Members & Affiliates

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The Australian Access Federation Inc. Constitution summarises the two levels of participation as follows:

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Federation Members

A Member may act as an Identity Provider to its End Users, enabling them to access services provided by a Service Provider and/or as a Service Provider. A Member must pay fees or provide in-kind support at the discretion of the Executive Committee. A Member’s Representative is eligible to attend meetings of the Federation and be nominated for positions on the Executive Committee.

The following institutions are Members of the Australian Access Federation:

Institution Join Date
Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) June 28 2010
Australian Catholic University November 13 2009
Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation (CSIRO) July 27 2009
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) January 5 2010
Australian Research Collaboration Service (ARCS) August 6 2009
Bond University June 1 2010
Charles Sturt University (CSU) February 15 2010
Curtin University of Technology June 14 2010
Edith Cowan University (ECU) July 27 2009
eResearch SA December 22 2009
Flinders University February 27 2010
Griffith University July 27 2009
Intersect Australia Pty Ltd June 4 2010
James Cook University (JCU) October 1 2009
La Trobe University June 21 2010
Lincoln University (New Zealand) December 3 2009
Macquarie University December 2 2009
Monash University July 27 2009
Murdoch University January 20 2010
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) August 3 2009
RMIT University February 19 2010
Tasmanian Partnership for Advanced Computing (TPAC) March 2010
The University of Melbourne June 17 2010
University of Adelaide February 24 2010
University of Auckland (New Zealand) November 10 2009
University of Canberra May 12 2010
University of Canterbury (New Zealand) November 18 2009
University of Queensland (UQ) December 16 2009
University of South Australia (UniSA) July 27 2009
University of Tasmania (UTAS) July 27 2009
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) January 25 2010
University of Western Australia (UWA) February 2010
University of Western Sydney (UWS) October 6 2009
Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC) November 24 2009
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Federation Affiliates

An Affiliate may act as an Identity Provider to its End Users, enabling them to access services provided by a Service Provider and/or as a Service Provider. An Affiliate may be required to pay a subscription or other fees at the discretion of the Executive Committee. An Affiliate is not eligible to attend meetings of the Federation and may not nominate for positions on the Executive Committee.

The following institutions and organisations are Affiliates of the Australian Access Federation:

Organisation Join Date
BigPulse June 18 2010
DotSec Pty Ltd February 2 2010
Evolvingspaces (VIC) Pty Ltd May 6 2010
NetSpot December 10 2009
Pebble Learning November 25 2009
Institute of Computer Science, Masaryk University in Brno December 14 2009
RMIT Publishing February 19 2010
TALIS Information Limited January 27 2010
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Intending to Join

The following institutions have signalled their intention to join as Members of the Australian Access Federation in the near future:

Institution Status
Australian National University (ANU) In progress
Australian Synchrotron In progress
Central Queensland University In progress
Deakin University In progress
The University of the Sunshine Coast In progress
University of Newcastle In progress
University of Notre Dame In progress
University of Southern Queensland In progress
Victoria University In progress
Victorian eResearch Strategic Initiative (VeRSI) In progress