Timeline

The recorded history of the Computing and Security Student Association.

Lachlan.A created this in August 2023, so a lot of older information is missing. Please send us suggestions to improve this timeline, especially if there's a past event worth adding. 😎

June 2024

• CASSA launches the Creators Contest for PECAN+ CTF for members to have fun creating CTF challenges, win prizes, and contribute to PECAN+ CTF.

May 2024

• CASSA secures sponsorship from Canva.
• CASSA's third Industry Connect event is ran with great success. Thank you to the panelists Sam Reid, Andra Cimpean, Andrew McMaster, Sheida Sabeti, Samuel Blizard, and Dhruv Sehgal.
• Tyler Schwehr joins the CASSA General Committee as a RedRoom Subcommittee member.

April 2024

• ComSSA and CASSA collaborated to run the Amazing Tech Race 2024 event.

March 2024

• CASSA secures sponsorships from Atlassian and McGrathNicol.
• Fidi and Adelia worked hard on launching CASSA's presence on Instagram and TikTok. Very successful!

February 2024

• General Committee Changes
  • New Members:
    • James O'Grady (System Administrator)
    • Gaston Chak-Kwok Cheung (System Administrator)
    • Jason Keo (Marketing Coordinator)
    • Gracee Wilson (Marketing Coordinator)
    • Firdaus Hairul (Fidi) Annuar (Marketing Coordinator)
    • Adelia Widyasari (Marketing Coordinator)
  • Role Changes:
    • Jayden MG switches from System Administrator to Event Coordinator.
  • Abi, Aili, and Shannon did not choose to renew their presence in the General Committee.

January 2024

• Club Secretary Katya transfers to UWA, and the Committee internally elected Winiata Lambert (previous Vice-President) as the new Club Secretary for the remainder of the term.
• RedRoom joins forces with CASSA. The weekly event on Wednesday evenings becomes part of CASSA, which we support with manpower and resources, in return providing further opportunities for our members. A special General Committee role is created specifically for committee members to run RedRoom.
  • Joel O'Brien joins the General Committee as a RedRoom Subcommittee member.

November 2023

• New General Committee members:
  • Aayush Sahni (Marketing Coordinator)
  • Jayden MG (System Administrator)

September 2023

• An effort to completely rewrite the constitution was directed by Jarod Roff, voted in unanimously in a general meeting. The constitution rewrite was a large effort and we greatly thank Jarod for his contribution to the club!

August 2023

• The CASSA Timeline is created.
• A new General Committee is elected on the day of the Start of Semester Social:
  Jarod Roff (sysadmin / web-dev)
  Sam Reilly (sysadmin)
  Nathan Harper (community / events) - did not complete term
  Bhargav Parthasarathy (syadmin / web-dev)
  Kai McWilliam (sysadmin) - did not complete termhttps://cassa.au/sponsors/
  Erwin Thomas (marketing / sysadmin)
  Wini Lambert (community / events)
  Abi Ketheeswaran (community / marketing)
  Shannon Castine (community / events)
  Mitchell Bates (sysadmin)
  Ailu Lu (marketing)
  Leanne Goh (marketing / community / events)
  Michael Bodnar (stoic doorman)
  Bec Condon (community)

July 2023

• CASSA's domain changes from https://cassa.org.au to https://cassa.au due to AUDA policy changes.
• The Committee successfully revive the CASSA website by upgrading the VPS and transitioning the website from WordPress to the Ghost.org CMS. Gone are the regular 'Database error' pages from MongoDB running out of RAM! ;)
• We were unable to migrate most of the WordPress blog posts over, though they are currently preserved on archive.org. Please use the WaybackMachine to see older blog posts.

June 2023

• A new Executive Committee is elected in the Annual General Meeting:
  Lachlan Adamson (as President);
  Alex Hill (as Vice President);
  Katya Grabovskaya (as Secretary);
  Sean Macmillan (as Treasurer); and
  Memphis Marshall (as Technical Administrator).

May 2023

• CASSA collaborates with ComSSA on running the Amazing Tech Race event.

March 2023

• The Executive Committee create a sub-committee, the General Committee, to aid the Executive Committee in fulfilling its goals.

June 2022

• A new Executive Committee is elected in the Annual General Meeting:
  Soumita Kale (as President);
  Winiata Lambert (as Vice President);
  Shannon Castine (as Secretary);
  Kayle Baker (as Treasurer);
  Memphis Marshall (as Technical Administrator);
  Alexander Hill (as Social Coordinator);
  Aili Lu (as Event Coordinator); and
  Lachlan Adamson (as Event Coordinator).

June 2021

• A new Executive Committee is elected in the Annual General Meeting:
  Poojan Sharma (as President);
  Sam Blizard (as Vice President);
  Darren McGrath (as Secretary);
  Blair Johnston (as Treasurer);
  Sheida Sabeti (as Events Coordinator);
  Callum Thomas (as Events Coordinator);
  Yona Millner (as Social Committee); and
  Jakub Nowak (as Tech Admin).

