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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear ASA Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Call for Participants:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Understanding and improving the process of visual discovery in data-intensive observational disciplines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology are recruiting researchers and postgraduate students working in the broad fields of Astronomy and Earth Observation sciences. The purpose of the project
is to gain understanding of the current work practices of researchers in these two data-intensive disciplines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In particular, the project aims to investigate the role of visual inspection of images in the two disciplines. This includes understanding experiences with formal and informal training in visual inspection
of data, the extent to which visual inspection and/or automated solutions are used in current work activities, and the level of awareness and/or adoption of several categories of advanced image display technologies.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Volunteers will be asked to complete an online survey, delivered through the Qualtrics Experience Management platform, which should take no more than 20 minutes to complete.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Survey responses will be collected anonymously. However, participants may also agree to take part in a short interview (10 minutes) with the research team and/or register for a future planned technology demonstration.
On providing such additional consent, you will be asked to identify yourself and provide an e-mail address to the research team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Prior to commencing the survey, we ask that you please read the Consent Information Statement, which is accessible from:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4I-HCnx1jni7QlXLnT9a21D?domain=tinyurl.com">https://tinyurl.com/visualdiscovery</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To access the survey please click on the link below or cut-and-paste the link into your Web browser:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/iVaNCoV1kpfrJlDGkIzaW-R?domain=tinyurl.com">https://tinyurl.com/visualdiscoverysurvey</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This research has received ethics approval by or on behalf of Swinburne University of Technology's Human Research Ethics Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For more information, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Prof Christopher Fluke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Phone: +61 3 9214 5828 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">E-mail: cfluke@swin.edu.au<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Christopher Fluke, Hugo Walsh (Honours Student) and Lewis de Zoete (Honours Student)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Swinburne University of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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