From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Mon May 5 23:28:15 2014 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 23:28:15 +1000 Subject: [ASA] REMINDER: **The Second ASA ECR Mentoring Workshop** Message-ID: <54409631-04BF-4ECD-B877-88F20400D517@sydney.edu.au> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd ASA Early Career Researcher Mentoring Workshop Cedar Creek Lodges, Tamborine Mountain, QLD 2-3 June 2014 http://research.smp.uq.edu.au/ecrmentoring/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A reminder to all Early and Mid-Career Researchers to register for the second ASA Early Career Researcher Mentoring Workshop to be held on **2nd-3rd June 2014** at Cedar Creek Lodges on Tamborine Mountain in the Gold Coast Hinterland close to Brisbane, QLD. WE HAVE A LINE-UP OF EXPERT SPEAKERS: **Brian Schmidt (ANU)** **Brian Boyle (Department of Industry)** **Matthew Colless (ANU)** **Warrick Couch (AAO)** **Stephen Hardy (NICTA)** **Carol Jackson (ICRAR/Curtin)** **Tara Murphy (USyd)** **Alicia Oshlack (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute)** **Peter Quinn (ICRAR)** **Rachel Webster (Melbourne University)** OFFERING THE FOLLOWING INTERACTIVE SESSIONS: **Navigating your career path** **Outreach, social media and government** **Academic jobs, working in collaboration** **Jobs outside astrophysics** **Money: getting grants, budgeting and using money effectively** **Managing people** **Managing yourself: work/life balance** **Leadership** The purpose of this workshop is to address topics related to career progression, both within and outside astronomy. It is aimed at finishing PhD students, postdocs and very junior faculty, that is anyone who is only just beginning to establish their career and looking for guidance. The sessions will not just be talks, but include a large proportion of discussions and other activities. It will be more 'down to earth' than ordinary science meetings, encouraging participation and interaction. Please register at http://research.smp.uq.edu.au/ecrmentoring/ where additional information can also be found. This workshop is proudly sponsored by the ASA, AAO, ANU, CAASTRO, ICRAR and Swinburne. For comments and enquiries, please email d.parkinson at uq.edu.au. We look forward to seeing you there! The organising committee: David Parkinson (UQ - Chair), James Allison (USyd), Darren Croton (Swin), Sarah Martell (AAO), Cathryn Trott and Ivy Wong (ICRAR) ------------------------------------------------------ Dr James Allison Bolton Fellow CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science, P.O. 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The format is simple: down-to-earth talks by scientists in the most relaxed setting possible - the pub! The festival aims to showcase the best of local research to the general public. That means you can expect events that are free of jargon, but full of fun! The Pint of Science Outreach Festival will be examining three themes: 1. Atoms to Galaxies at The Royal, Darlington - Stephen Bartlett "From Majorana particles towards quantum computing" - Kevin Varvell "The hunt for the Higgs boson" - Krzysztof Bolejko "How did the Universe start?" - Tara Murphy "The search for other solar systems" - Maria Cunningham "Is life in the Universe possible?" - Stuart Thickett "Pulling Water Out of Thin Air" - Tom Cresswell "Throw Another Prawn on the Barbie...But Check its Hepatopancreas First!" - Adam Micolich "Painting Without Brushes: The Physics of Jackson Pollock" 2. Matters of Mind at Harlequin Inn, Pyrmont - Vaughan Macefield "The brain and emotions" - Dev Banerjee "Sex, violence & driving - all in your sleep!" - Lezanne Ooi "Stem cells & AD" - Michael Valenzuela "Cognitive functioning & ageing" - Nicolas Glozier "Stress - a modern epidemic" - Bridianne O'Dea "To friend or not to friend...the power of our online (and offline) social networks for mental health" 3. Our Body at Yulli's, Surrey Hills Program coming soon If you are in Sydney please come along, or spread the word to your friends who may be interested. Events are free but booking is essential. The free tickets are available from the Pint of Science website: http://pintofscienceau.wix.com/pint-of-science-au-2014 On behalf of the LOC, Krzysztof Bolejko -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The theme for this year's Harley Wood Winter School is ?Bridging the Gaps: Integrating astronomy for the future?. For further information on both of these associated meetings, as well as links to the registration and abstract submission systems, visit the dual-meeting website at: http://www.asa2014.mq.edu.au/ Follow the link below to download the ASM and HWWS poster for circulation: http://www.asa2014.mq.edu.au/assets/ASA2014/ASA2014-Flyer.pdf KEY DATES ? MARK YOUR DIARY! ASA Annual Scientific Meeting - July 20th ? July 25th 2014: Early bird registration deadline - Friday 9th May 2014 Abstract submission deadline for oral presentation - Friday 9th May 2014 Poster abstract submission deadline - Friday 13th June 2014 Harley Wood Winter School - July 17th ? 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URL: From amanda.bauer at aao.gov.au Fri May 9 14:01:26 2014 From: amanda.bauer at aao.gov.au (Amanda Bauer) Date: Fri, 09 May 2014 14:01:26 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Call for Feedback: WG 3.2, Education, Outreach, and Careers Message-ID: <536C5316.4060907@aao.gov.au> hello everyone, this is a final call for your feedback for the decadal plan WG 3.2 on "Education, Outreach, and Careers." as we start to organize all the great information we've collected from town hall meetings and received through email, we want to make sure you have another chance to voice your opinions on what you think priorities should be. if you came away from any of the town hall meetings thinking there were a few key points made, please let us know what those are! please respond by next **friday 16 May** thank you! amanda ps. some questions to get you going... - Are more programs needed to engage a specific audience? - Since our available time is limited, what programs should we focus on and what provide the most benefit? - How can we increase our support and awareness of existing programs? - How do we obtain funding for key activities? - How do we advertise these programs? - Primary School Groups - What outreach and education activities should we be engaging in? - School visits / talks - Star-gazing - Educational materials - High School / Secondary Groups - How do we keep students engaged in Astronomy and encourage them for University study and Astronomy careers? - Work Experience - After school / extension programs - Supporting the Australian curriculum - University and Graduate Students - What do we need to provide for both scientific and practical knowledge? - Summer programs and research opportunities - PhD and job applications support - Careers outside of academia - General Public - How do we increase an awareness and support of Astronomy? - Public events (star-gazing, lectures, Open Day's) - Engaging the public in astronomy research (e.g. Radio Galaxy Zoo) - Politicians (e.g. Science meets Parliament for each state?) - Social / online media - A National Astronomy Week (akin to National Science Week?) -- Dr Amanda Bauer Astronomer and Outreach Officer Australian Astronomical Observatory PO Box 915, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia phone: +61 2 9372 4852 @astropixie EPOC Steering Committee Member -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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