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MS 155 AN 8825
HUMAN GENETICS SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA
The Human Genetics Society of Australasia was formed in 1977. Its main aims are to promote and assist the study of, and investigation and research into, human genetics. It has branches in all states of Australia as well as New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
It publishes a newsletter approximately three times per year and holds an annual conference.
155/1 1-3. Development of HGSA
1 Early attempts to set up a Human Genetics Society 1971
2 Development of Constitution 1977
3 Human Cytogenetic Conferences 1969-76 (forerunners of the HGSA Conferences)
4-12. Correspondence
4 General correspondence 1977
5 General correspondence 1978
6 General correspondence 1979
7 General correspondence 1980
8 General correspondence 1981
9 General correspondence 1982
10 General correspondence 1983
11 General correspondence 1983-84
12 General correspondence 1984-85
155/2 1-7. National Council and Executive
1 Executive 1978-85
2 Council and AGM correspondence 1978-84
3 Council and AGM agendas 1978-86
4 Council and AGM minutes 1978-84
5 National Council correspondence 1973-85
6 AGM working file 1982-86
7 Executive working file 1983-86
8-14. Working parties and committees
8 Working party on Clinical Genetics 1983-85
9 Recombinant DNA Committee 1983-86
10 National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council and accreditation of laboratories 1983-86
11 HGSA and The Super-Specialty Services Working Party 1984
12 Cytogenetics certification 1984-86
13 Working parties on genetic registers; newborn screening; prenatal diagnosis 1984-86
14 Working Party on Cytogenetics 1985
15-18. HGSA Fund
15 Fund statements 1978-84
16 Fund correspondence 1978-80
17 Financial reports 1983-86
18 Branch books 1980-83
155/3 1-8. Membership
1 Membership forms (NSW and ACT) 1978-82 (approx.)
2 Membership forms (Vic and Qld) 1978-82 (approx.)
3 Membership forms (SA, WA, Tas and NZ) 1978-82 (approx.)
4 Membership forms (all states) 1983-85
5 Membership computer printout 1986
6 Subscription accounts 1980-83 (incomplete)
7 Subscription records 1980-83 (incomplete)
8 Miscellaneous membership papers
155/4 1-16. Annual scientific meetings
1 1st Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, 1977
2 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, 1978
3 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Queenstown, NZ, 1979
4 4th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, 1980
5 5th Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, 1981
6-7 6th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, 1982
8-10 7th Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, 1983
11 8th Annual Scientific Meeting, Lorne, 1984
12 9th Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, 1985
13 HGSA Joint Meeting with ANZEMS, ATS AND GSA (Australian New Zealand Environmental Mutagen Society, Australian Teratology Society and Genetics Society of Australia), Sydney, August 1985
14 10th Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, 1986
15 10th Annual Scientific Meeting - involvement in organisation
16 11th Annual Scientific Meeting, Rotorua, NZ, 1987
155/5 Annual scientific meetings (continued)
1 12th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, 1988
2-4. Newsletters and published material
2 Newsletters nos 1-20 (1979-87)
3 Newsletter Correspondence 1984-86
4 Printed Material 1981-83
5-7. South Australian Branch
5 1977-80
6 Lists of relevant locally organised seminars 1986-88
7 Annual General Meeting agendas 1985-87
8-10. Correspondence
8 General Correspondence 1985-87
9 General Correspondence 1987-88
10 General Correspondence 1989-90
11-17. National Council and Executive
11a Council and AGM Minutes 1987
11b Council and AGM Minutes 1987 (cont'd)
12 Council and AGM Minutes 1987-88
13 Council and AGM Minutes 1988-89
14 Executive Meeting 1989
15 Council and AGM Minutes 1990
16 Council and AGM Minutes 1991
17 Executive Meeting 1991
155/6 1-17. Working Parties and Committees
1 Working Party on Genetic Registers 1984
2 Legal Constitution of the HGSA 1984-86
3 Working Party on Cytogenetics 1985
4 Committee on Paternity Testing under the Family Law Act 1985-86
5 Interim Committee on the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) 1985-86
6 Working Party on Genetic Counselling 1986
7 Working Party on Clinical Genetics 1987
8-13. Membership
8 Membership Forms 1985
9 Membership Forms 1986
10 Membership Forms 1987
11 Membership Forms 1988
12 Membership Forms 1989
13 Membership Forms 1990
14-15. Newsletter and Published Materials
14 Newsletters 15-18 and Correspondence 1985-86
15 Published Material Correspondence 1986-87
16-17. Publications from Other Agencies
16 Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) Newsletters 1989-91 (incomplete)
17 National Health and Medical Research Council. Report on Round Table Conference on Human Gene Therapy. September 1988
Archive of HGSA administrative documents 1996-2004 (6 CDs)
18-23 Board of Censors in Clinical Genetics. Minute book, May 1986 – June 1995, Human Genetics Society of Australasia
25 Council meetings 2005-2006 (CD)
26 Council meetings 2006-2007 (CD)
27 Council meetings 2007-2008 (CD)
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