Australian Industry & Defence Network
(Canberra) Incorporated
Membership Invitation
You are invited to join the Australian Industry & Defence Network (Canberra) Incorporated.
In 1998 the Commonwealth Government established the Australian Industry & Defence Network. The Commonwealth Government nominated AIDN as the peak organisation to represent defence-related SMEs with the Department of Defence, the Defence Export Council and the Department of Industry.
State and Territory branches of AIDN were established. In the ACT, a branch was formed in August 1998. In early 2002, the former association decided to dissolve itself.
Recently, the Australian Industry & Defence Network Incorporated (“AIDN-NATIONAL”) approached the ACT & Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry (“the Chamber”) seeking the Chamber’s assistance in re-establishing AIDN in the ACT. The Chamber agreed to assist AIDN, and believes that the Chamber’s much larger membership, staffing, networks and its strong relationship with ACT Government will all benefit AIDN. As a result, the Australian Industry & Defence Network (Canberra) Incorporated (“AIDN-ACT”) was formed.
Defence business is an important part of the ACT business community. The Chamber already has a close relationship with the Defence industry through its existing membership base.
AIDN-ACT is affiliated with the ACT & Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is (together with the other State/Territory Chambers) a foundation member of the Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). These links bring access to the international and national Chamber movement, including the International Chamber of Commerce, the Confederation of Asian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Multicultural Business Chamber of Australia Limited and Austrade. They bring access to overseas delegations and international trade inquiries.
Benefits of membership include; information on defence business opportunities, networking, access to government and the diplomatic corps.
To accept our invitation, and take advantage of membership of AIDN-CANBERRA, complete the attached membership application form and return it to us.
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Membership fees:
Micro business (less than 5# employees) - $220.00 pa
Small business (between 5 & 10# employees) - $385.00 pa
Medium business) (between 11 & 100# employees) - $660.00 pa
Large business (over 100# employees) - $1,100.00 pa
Government agencies and offices - $1,100.00 pa
Above fees include GST and are subject to change without notice.
Employee numbers above are full-time equivalents in the ACT region.