From Joanne.Dawson at csiro.au Wed Nov 9 10:04:57 2016 From: Joanne.Dawson at csiro.au (Joanne.Dawson at csiro.au) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 23:04:57 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ATUC Open Session 14th November - Final Reminder Message-ID: <983EFFF7-61E7-4542-A7FE-BBDDC427F9C9@csiro.au> Dear Users of the Australia Telescope National Facility, This is a final reminder that the next Australia Telescope Users Committee (ATUC) Open Session will be held next Monday (14th November) at the ATNF Headquarters in Marsfield. A programme and videocon details can now be found online here: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/content/nov-2016-atuc-meeting-agenda-and-supporting-documents If you, as a user (or potential user) of the ATNF, are aware of any issues that need to be raised at the meeting, or would like to offer praise or feedback on ATNF activities, there is still time to let us know. Please contact myself or any member of ATUC (http://www.atnf.csiro.au/management/atuc/index.html#Members). Hope to see you there. Jo Dawson (ATUC Secretary) From yeshe.fenner at astronomyaustralia.org.au Wed Nov 9 15:48:27 2016 From: yeshe.fenner at astronomyaustralia.org.au (Yeshe Fenner) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 15:48:27 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Call for nominations: Australian representative on the MWA Board. Applications due 24th Nov 2016 Message-ID: Dear ASA members, On behalf of the Australian Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) Consortium, Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL) is inviting applications from suitably qualified Australian-based astronomers to represent Australia on the MWA Board. Australia currently has 4 positions on the MWA Board, one of which is intended to be filled through this open call for nominations. The successful applicant will be expected to work with the Australian MWA Partners and AAL to understand Australian perspectives on, and represent Australian interests in, the MWA project. Applications close at *5PM AEDT Thursday 24th November 2016*. Further details can be found in the attached flier and on the AAL website: http://astronomyaustralia.org.au/advertisments/261-advertisements Feel free to circulate this email to your colleagues and suitable candidates. Kind Regards, Yeshe ______________________________ Dr Yeshe Fenner, PhD, PMP Chief Operating Officer Astronomy Australia Ltd T: +61 3 9214 5520 M: 0430 708 995 E: yeshe.fenner at astronomyaustralia.org.au W: astronomyaustralia.org.au P: P.O. Box 2100 Hawthorn VIC 3122 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: MWA Board advert Nov2016.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 471512 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Dave.Williams at csiro.au Wed Nov 9 16:23:06 2016 From: Dave.Williams at csiro.au (Dave.Williams at csiro.au) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 05:23:06 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Welcoming Dr Douglas Bock as our new Director of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science In-Reply-To: <092352165e7c4eb7b7aeef852358e0c1@exch2-mel.nexus.csiro.au> References: <092352165e7c4eb7b7aeef852358e0c1@exch2-mel.nexus.csiro.au> Message-ID: <0865b7fd09534c24904aefd07eda24bc@exch2-mel.nexus.csiro.au> Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that, following an international search, Dr Douglas Bock has been appointed Director of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, and Director of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF). As Theme Leader and then Program Director for ATNF Operations since 2010, Douglas has led the operation of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), Parkes Telescope, Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), and Mopra Telescope - which are used by more than 400 Australian and overseas scientists each year. He oversaw the transition of ASKAP and the Murchison Radio-Astronomy Observatory from construction to ASKAP early science. Douglas has also been active in Operations planning for the international Square Kilometre Array project and looks forward to the opportunities ahead for Australia in radio astronomy, and working collaboratively with Australian Universities in evolving the role of the ATNF for the SKA era. Douglas enjoys working at the interface of astronomy and technology, and this has led to a career focussed on the design, construction, and operation of radio telescopes. Before coming to CSIRO, Douglas was Project Manager and Assistant Director - Operations for the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA). Prior to that, he was Assistant Director for the Radio Astronomy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, and System Scientist for the Allen Telescope Array. Douglas was a postdoc at Berkeley and has a PhD in Physics from the University of Sydney. Douglas will be directing CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science which draws together NASA's Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (operated by CSIRO) and CSIRO's radio astronomy activities which cover instrumentation, astrophysics research, SKA planning and pre-construction work, and the Australia Telescope National Facility. I'd like to personally congratulate Douglas on his appointment and look forward to the energy and direction he will bring to our world class astronomy and space science team. 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