From k.williams at sydney.edu.au Mon Feb 22 11:27:43 2016 From: k.williams at sydney.edu.au (Kylie Williams) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:27:43 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Reminder Registration open for ACAMAR and OzSKA Workshops, April 2016 Message-ID: A reminder that registrations are now open for the ACAMAR Workshop (5-7 April 2016) and the 2nd OzSKA Workshop (8 April 2016) both workshops will be held at the Rendezvous Hotel, Perth, Australia ACAMAR Workshop: Inaugural Australia-China Workshop on Astrophysics Location: Rendezvous Hotel, Scarborough, Perth, Australia Workshop Dates: 5-7 April 2016 Website and Registration: Click here to register or visit www.caastro.org/event/2016-acamar Registration Fee: $200 (Registration is free for nominated Chinese delegates; $200 for Australian delegates) Abstract deadline for contributed talks and posters: February 29, 2016 Rationale: The workshop will be a chance to develop the ACAMAR partnership and build stronger ties with our Chinese partners. Topics will radio astronomy, SKA, Antarctic astronomy, big data challenges, astrophysics and instrumentation, and furthering Australia-China collaboration. ACAMAR Workshop: OzSKA Workshop Location: Rendezvous Hotel, Scarborough, Perth, Australia Workshop Dates: 8 April 2016 Website and Registration: Click here to register or visit www.caastro.org/event/2016-ozska Registration Fee: Registration is free Abstract deadline for contributed talks and posters: February 29, 2016 Rationale: The main purpose of this one-day meeting is to update the Australian astronomical community about recent progress within the SKA project including: the development of key science and working group activities, how to participate, key upcoming dates, and progress towards the realisation of scientific operations on SKA1. The programme will include a number of invited talks, but some significant portion of the day will be devoted to contributed talks and discussion. Accommodation - Rendezvous Hotel Accommodation is available at the Rendezvous Hotel at a special discount rate to delegates. The conference rate for rooms is AUD$215/night room only. We encourage participants to take advantage of this rate and book their accommodation promptly. To make an accommodation reservation: ACCOMMODATION BOOKING LINK (or see the attachment to this email) and quote the following code ACAMR. All travellers other than Australian and New Zealand citizens need a valid visa or authority to enter Australia (including electronic visas). For some nationalities, processing and issuance of visas can take several weeks/months, so apply well before your planned travel. Please contact Kylie Williams if you need a letter of invitation for your visa application. 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I am acting as Returning Officer, and will be vacating my Chair position to take-on the role of Past Chair. ANITA is a Chapter of the ASA, and aims to support and promote the role of theoretical astrophysics, simulations, HPC and mathematical astrophysics within the Australian community. The Charter, current activities and current Steering Committee are available on the website: www.anita.edu.au The positions available during this election are: - Chair (two-year position) - 3 General Steering Committee members (two-year positions) - 1 student representative (one-year position) The positions are open to any member of the ASA. Current and past committee members may nominate. The schedule for elections is: - February 22, 2016 Election announced - February 22 - March 14 Nominations open - March 15 - 21 Election held - March 22 New committee announced and new committee begins operation. Please email me with any questions. To nominate, please email me your name, a short paragraph describing yourself and your interest in ANITA, and the position for which you are nominating. Regards, Cathryn ANITA Chair and ANITA Returning Officer _______________________________________________ Cathryn Trott Senior Research Fellow and ARC DECRA Fellow ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research Curtin University Bentley WA, Australia cathryn.trott at curtin.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From itso at aao.gov.au Tue Feb 23 15:45:32 2016 From: itso at aao.gov.au (International Telescopes Support Office) Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:45:32 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Call for Proposals for Australian community access to the Keck telescopes in Semester 2016B Message-ID: <56CBE3EC.8010002@aao.gov.au> Call for Proposals for Australian community access to the Keck telescopes in Semester 2016B Proposals for Australian community access to the Keck telescopes in Hawaii for Semester 2016B (1 Aug 2016 - 31 Jan 2017) are due by *5:00pm AEST, Tuesday 22 March 2016.** * Separate calls for Gemini and Magellan proposals in Semester 2016B (with proposal deadlines of 31 March and 7 April, respectively) will be issued shortly. Background In 2015 Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL) announced that a total of fifteen nights per year on the Keck telescopes will be available to Australian-based astronomers during 2016 and 2017 via a national program. This time has been made available by the W. M. Keck Observatory to AAL via the Australian National University. The collaboration is made possible through the support of the Australian Government's National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, via the Department of Education and Training, and an Australian Government astronomy research infrastructure grant, via the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. AAL has engaged the Australian Astronomical Observatory's International Telescopes Support Office (ITSO) to manage and support this programme within Australia. In addition, the Australian National University (ANU), Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) and AAL, who each have access to fifteen nights per year on Keck, have agreed to form the Keck Time Allocation Committee (KTAC). KTAC will provide a single interface for Australian-based