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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">It's with great pleasure we announce the members of the inaugural IAU National Astronomy Education Coordinator team:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">*Dr Rob Hollow, CSIRO </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">*Dr Jackie <span class="SpellE">Bondell</span>, Swinburne University of Technology/<span class="SpellE">OzGrav</span>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">*Matt <span class="SpellE">Dodds</span>, ANU</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">These three educators have a breadth of experience in astronomy education, spanning K-12, university and astronomy outreach, and were selected from a very strong field of applicants following the call for
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Congratulations Rob, Jackie and Matt on taking on this new role working with the IAU!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Virginia, on behalf of the National Committee for Astronomy</span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#212121">Prof. Virginia
<span class="SpellE">Kilborn</span></span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#212121">Dean | School of Science | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology</span><span style="color:#201F1E"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#212121">Swinburne University of Technology | Hawthorn VIC 3122 AUSTRALIA</span><span style="color:#201F1E"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#212121">T: +61 3 9214 4380 | E: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:vkilborn@swin.edu.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">vkilborn@swin.edu.au</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#212121"> | www:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#0070C0"> <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Wj7DCmO5glu34vvLIGoO6q?domain=bit.ly" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">http://bit.ly/24vsqSR</span></a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121"> </span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#212121">I respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging who are the Traditional
Custodians of the land on which Swinburne’s campuses are located. I also acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait nations across Australia, their Elders, Ancestors, cultures and heritage</span></i></b><span style="color:#201F1E"></span></p>
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