<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear All,</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">The ACAMAR6 face-to-face workshop was scheduled from 11-14 February 2020 in China. Unfortunately, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the current situation, the ACAMAR Executive Committee discussed and agreed to organize an online Workshop instead. The ACAMAR Virtual Workshop will be held on </span><strong style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">3-5 November 2020</strong><span style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">. </span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></font></p><div><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The focus of this workshop will be on Antarctic Astronomy, Radio Astronomy (including ASKAP, MWA, FAST and SKA), Optical Instrumentation, Gravitational Wave and Big Data Technologies. The workshop will also build on the relationships and outcomes of the previous workshops in the series.</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">On behalf of the ACAMAR Virtual Workshop SOC Co-Chairs: Prof. Lister Staveley-Smith (UWA/ICRAR, Australia) and Prof. Ji Yang (PMO, China), I'd like to invite PhD students to submit your research as a poster. ACAMAR sets two awards for this new Poster session: </font></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Best Poster Award for Australian PhD Student: $500 (AUD)</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Best Poster Award for Chinese PhD Student:  ¥2500 RMB (~ $500 AUD)</font></span></li></ul><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">If you are interested, please follow</font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </span><a style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(74,110,224);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/G3vDC71R2NTqpmPyU8kTC6?domain=acamar.org.au/"><span style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">this link</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> to register your interest <b>before 15th August 2020</b>. Please note: you must submit your poster before 15 October 2020, if accepted.  </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Should you have any questions regarding this, please </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">contact ACAMAR SOC Co-Chairs: </span></p><ul style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Prof. Lister Staveley-Smith, </span><a style="color:rgb(74,110,224);background-color:transpar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