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<font face="Georgia" class="" style="orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">The ASA Early Care</font><span class="" style="orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; font-family: Georgia;">er Researcher Chapter is pleased to announce our next combined
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</span></font><b class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">ECR Mentoring Workshop; Wednesday-Friday 6-8 May</b>
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<div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font face="Georgia" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b class="">Beyond Astro Workshop I; Saturday 9 May, sponsored by ASTRO3D</b></span></font></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">They will be held in the Blue Mountains area near Sydney at the Fairmont Resort (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/liMiCL7rK8tRRL6oluq2ccs?domain=protect-au.mimecast.com" class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">https://www.fairmontresort.com.au/</a><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">). </span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">These combined workshops aim to discuss career planning, both academic and industry based, along with leadership and skill building. The workshops will give attendees
the opportunity to learn important (non-research) skills for advancing their career in academia or switching to industry, expand their network, and receive advice and guidance from our panel of mentors, all in a relaxed setting. </span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Beyond Astro I, on Saturday the 9th May, will be the first in a series, and will bring together a diverse panel of Astronomy PhDs
with thriving careers outside of the traditional academic-researcher role. This workshop is sponsored by ASTRO 3D ARC Centre of Excellence.</span><br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">These workshops are intended for late-stage PhD students, postdocs and very</span><span class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"> </span><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">junior
faculty. In past years we have had around 30 participants and </span><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">always have a diverse group of speakers and attendees, all in a family
</span><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">friendly environment. </span></div>
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<span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">The conference website and registration page will be announced soon. </span><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia;"> If you would like to make travel
arrangements now, then the bus from Sydney to the venue will leave by 4 pm on Wednesday, and drop-off at Sydney around 6:30 pm on Saturday. Depending on the attendance, there may be an additional Friday evening pickup from Sydney for the Beyond Astro I attendees,
and another drop-off on Friday evening for the ECR Mentoring Workshop attendees. The daily sessions will be from 9 am-4:30 </span><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia;">pm.</span></span></div>
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<div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please pass this message on to your colleagues; ASA members are encouraged to join the ECR Chapter by emailing the ECR Chapter Steering Committee
<mailto:</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/gD9HCMwvLQTqqjNovTJUCyO?domain=protect-au.mimecast.com" class="" style="font-family: Georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">asa.ecr.chapter at gmail.com</a><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">>.</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="">We will be in touch shortly with further details. Please plan to join us!</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">See you there!</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family: Georgia; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">The Organising Committee</span><br class="">
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