CAUDIT committees and working groups are established when a need arises to focus more closely on a particular topic or issue.  The Working Groups usually exist for a limited period of time in order to achieve an agreed outcome. The following is a list of CAUDIT's current committees and working groups. To become involved with or for more information about a committee or working group, please contact the chair.

CAUDIT Members Meeting Program Committee

Purpose:  Under the direction of the CAUDIT Executive Committee, the Program Committee takes carriage of two consecutive Members Meetings - The Spring Members Meeting and the Austumn Members Meeting the following year and is tasked with developing a robust agenda of topical speakers and themes relevant to CAUDIT Member representatives.   Specifically the Committee will:

• propose and recommend to the CAUDIT Executive Committee, in advance, the themes of their two meetings
• identify agenda topics relating to the themes
• draft the meeting agenda
• identify and invite appropriate speakers (member and industry) within budget
• identify and invite appropriate vendor case studies
• introduce speakers and facilitate sessions during the meetings

2020 Autumn Members Meeting:

Role	Member	Institution
Member - No committee	Anne Kealley	CAUDIT
Member - No committee	Chelsea Cannedy	CAUDIT

2020 Spring Members Meeting:

Role	Member	Institution
Chair	Niranjan Prabhu	Australian Catholic University
Member	Chelsea Cannedy	CAUDIT
Member	Craig Warren	Deakin University
Member	Adrian Dillon	University of Tasmania
Member	Zoran Sugarevski	Victoria University

Updated 11/08/2020

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CAUDIT Benchmarking Advisory Committee

Purpose: First established in 2014 the CAUDIT Benchmarking Committee is tasked to provide advice and guidance to CAUDIT and the CAUDIT Director Analytics and Strategic Initiatives, on all aspects of the CAUDIT benchmarking system, its coverage and processes to produce and disseminate quality and timely information to service the immediate and future requirements of CAUDIT and its members in alignment with CAUDIT strategic objectives as set out by the CAUDIT Executive

Membership:

Role	Member	Institution
Chair	Paul Sherlock	University of South Australia
General Member	Stef Batts-Cirilli	University of Canberra
General Member	Michael Grant	Murdoch University
General Member	Jeff Murray	University of Tasmania
General Member	Paul Sheeran	The University of Queensland
General Member	Ann Walters	University of Newcastle
General Member	Tony Shih	The University of Auckland
General Member	Pat Gould	Charles Darwin University
Ex Officio	Steven Wojnarowski	CAUDIT
Ex Officio	Anne Kealley	CAUDIT

Updated 17/08/2020

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CAUDIT Strategic Procurement Committee

Purpose:  First established in 2012, the CAUDIT Strategic Procurement Committee is tasked with providing advice and guidance to the Director Strategic Procurement (DSP) and the Executive Committee in achieving CAUDIT’s strategic objectives, taking into consideration the needs of members, the CAUDIT Strategic Plan and objectives given by the CAUDIT Executive Committee.

Membership:

Role	Member	Institution
Chair, Executive Representative	Vito Forte	Edith Cowan University
General Member	Chris Anderson	Queensland University of Technology
General Member	Lisa Burley	RMIT University
General Member	Jonathan Churchill	James Cook University
UPH IT Executive Group	Simon Howard	Adelaide University
UPH IT Executive Group	Luke Walford	Southern Cross University
UPH IT Executive Group	Anna Cakal	Monash University
UPH IT Executive Group	Anthony Wishart	Murdoch University
NZ Representative	Mark Calwell	University of Otago
USLC Representative	Jeff Stafford	Griffith University
Ex Officio	Steve Johnston	CAUDIT

Updated 10/08/2020

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AHECS Executive Steering Committee

CAUDIT is leading a partnership of AARNet, AusCERT, REANNZ and AAF to help CAUDIT members adopt appropriate risk profiles and countering ever-increasing cybersecurity threats and in doing so, help safeguard the intellectual property and reputation of Australasia’s universities.

AHECS’s purpose is to proactively help safeguard the intellectual property and reputation of Australasia’s universities through:

• working together in a trusted community, delivering economies of scale
• coordinating and leveraging existing resilient services
• delivering new fit-for-purpose services
• maturing sector cybersecurity capabilities – people, processes, technology
• bringing privacy and information management together

AHECS services include provision of:

• training to improve the cybersecurity posture and capability of AHECS stakeholders
• benchmarking, health checks, maturity assessments
• good practice guides, advocacy, advice
• threat intelligence
• target events
• facilitation of collaboration and security services

In addition to the direct provision of support, CAUDIT performs a valuable coordinating and advisory role, working together in a trusted community, delivering economies of scale and helping mature sector cybersecurity capabilities – people, processes, technology.

CAUDIT members prioritised this initiative for implementation in 2018. A Director, Cybersecurity Program commenced in January 2020 to drive the program of work.

AHECS Executive Steering Committee Members:

Role	Member	Institution
Chair	Anne Keallley	CAUDIT
Member	Scott Sorley	University of Southern Queensland
Member	Thomas King	Griffith University
Member	Jason Mangan	University of Auckland
Member	Craig Warren	Deakin University
AARNet	David Wilde	AARNet
AARNet Backup	Angus Griffin	AARNet
AusCERT	David Stockdale	AusCERT (UQ)
AusCERT Backup	Mike Holm	AusCERT (UQ)
REANNZ	Dianna Taylor	REANNZ
REANNZ	Neil Fenemor	REANNZ

Updated 17/08/2020

AHECS Operations Group Members:

Role	Member	Institution
Chair	Greg Sawyer	CAUDIT
Member	Niranjan Prabhu	ACU
Member	Tim Lane	Griffith University
Member	Fadi el Jafari	Deakin University
AARNet	Dave O'Loan	AARNet
AARNet Backup	James Ng	AARNet
AusCERT	Mike Holm	AusCERT (UQ)
AusCERT Backup	Geoff Thonon	AusCERT (UQ)
REANNZ	Neil Fenemor	REANNZ
REANNZ Backup	Kerry Milestone	REANNZ
AAF	Bradley Beddoes	AAF

Updated 07/09/2020

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CAUDIT Membership Category Review 

Purpose:  As CAUDIT receives membership applications from organisations that do not sit in the current eligible membership categories, the Membership Category Review Working Group was established late 2019, to review these categories.

Membership:

Role	Member	Institution
Member	Scott Sorely	University of Southern Queensland
Member	Kerry Holling	Western Sydney University
Member	Kerrie Campbell	Flinders University
Member	Anne Kealley	CAUDIT
Support	Larissa Denham	CAUDIT

Updated 17/08/2020

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