pigram, Head, Department of Physics
• Monash University
  • Prof. Paul Bonnington, Director, Monash e-Research Centre
    • Prof. David Abramson, Science Director Monash e-Research Centre
• RMIT University
  • Prof. Heinrich Schmidt, Director, e-Research
• Swinburne University of Technology
  • Prof. Leon Sterling, Dean, Faculty of Information & Communication Technologies
    • Prof. Richard Sadus, Faculty of Information & Communication Technologies
• The University of Ballarat
  • A. Prof. Andrew Stranieri, Deputy Director, Centre for Informatics & Applied Optimisation
• The University of Melbourne
  • Prof. Richard Sinnott, Director, eResearch
• Victoria University
  • Dr. Lyle Winton, Associate Director, eResearch
    • Prof. Warren Payne, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research & Research Training