June 2020

• A new Executive Committee is elected in the Annual General Meeting:
  Niall Navin (as President);
  Lachlan Barker (as Vice President);
  Morium Mostafa Momo (as Secretary);
  Grant Hunter (as Treasurer);
  Poojan Sharma (as Events Coordinator);
  Cherie Barringhaus (as Events Coordinator);
  Samiollah Ranjbar (as Social Committee); and
  Ujjwal Miglani (as Tech Admin).

March 2020

• The Committee designed and built a new front aesthetic for the CASSA Helpdesk. Huge aesthetic upgrade 😄 See here for the original blog post on archive.org (old blog).

June 2019

• A new Executive Committee is elected in the Annual General Meeting:
  Matt Giovinazzo – President
  Sriharsha Devalpally – Vice President
  Georgia Maher – Secretary
  Jordan Davies – Treasurer
  Kenneth Tan – Events Coordinator
  Niall Navin – Events Coordinator
  Janae Weiss – Social Committee
  Jack Nelson – Tech Admin

Semester 2

• A new Executive Committee meeting is elected:
  Alexander Macpherson – President
  Dan Buzzard – Vice President
  Nick Pleass – Treasurer
  Warren Cabral – Secretary
  Gary Peel – Tech Admin

Semester 1

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  Jean-luc McGrath – President
  Dan Buzzard – Vice President
  Ginger Ackers – Treasurer
  Alex Macpherson – Secretary
  Gareth Clarson – Tech Admin
  Sam West – Events Co-ordinator
  Ashley Woodiss-Field – Presidential Advisor
  
  Technical Sub-Committee Team:
  Gareth Clarson – Tech Committee Chair
  Damion Brown – Tech Team Member
  Dan Buzzard – Tech Team Member
  Taylor Spinks – Tech Team Member
  William Termini – Tech Team Member
  David Maxwell – Tech Team Member
  JamesTK – UniIRC Admin
  Kash Holmes – Tech Support

Semester 2

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  Jean-luc McGrath – President
  Dan Buzzard – Vice President
  Ginger Ackers – Treasurer
  Alex Macpherson – Secretary
  Damion Brown – Acting Tech Admin
  Tyson Weatherley – Social Chair
  Ashley Woodiss-Field – Presidential Advisor
  
  Technical Sub-Committee Team:
  Damion Brown – Tech Committee Chair
  Gareth Clarson – Tech Team Member
  David Maxwell – Tech Team Member
  Taylor Spinks – Tech Team Member
  William Termini – Tech Team Member
  Dan Buzzard – Tech Team Member
  JamesTK – UniIRC Admin
  Kash Holmes – Tech Support
  
  Social Sub-Committee:
  Jean-luc McGrath – Social Committee Chair
  Caiden Burkett – Promotions & Events
  Rayhab Mokoto – Promotions & Events
  Marko Vasev – Promotions & Events
  Alex Green – Promotions & Events
  Andrea Zonnekus – Events
  Tyson Weatherley – Master of Board Games

Semester 1

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  Gareth Clarson – President
  Dan Buzzard – Vice President
  Taylor Spinks – Treasurer
  Elliot J – Secretary
  Damion Brown – Tech Admin
  Jean-luc McGrath – Social Chair
  David Maxwell – Presidential Advisor
  
  Technical Sub-Committee Team:
  Damion Brown – Tech Committee Chair
  Gareth Clarson – Tech Team Member
  David Maxwell – Tech Team Member
  Taylor Spinks – Tech Team Member
  William Termini – Tech Team Member
  Dan Buzzard – Tech Team Member
  JamesTK – UniIRC Admin
  Kash Holmes – Tech Support
  
  Social Sub-Committee:
  Jean-luc McGrath – Social Committee Chair
  Caiden Burkett – Promotions & Events
  Rayhab Mokoto – Promotions & Events
  Marko Vasev – Promotions & Events
  Alex Green – Promotions & Events
  Andrea Zonnekus – Events
  Tyson Weatherley – Master of Board Games

Semester 2

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  David Maxwell – President
  Adam Nygate – Vice President
  Dan Buzzard – Treasurer
  Elliot J – Secretary
  Gareth Clarson – Tech Admin
  Mathew Aristei – Social Chair
  Ashley Woodis-field – Presidential Advisor
  Sam Reid – Representative Chair
  
  Tech Team:
  Gareth Clarson – Tech Admin
  Dan Buzzard – Webmaster and Newsletter
  David Maxwell – Tech Support
  Tobias Needs – Tech Support
  William Termini – Tech Team Member
  Damion Brown – Tech Team Member
  Taylor Spinks – Tech Team Member
  Caine Bubb – Tech Team Member
  Justin Homsi – Tech Team Member
  Mathew Burr – Tech Team Member
  Matthew Offrings – Tech Team Member
  Roger Harrison – Tech Team Member
  Scott Trippins – Tech Team Member
  
