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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Members of the Australian astronomical community are invited to nominate for positions on the
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">Australia Telescope User Committee (ATUC) and
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Time Allocation Committee (TAC) of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Below please find an outline of the vacant positions and a brief summary of each committee. The closing date for nominations is
<b>Friday 27 March 2020</b>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Australia Telescope User Committee (ATUC)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">ATUC is a group of ten to fifteen scientists, including two student members, that represents the users of the Australia Telescope National Facility. ATUC meetings are a forum for users to raise
any issues regarding the operation of the facility and to suggest changes to its operation. ATUC also discusses and recommends priorities for ATNF future development plans. ATUC meets twice a year, usually in April and October. Members are appointed for a
term of three years, with student members being appointed for one year (two meetings). New members will join ATUC beginning at its October 2020 meeting.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">More </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">information:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/fC2_CP7yOZtK4NlWwhzG8oE?domain=atnf.csiro.au">http://www.atnf.csiro.au/management/atuc</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">ATNF Time Assignment Committee (TAC)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The TAC is the committee that reviews and grades proposals for time on the Parkes radio telescope, Australia Telescope Compact Array and Long Baseline Array and host country time on antennas of
the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla. The TAC meets twice a year, generally in early February and late July. Members are appointed for a term of three years. New members will join the TAC beginning at its February 2021</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">meeting.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">More </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">information:
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/eACICQnzP0tk6lxOQuPZOrk?domain=atnf.csiro.au/">http://www.atnf.csiro.au/management/tac/</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Next steps</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Nominees are asked to send their name, affiliation and a <100 word summary of their specialisation to Amanda Gray (<a href="mailto:Amanda.Gray@csiro.au">Amanda.Gray@csiro.au</a>) by
<b>Friday 27 March 2020</b>. Please include in the subject line of your email which committee you are interested in.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">ATUC and the TAC are sub-committees of the ATNF Steering Committee (ATSC). At its May meeting, the ATSC will review nominations for membership, taking into consideration the range of specialisations and
experience required for effective operation of its sub-committees. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For further information, please contact Phil Edwards (<a href="mailto:Philip.Edwards@csiro.au">Philip.Edwards@csiro.au</a>).
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">Regards</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#00A9CE">Douglas Bock <br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Director<br>
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#00A9CE">E</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="mailto:douglas.bock@csiro.au"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:purple">douglas.bock@csiro.au</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"> </span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#00A9CE">T</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"> +61
2 9372 4300 </span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#00A9CE">M</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"> +61 457 552 777 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">P.O. Box 76 Epping NSW 1710 Australia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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