Dr Tim Creedon is currently President Emeritus Institutes of Technology Tallaght and special advisor to the Institutes of Technology Ireland, on the implementation of applied research strategy. Tim was President of the Institute of Technology, Tallaght from 2004 to 2009.  During that time he oversaw a five fold increase in competitive research funding for the Institute and a National Centre of Excellence in Applied Science for Health that was established. 

From 1991 to 2004 Tim was Head of School of Science at the Institute.  During his time in higher education Tim's goal has been to achieve an economically and socially productive alignment between Irish HE and industry.  To achieve this Tim has been involved in a number of new and novel approaches to education and applied research.

From 1977 to 1991 Tim was Deputy Director of the Irish Forensic Science service with special responsibility for the establishment and management of the offences against the person division.

Sara Hoogeveen  works from the Dutch Vereniging Hogescholen offices for the UASnet as Secretary General.