  Social Team:
  Mathew Aristei – Social Chair
  Caiden Burkett – Promotions & Events
  Rayhab Mokoto – Promotions & Events
  Marko Vasev – Promotions & Events
  Alex Green – Promotions & Events

Semester 1

• A new Executive Committe is elected:
  David Maxwell – President
  Mat Aristei – Vice President
  William Termini – Treasurer
  Tyson Mcelroy – Secretary
  Dan Traeger – Asset Manager
  Alex Green – Social Co-Ordinator
  Damion Brown – Tech Admin
  Adam Foster – Web Admin
  Adam Nygate – Employment Advisor
  Caiden Burkett – 1st Year Representative
  Dan – 2nd Year Representative
  Sam Reid – 3rd Year Representative
  Ashley Woodis-Field – Post-Grad Representative / Presidential Advisor
  Luke Mercuri – Ordinary Committee Member
  Jacob Chapman – Ordinary Committee Member

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  President – Ashley Woodiss-Field
  Vice President – David Maxwell
  Treasurer – Mathew Aristei
  Secretary – Alex Green
  Technical Administator – William Termini
  Website Administator – Sam Reid
  JO Events Manager – Evan Roberts
  ML Events Manager – Rylan Gristwood

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  Alexandra Helens – President
  Ashley Woodiss-Field – Vice-President
  Damon Baldwin – Secretary
  Matthew Aristei – Treasurer
  James Taylor – Web Admin
  William Termini – Tech Admin
  Brandon Bastian – Events Coordinator

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  Lewis Meier – President
  Ashley Woodis-Field – Vice-President
  Sam Reid – Treasurer
  Brandon Bastian – Secretary
  Alexandra Helens – Events Coordinator
  James Taylor – Tech Admin
  Louis Crossing – Web Admin

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  Rob McKnight – President
  Simon Vin – Vice-President
  Luke Spartalis – Secretary
  Joshua Norris – Treasurer
  Michael Alderman – Tech-Admin
  Jason Baseley – Webmaster
  Alexandra Helens – Social Events Coordinator

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  President – Stuart Pearson
  Vice President – Randal Adamson
  Secretary – Jovin Sveinbjornsson
  Secretary – Jetha Chan
  Treasurer – Steph Stidolph
  Technical Administrator – Rob McKnight
  Technical Administrator – Simon Vin
  Social Coordinator – Jason Baseley
  General Committee Member – Rhys Hunter

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  President – Jana Buvari
  Vice President – Jetha Chan
  Secretary – Stuart Pearson
  Treasurer – Steph Stidolph
  Webmaster – Nick Coucaud
  Webmaster – Stuart Pearson
  Staff Rep – Peter Hannay

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  President – Gwyn Hannay
  Vice President – David Cooper
  Treasurer – Matt Woods
  Secretary – Lynette Thompson
  Tech Admin – Glen Thompson
  Tech Admin – Peter Hannay
  Webmaster – Glen Thompson
  Staff Representative – Peter Hannay
  General Committee – Jetha Chan
  General Committee – Stuart Pearson
  General Committee – Greg Baatard

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  Daniel Meakins – President
  Matt Woods – Vice President
  Dean Bergin – Treasurer & Tech Manager
  Phil Rosati – Secretary & Tech Manager
  Nic Cope – Presidents Advisor
  Greg Baatard – Postgrad Rep
  Peter Hannay – Staff Rep
  Martin Masek – Staff Rep
  Kyle Tedeschi – 3nd Year Students Rep
  Gwyn Hannay – 1st Year Students Rep

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  Nic Cope – President
  Peter Hannay – Vice President
  Roslyn Dinkgreve – Treasurer & Events
  Matt Woods – Secretary of State
  Graham Vanderplank – Presidents Advisor
  Phil Rosati – Tech Manager
  Alexis Guillot – Third Year Rep
  Marwan Al-Zarouni – Postgrad Rep
  Martin Masek – Staff Rep
  Sam Bishop – Commitee Member

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  Graham Vanderplank – President
  Nic Cope – Vice President
  Roslyn Dinkgreve – Treasurer
  Peter Hannay – Secretary
  Joe James – Presidents Advisor
  Phil Rosati – Tech Manager 1
  Sam Bishop – Tech Manager 2
  Jaron Power – First Year Rep
  Matt Woods – Second Year Rep
  Garry Trinh – Third Year Rep
  Marwan Al-Zarouni – Postgrad Rep
  Martin Masek – Staff Rep

Undated

• A new Executive Committee is elected:
  Joe James – President
  David Young – Acting Vice President
  Joshua Pore – Treasurer
  Georgia Blair – Secretary
  Graham Vanderplank – Social Events
  Nic Cope – Web Manager
  Leo Treasure – First Year Rep
  Mark Glorie – General Committee
  Ryan Passmore – General Committee
  Rowan Sharp – General Committee
  Marco Fiscato – General Committee
  Chris Bolan – Staff Rep