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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Members of the Australian astronomical community are invited to nominate for positions on the </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#212121">* Australia Telescope User Committee (ATUC) and </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">* Time Allocation Committee (TAC) </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Below please find an outline of the vacant positions and a brief summary of each committee. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">The closing date for nominations is </span><b style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; background-color: ;">today,
Friday 27 March 2020</b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">.</span></p>
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<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"></span></p>
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<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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<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/Y8hUCnx1jni6WONgc98IQh?domain=atnf.csiro.au">http://www.atnf.csiro.au/management/atuc</a></span></p>
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<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"></span></p>
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<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"></span></p>
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<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/yqb7CoV1kpfKwq35tzCqVJ?domain=atnf.csiro.au/">http://www.atnf.csiro.au/management/tac/</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></p>
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<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"></span></p>
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<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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<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"></span></p>
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<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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