Emeritus Chapter

Vis Exhausta Periculosissima
(The most dangerous force is a spent force)

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Members of the ATEM Ghosts, 2008

Second Notice: THE 9th ATEM GHOSTS' LUNCH

The 9th ATEM Ghosts' Lunch will be held at 12.30 pm on Tuesday 30 September 2008 at Riccarton House, Christchurch. The Lunch will be hosted by Warwick Nicoll MNZM and the Guest of Honour will be the NZ Regional Chair for 2008, Ali Hughes.

Have a look at the website below to see the main building. Click on "Restaurant/Venue" to see the dining room. Click on "Riccarton Bush" to see the grounds. www.riccartonhouse.co.nz

Riccarton House was founded by the Deans family in 1856. The original cottage (restored and in the grounds today) was built in 1843 and was the first European building on the Canterbury Plains. Robbie Deans, the famous coach of the Crusaders Super 14 Rugby Team, and as we write this short-listed for the Wallabies coaching position, is a direct descendant of the family.

The cost is $200 per person payable in advance. Cheques should be made out to "ATEM Foundation".

Because we need to bank the cheques before leaving Australia, we must insist on payment before Friday 5 September 2008.

Acceptances

Warwick Nicoll MNZM	Host (Aotearoa)
Tom Gregg	ATEM President (Aotearoa)
RC Ali Hughes	Guest of Honour (Regional Chair Aotearoa)
Giles Pickford	NSW/ACT
Peter Scardoni	NSW/ACT
Wendy Short	Bass
Toni Hodge	Aotearoa
Brigitte Murray	Aotearoa
Neil Voyce	Aotearoa
VP Chris Pepper	Western

Apologies

Trish Burgess	NSW/ACT
Colin Plowman	NSW/ACT
Trevor Short	Bass
Bob Speechley	Bass

Citrus, chilli, marinated kalamata and queen's green olives
West Coast whitebait and Nelson scallops
Market fish with asparagus, fennel, and cherry tomato salad, salsa verde
or
Chargrilled Canterbury Lamb with new potato and fresh herb salad, caper and olive salsa
plus
Mixed salad greens with balsamic dressing
A choice of four cheeses with crackers, grissini, chutney and fruit

Wine List

Muddy Water Unplugged Riesling 2006, Waipara, NZ
Leaning Rock Pinot Noir 2003, Central Otago, NZ
Nevis Bluff Pinot Noir 2002, Central Otago, NZ
Logan Cabernet Merlot 1999, Orange, Australia
Bridge Pa Syrah 2005, Hawkes Bay, NZ
Chapel Hill 'The Vicar' Shiraz Cabernet Merlot 2001, McLaren Vale, Australia
Penfold's Hermitage Grange 2001, Barrossa Valley, Australia (donated by the ATEM Secretariat)

ATEM Foundation

The ATEM Council has requested the Emeritus Chapter to spearhead a bequests program for the ATEM Foundation. Our record of support over the years has been good. Many of our number have assisted ATEM projects at the Council and region level. The value of this contribution is hard to evaluate, but it is considerable.

In hard dollar terms we have donated $7,840 to the Foundation since 2000.

If you have any spare assets that are bothering you, then you could do no better than direct some of them to the ATEM Foundation for the purpose of funding our education and training programs, and our scholarships and travel grants for ATEM members.

Our first target is to permanently endow the Maurie Blank Study Scholarship, named for the Founder of our predecessor organisation, AITEA. The second is to endow the Peter Karmel International Travel Grant, named for our first Patron.

We have opened an account with the Commonwealth Bank. If you would like to think of doing a regular direct credit into this fund we will send you a deduction authority to sign.

Giles Pickford and Peter Scardoni
Association Secretariat

What is the Emeritus Chapter

"Zen enriches no-one. There is no body to be found. The birds of appetite may come and circle for a while in the place where it is thought to be. But they soon go elsewhere. When they are gone, the 'nothing', the 'nobody' that was there, suddenly appears. That is Zen. It was there all the time but the scavengers missed it, because it was not their kind of prey".

From Zen and the Birds of Appetite by Thomas Merton

This quote was an inspiration for one of our members who was about to retire, but who yearned for some sort of continuing involvement with the ATEM tribe. He could not see why retirement needed to end his tribal activities. He understood that he was about to suddenly become insubstantial, or ghost-like: a wraith whom the birds of appetite (all of whom have useful jobs) would suddenly no longer be able to see. And yet he knew that Ghosts have the power to move mountains and change the course of rivers. We know this from our Aboriginal heritage.

So he suggested to the ATEM 2000 Group in 1998 that members who retired, or who left the profession, should be given a vehicle through which they could continue to contribute.

The end result was that following terms of reference for the ATEM Ghosts were adopted at the 1999 Conference in Wellington, NZ. The group was re-named the Emeritus Chapter in 2003.

1. ATEM will maintain an Association Chapter which will consist of members who are no longer actively engaged in the management of tertiary education, but who wish to retain contact with ATEM and each other. This Chapter will be named The ATEM Emeritus Chapter (previously the ATEM Ghosts).

The Chapter will be established as a Chapter of the Association, but members will also operate within a region.

2. The aims of the Chapter will be:

to allow members to continue to be involved with the operations of the Association by providing information about region and Association activities;
to undertake appropriate voluntary work for ATEM and ATEM regions from time to time;
to continue to promote the activities of ATEM, both locally and internationally;
to spearhead a bequest and giving program for the ATEM Foundation Pty Ltd;
to arrange social gatherings and other events for its members from time to time, particularly in conjunction with the Annual Conference;
to produce and circulate an annual Newsletter containing news about its members and about ATEM at large which will be published on the ATEM web site.

3. The Chapter will maintain a membership register that will be available to ATEM members via the ATEM web site. The Chapter will elect a Convenor at a meeting to be held during the Association Conference.

4. The Association will set fees annually, and fees will be paid to the Association Secretariat. The Convenor will manage the Chapter and liaise as needed with the Secretariat, but particularly about communication within the Chapter.

5. The Chapter will report annually to the September meeting of Council and the AGM.

6. ATEM Emeritus Members will be eligible for member rates for all ATEM activities, including the Association Conference.

7. Members of the Chapter should be involved where appropriate throughout the Association. Members have voting rights in ATEM elections and referenda and can be elected to office in the regions.

8. In the event of a dispute between the Chapter and Council, the will of Council will prevail.

Adopted September 1999, modified September 2003

Records of Past Lunches

When	Where	Host
2000	Walter's Wine Bar, Melbourne	Bob Speechley
2001	University House, ANU Canberra	Colin Plowman
2002	The Green Papaya, Brisbane	Trevor Short
2003	Bradman Room, Adelaide Oval	Ion Wallace
2004	Shipwrights' Inn, Hobart	Carol Harding
2005	University of Western Australia Club	Chris Jeffery
2006	Aria Restaurant, Circular Quay	Jim McLauchlan
2007	Lanyon Homestead, Canberra	Colin Plowman
2008	Riccarton House, Christchurch	Warwick Nicoll

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