From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Tue Oct 20 09:16:04 2015 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 09:16:04 +1100 Subject: [ASA] First Announcement: 2015 Bolton and Student Symposium References: Message-ID: <2ACC9369-5AA3-4582-AD6F-7B7AD3B7F6E3@sydney.edu.au> Dear Colleague We are pleased to announce that the 2015 Bolton and Student Symposium will be held on the 2nd December 2015. This year CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science is holding a joint Bolton and Student Symposium. The symposium is intended for early-career researchers to showcase the excellent science being carried out with astronomical facilities available throughout Australia and further afield. All members of the Australian astronomical research community are welcome to attend and submit presentations, but preference will be given to students and post-docs. **New format** The format for the 2015 symposium will be different from those in the past. Each speaker will be given 3 minutes (+2 for Q&A) to present their research in a single slide. The motivation behind this change is to encourage early-career researchers to think about how their research fits into the wider scientific context. We expect the whole meeting to take less than a day, with opportunity for conversations over breaks and a lunch. The symposium will be held at the CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science ATNF headquarters in Marsfield, Sydney (see the website linked below for details). Abstract and registration submission is now open and will close on the 13th November 2015. The symposium website can be found at: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/conferences/2015/boltonsymp/index.html Kind regards, James Allison (CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science) Glen Rees (CASS and Macquarie University) ------------------------------------------------------ Dr James Allison Bolton Fellow CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science, P.O. 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This two day student conference is a fantastic opportunity for astronomy and astrophysics research students (of all levels) to showcase their research and network with their peers and future colleagues. Feedback from the previous years has been overwhelmingly positive and we are looking to host another successful event this year. The first day of the seminars is dedicated to presentations, workshops and tours by invited speakers while the second day is devoted to the students. We encourage everyone to register a short talk (12 minutes) or a poster about their research. This year?s theme is Dr Seuss inspired: ?There?s no place like space?. Based on the participants' votes there will be prizes for: 1) the best science talk, 2) the best theme-related talk and 3) the best overall talk. Invited Speakers and Workshops - Prof Brian Schmidt: ?Astronomy as a Career: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.? - Dr Vanessa Moss: ?Connecting with the Public? - Dr Anne Medling: ?How to Boost your Academic Writing Skills and Get Cited? - Presentation and tour of the Giant Magellan Telescope and instrumentation facilities The registration deadline for the Seminars is November 20. For more details and to register please visit the Seminar website: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/xmas15/ Regards, The organising committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: ASTAC-form.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 30435 bytes Desc: ASTAC-form.docx URL: From vkilborn at swin.edu.au Thu Oct 22 16:23:57 2015 From: vkilborn at swin.edu.au (Virginia Kilborn) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:23:57 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Fwd: STA executive committee positions are open for nomination In-Reply-To: <562479EF.3060008@aao.gov.au> References: <7FE697A2-8A3D-4D4C-8BD7-69A7AF44285E@sta.org.au> <562479EF.3060008@aao.gov.au> Message-ID: ***Please read distribute to your you members*** Dear STA presidents and leaders of STA member organisations, The following STA executive committee positions are open for nomination, and will be determined at the STA AGM on November 27, 2015: ? Vice President (Two year appointment) ? Treasurer (Two year appointment) ? Ordinary member (One year appointment) ? Early Career Researcher (One year appointment) A candidate must be a financial member of a member society and receive the support from two other individuals who are themselves members of a member society. If you are interested or know of others who may be please read/forward the further details below or get in touch to discuss. Nominations are due by *5.00pm, 13 November 2015. * I would ask you to turn your minds to the treasurer position in particular, with any suggestions very gratefully received. *Jeremy Brownlie, Secretary STA* *and * *Catriona Jackson, CEO STA * *Nominations for STA Executive Committee positions* The constitution provides for a steady renewal of the Executive with 4 positions becoming vacant each year, to be voted upon at the Annual General Meeting. This year the positions are: ? Vice President (Two year appointment) ? Treasurer (Two year appointment) ? Ordinary member (One year appointment) ? Early Career Researcher (One year appointment) The Executive Committee meets on a monthly basis, generally by teleconference. The Board meets at least three times a year, with two of those meeting being face-to-face meetings. If you would like to discuss the roles and responsibilities of various Executive positions please feel free to contact Jeremy Brownlie (Secretary), Catriona Jackson (CEO) or any of the current executive members. Their contact details can be found here: http://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/about-science-australia/governance-and-board/ The successful candidates will join Jim Piper (President 2016 & 2017), Jeremy Brownlie (Secretary), Robyn Porter (Chair of Policy Committee) and Catriona Jackson (CEO) on the STA Executive. *Nomination requirements and processes* *Candidates* Candidates wishing to stand for election to the STA Executive must be a financial member of an ordinary member of STA. See list here: http://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/about-science-australia/member-groups/ Persons who are members of affiliate (general) members only cannot stand for the STA Executive or Board. Current affiliate (general) members are: ? Australian Council of Environmental Deans and Directors ? Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture ? Australian Council of Deans of Information and Communication Technology ? Australian Council of Deans of Science ? Bioplatforms Australia ? Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) ? Computing Research and Education ? Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations ? CSIRO Staff Association ? International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) ? National Tertiary Education Union ? National Youth Science Forum ? Professionals Australia ? Women in Science Enquiry Network However being an affiliate (general member) does not preclude a person from standing for election if also a member of an ordinary member group. If this is the case the person can nominate on the basis that they are a member of an ordinary member group. *Nominations* Candidates need to be nominated by two persons who are financial members of an ordinary member of STA. Nominees are not required to be from the same society/association as the candidate. Nominations need to be made in writing signed by the two nominees and accompanied by the written consent of the candidate and any supporting material. The constitution does not define ?writing? or ?signed? and therefore email advice of nominations and acceptances is the default method of notice. The constitution does not contain a pro-forma notice for nominations nor specify the words. You may wish to adopt words to the effect: *I, xxxx current member of xxxx Society, do nominate xxxx as candidate for the position of xxxx signed name, Address, Ph, Email No.* *Nominations close 14 days prior to the AGM. This year the closing date is 5.00pm, 13 November 2015.* The constitution requires that nominations are sent to the Secretary, however it is both acceptable and convenient alternative practice to send nominations to the Chief Executive Officer and who will collate and organise the documentation. *Supporting materials* The constitution provides for candidates to provide supporting materials for their application. These materials are not defined. Practice has been to suggest that candidates provide a brief CV (1 page) and a brief (1 page) written statement to support their application outlining one or more of: ? their interest in taking the position; and /or ? their interest in participating in STA; and/or ? additional relevant comments on their background/skills/interests. *Providing election materials to the membership* The constitution requires that the Secretary will ensure that all members who are eligible receive notification of all nominees and their supporting materials as soon as practicable after the close of the nominations deadline. In practice this means the CEO collates all the material and emails it to all Presidents shortly after the deadline for nominations. *Election at AGM* All members ? both ordinary and affiliate ? are entitled to vote at the elections. Each member has one vote irrespective of the size of their organisation. (NB: Board and Exec members may attend the AGM but do not have any votes unless they are the nominee of their society or are holding proxies). A returning officer will be elected/appointed by a majority of members at the AGM. The returning officer cannot be a candidate. It is also practice to appoint one or two observers to assist counting votes. Please note the constitution devolves the electoral process for cluster representatives on the Board to the members of each cluster thus there is no formal election process for Board Members apart from the process outlined above for appointment of Executive Committee Members at the AGM. If there is only one candidate for an Executive position they are declared elected. If there are no nominees for any given office holder then the AGM can accept one or more nominations from the floor of the AGM. If there are two or more candidates then a ballot will occur. The constitution states voting is optional preferential except when 3 or more people nominate in which case full preferential voting is specified (i.e. number all boxes 1, 2, 3, etc.) Any candidate who fails to be elected to the position for which he or she nominated can nominate for any positions yet to be elected (except ECR if they are not early career). They are not required to indicate in the nomination process or any time prior to a ballot whether they would be prepared to stand for subsequent positions. If you have any inquiries about the nomination/electoral process, please contact STA Secretary Jeremy Brownlie at j.brownlie at griffith.edu.au 07 3735 7440 or 0434 315 436. We look forward to seeing you at the AGM on 27th November in Canberra. Regards, Catriona Jackson Chief Executive Officer Science & Technology Australia T: 02 6257 2891| M: 0417 142 238| F: 02 6257 2897 PO Box 259, Canberra City ACT 2601 Website | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube [image: Science & Technology Australia] -- Virginia Kilborn Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology Ph (w) +61 (0)3 9214 4380 http://www.astronomy.swin.edu.au/~vkilborn/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thill at museum.vic.gov.au Thu Oct 22 16:56:05 2015 From: thill at museum.vic.gov.au (Hill, Tanya) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 05:56:05 +0000 Subject: [ASA] 2016 Page Medal - call for nominations Message-ID: <76b4aa63f23346069a69005cadbba0fe@Bullet.mv.vic.gov.au> Nominations are now open for the 2016 Berenice and Arthur Page Medal awarded for excellence in amateur astronomy. A call has gone out to all Australian astronomical societies inviting amateur astronomers to nominate for the award. The prize is awarded every two years by the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) for scientific contributions by an amateur astronomer that have served to advance astronomy. The winner will be announced during the National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers (NACAA), which is to be held in Sydney from 25 to 28 March 2016. During the conference dinner the winner will be presented with the Medal along with one year?s free membership to the ASA. **** The closing date for nominations is 30 November 2015. **** Nominations by amateur astronomers are strongly encouraged, including self-nominations. However, please be aware that the award is specifically for scientific contributions that have served to advance astronomy. While it is appreciated that the amateur astronomical community benefits greatly from members? organisational services, their popularisation of astronomy, and their proficiency in established astronomical techniques, these qualities are not applicable to the award?s criteria. Nominations should include: - a detailed description of the candidate?s achievements, outlining as succinctly as possible the scientific results that the candidate has produced and the impact this has had on astronomy. - a covering letter giving the candidate?s full name, address and a brief summary of their association with astronomy and particular research interests. - supporting material such as copies of research papers, articles or books written by the candidate that substantiate their nomination. Nominations should be sent to Dr Tanya Hill, ASA Prizes and Awards Coordinator. Email nominations are preferable and should be sent to thill at museum.vic.gov.au. Nominations can also be submitted via: Dr Tanya Hill ASA Prizes and Awards Coordinator Museum Victoria GPO Box 666 Melbourne VIC 3001 Further information regarding the award, including the Conditions and Guidelines, and a list of past winners is available on the ASA website at http://asa.astronomy.org.au/page.html. Details regarding the NACAA can be found at: http://www.nacaa.org.au/2016 regards, Tanya Dr Tanya Hill Planetarium Manager | Senior Curator, Astronomy Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks MUSEUM VICTORIA | GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001 t: 03 9392 4503 (except Mondays) | thill at museum.vic.gov.au @nightskymelb | museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium This e-mail is solely for the named addressee and may be confidential. You should only read, disclose, transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the contents if you are authorised to do so. 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