astronomers who wish to request access to the total of forty-five Keck-nights available per year in 2016 and 2017. This model is designed to facilitate larger programmes and broader collaborations to maximise the scientific return from Australia's engagement with the Keck telescopes. All Australian-based astronomers are eligible for AAL time on Keck, including those at SUT and ANU. How to apply Details on how to prepare and submit a KTAC application for 2016B can be found on the new ITSO website at https://www.aao.gov.au/itso/keck/apply via the "Call for Proposals" and "Submitting" tabs. Applicants should also consult the Keck Observatory instrument availability page (http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/observing/instavail.html) and the Keck Observatory pages for individual instruments (http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/inst/index.php) for more complete information. Principal Investigators granted AAL time by KTAC will be expected to travel to the Keck Observatory headquarters in Waimea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Suitably-experienced observers are invited to make use of the dedicated Keck remote observing facilities at SUT or at ANU. ITSO will reimburse observer travel costs in either case. Need Help? For general enquiries concerning Australian access to Keck, please contact the International Telescopes Support Office (itso at aao.gov.au). For enquiries about a specific instrument please contact the instrument master listed on each instrument's home page, or contact the ITSO to be directed to a local expert if you need a rapid response. Stuart Ryder Head of International Telescopes Support itso at aao.gov.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel.price at monash.edu Wed Feb 24 08:15:54 2016 From: daniel.price at monash.edu (Daniel Price) Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 08:15:54 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Design a new ASA logo! Message-ID: <5D1CD5AD-1C64-4C53-B451-0337CDB8F029@monash.edu> Dear ASA members, I hereby announce the ASA logo design competition, with the aim of updating the logo for the Astronomical Society of Australia with a modern, fresh design suitable for use in correspondence, on the ASA website and for PASA. To enter, send a high resolution pdf of your logo design* to daniel.price at monash.edu with the subject heading "ASA logo design". You may enter multiple times and entry is open to the public**. The winning entry, which must be judged to improve on the current ASA logo, will be decided by a panel appointed by the ASA Council. The winning design will be unveiled at the 50th anniversary Annual Science Meeting in Sydney in July. The prize is $500 Entries close: 30th May 2016 Yours sincerely, Daniel Price *While not compulsory, it may support your entry to send examples of your logo design formatted for different contexts (e.g. letterhead, website banner). A condition of entry is that copyright for the winning design will be assigned to the ASA. **ASA Council members may submit entries but are not eligible for the monetary prize and must excuse themselves from the judging panel if their design is shortlisted From George.Heald at csiro.au Thu Feb 25 22:39:28 2016 From: George.Heald at csiro.au (George.Heald at csiro.au) Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:39:28 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Registration open: "The First Pietro Baracchi Conference: Italo-Australian Radio Astronomy in the Era of the SKA" Message-ID: The First Pietro Baracchi Conference: Italo-Australian Radio Astronomy in the Era of the SKA November 1 - 4, 2016 Perth, Western Australia Dear Colleagues, The organising committees of "The First Pietro Baracchi Conference: Italo-Australian Radio Astronomy in the Era of the SKA" are pleased to announce that registration is now open at the meeting website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/conferences/2016/Baracchi/ Early registration and abstract submission close on 1 August 2016. Please note that because we may need to limit the number of participants, we encourage you to register early. This conference is designed to bring together Italian and Australian researchers in radio astronomy, to discuss and explore existing and potential future areas of mutual interest. The meeting will be open to all areas of interest in radio astronomy (science, engineering, and computing), with an emphasis on these areas playing a key role in the era of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) - a project in which both Italy and Australia are founding members. The conference will be held at the modern ARRC building in Technology Park, Perth, and will feature both invited and contributed presentations, along with plenty of time for discussion and informal exchanges, an attractive social program, and visits to local facilities of relevance (including the Pawsey Centre, CSIRO, and ICRAR). Named in honour of Pietro Baracchi, an Italian who played a central role in Australian astronomy in the late 1800s and early 1900s, this is planned to be the first in an ongoing series of meetings, alternating between Australia and Italy, covering a range of topics over time. At the meeting website, you can register for the conference, find information about the venue location and explore accommodation options in the region. There is no registration fee for the meeting, thanks to generous sponsorship provided by the Embassy of Italy in Australia, CSIRO, ICRAR, Curtin University, and INAF. On behalf of the organising committees, George Heald (CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, Perth) Steven Tingay (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Italia) Oscar Moze (Ambasciata d'Italia, Canberra) George Heald OCE Science Leader CASS/Perth Astrophysics Team Leader CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science E george.heald at csiro.au T +61 2 9372 4108 (temporary number) 26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington WA 6151, Australia www.csiro.au | www.atnf.csiro.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: