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<div class="">Dear Australian/Chinese MSE enthusiasts,</div>
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<div class=""> Thanks to ACAMAR, we are running a workshop focused on MSE (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/G_EUCgZ0N1iAK7q85hNkAdB?domain=mse.cfht.hawaii.edu/" class="">Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer</a>) and other next-generation MOS facilities, aimed at sharing activities and interests in the Australian
and Chinese communities, to bring our communities closer together, and enhance our shared work toward making MSE a reality.</div>
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<div class="">The workshop will be virtual, held using zoom, over <b class="">Wed-Fri 25-27 Aug 2021</b>.</div>
<div class="">The timing will be a 3-4 hr window each day during:</div>
<span class="">10am-2pm Sydney <br class="">
8am-12pm Perth<br class="">
8am-12pm Beijing<br class="">
2pm-6pm Hawaii</span>
<div class="">Depending on interest and how the schedule evolves we may shorten this by an hour (to a 3hr window daily), TBD.<br class="">
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The broad format of the workshop is anticipated as follows.<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Scope and scene setting by the MSE Project Office and Management Group teams.<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Scientific presentations, and discussion of how to combine Australian and Chinese research contributions, to maximise the scientific impact of MOS facilities.</div>
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Technical presentations, discussion of each community’s expertise and opportunities to partner on technical developments.<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Discussion of how to capitalise on each other’s expertise to ensure successful delivery of key technologies required for the facility.<br class="">
Day 3:<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Discussion of pragmatic ways to align the Australian and Chinese interests and areas of expertise to maximise the opportunity for realising the delivery of MSE and related facilities.<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Discussion of funding resources and opportunities, and how to align Chinese and Australian partnership to ensure these can be capitalised on. <br class="">
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<div class="">If you are interested in giving a presentation, please email Laurie Date (<a href="mailto:ldale@cfht.hawaii.edu" class="">ldale@cfht.hawaii.edu</a>) by <b class="">30 June</b> with your name, affiliation, talk title and abstract. We are keen to
hear technical as well as scientific presentations, along with those that touch on policy/funding/partnership to ensure we consider all avenues in exploring closer engagement.</div>
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<div class="">The SOC for the workshop is:</div>
<div class="">Andrew Hopkins</div>
<div class="">Eric Peng</div>
<div class="">Simon Driver</div>
<div class="">Xiaoting Fu</div>
<div class="">Sarah Martell</div>
<div class="">Aaron Robotham</div>
<div class="">Suijian Xue</div>
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<div class="">Gongbo Zhao</div>
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<div class="">Looking forward to hearing from you soon!</div>
<div class="">Andrew and Eric</div>
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Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Professor of Astronomy<br class="">
Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University<br class="">
105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia<br class="">
+61 2 9372 4849</div>
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