<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear ASA
Members,</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This is a call to members of the ASA
for nominations to serve on the Education and Public Outreach
Chapter (EPOC) Steering Committee. Nominations are open for the
following positions:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Committee
Chair</span></i></p>

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Members</span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Student
Representative</span></i></p>

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positions for ordinary members on the Steering Committee are for two years in a
staggered rotation. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Student Representative position is for one year and is open to any current
student member of the ASA. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If we
receive more nominations than positions available we will organise an
online election which would be held in late March.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">New
members will take their positions in early April.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Details
about EPOC and committee responsibilities and structure may be found
at: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/vP6PCWLJY7i5gJvqjs6n_AZ?domain=asaepoc.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://asaepoc.org/</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please
consider nominating and serving on the EPOC Steering Committee.
Self-nominations are fine. If you wish to nominate another EPOC member
please ensure you have the nominee’s permission.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To nominate please
send an email to <a href="mailto:asaepoc@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">asaepoc@gmail.com</span></a> with your name,
affiliation, together with a one or two paragraph outline of your interest in
the position (this will be included in an election form if needed).
Please contact me if you require any further information.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">if you
are an ASA member but not yet an EPOC member you may join EPOC at
any time. Please update your chapter memberships via the ASA Member page and
also send an email to <a href="mailto:asaepoc@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">asaepoc@gmail.com</span></a> with name, affiliation and
status (student, ECR, etc) notifying the chapter.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Nominations are
due by 23.59 AEST Friday 13 March 2020.</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Michael Fitzgerald</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Michael Fitzgerald</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/h0qvCXLKZoiXyw3KniVUXQY?domain=ecu.edu.au" target="_blank">Senior ARC DECRA Research Fellow</a>, Edith Cowan University</div><div>Secretary, IAU Commission C1 / ASA EPOC Steering Committee Chair</div><div>Chief Investigator, Our Solar Siblings (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5MnVCYWL1viLJrPl3h92Llp?domain=oursolarsiblings.com" target="_blank">www.oursolarsiblings.com</a>)<span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Organizer, Remote Telescopes, Student Research and Education Conference (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ro7vCZYM2VF5VJygMsyU9tG?domain=rtsre.net" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">rtsre.net</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">)</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Mobile: 0431 480007</span><br></div><div dir="ltr">Email: <a href="mailto:mfitzasp@gmail.com" target="_blank">mfitzasp@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>