<div dir="ltr">Dear ASA members,<div><br></div><div>In Nov. 2020 we asked for expressions of interest (EoIs) for members of Australian astronomy organisations to join the new Community Action Committee, run by the IDEA Chapter. We received a limited number of EoIs, which we believe to be because many members were busy with Pleiades Awards applications. Now that the Pleiades Awards have been completed, we would like to re-open for EoI submissions. Ideally, we would like all Australian astronomy organisations to have a member on the committee. Thank you to those who have already submitted an EoI. We will further discuss the intention and importance of the committee at the upcoming <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/UVNzCGv0oyC1y1V0YIKCxtm?domain=blogs.unimelb.edu.au">IDEA Chapter Town Hall on Thurs. 15 July at 12:30pm AEST</a>.</div><div><br></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join the Community Action Committee!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ASA IDEA Chapter Steering Committee would like to issue a call for expressions of interest (EoIs) from all astronomical organisations across Australia. We ask that each organisation nominate one member (ideally from their EDI committee) to represent the organisation on the Community Action Committee. If you are not part of a relevant organisation, or would like to have more than one representative from the same organisation, please also submit an EoI and explain your interest in the Committee. The Community Action Committee will meet to determine and then work towards long-term goals for the entire Australian astronomical community, and facilitate broad communication throughout our national community and with the international community. We plan to seek guidance and direction from the First Nations Australian community, and will invite members to join the Committee if they wish. Our vision is that we all learn from each other’s successes and mistakes, share resources, and act on large-scale issues that individually we may not be able to address. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>The EoI should answer the following questions and should be no longer than one page:</b></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Name of organisation</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Name of nominated representative</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Position of the representative within the organisation</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Email of nominated representative</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Is the nominated representative a member of the organisation’s EDI committee? If yes, for how long?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">What does the organisation hope to gain from participating in the Community Action Committee?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Any additional information you would like to share</span></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The EoI submissions should be emailed to </span><a href="mailto:asa.ideastronomy@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">asa.ideastronomy@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> by 6 August 2021.</span></b></p></div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font color="#0b5394">The IDEA Chapter Steering Committee</font></b></div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1iE0EH8qaHMYn7yDsUfD8P7Kgbuc7yU48&revid=0B-eyL-_Nmin4VDNMaFp3MnFRNTV5TjhyQXVzbHkwcGw4UUdNPQ" width="96" height="32"></div><div><font color="#f1c232"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ha81CJyBrGfq4q71ruGsubt?domain=asa-idea.org" target="_blank">asa-idea.org</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>