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<div dir="auto">Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) is excited to announce an important change to the ADACS Merit Allocation Program (MAP) aimed at accelerating the process of securing initial resources for new initiatives with us.<br>
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From this date forward, expressions of interest (EoIs) for the ADACS MAP will be accepted on a continuous basis. Furthermore, resources have been allocated to conduct code & project audits during the EoI phase to reduce risks inherent in projects that have
seen limited previous ADACS engagement. <strong>These resources are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis, so we strongly encourage researchers presently contemplating engaging the ADACS MAP to do so at the earliest possible convenience.</strong><br>
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Announcements of the opening of new calls for the program will still be made well in advance of final deadlines, in time for meaningful EoI engagement to be organised, but the hope is that projects which seek earlier EoI engagement will naturally be in a better
position to secure significant resources on shorter timescales.<br>
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<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/F4wMCYW8NocLGNX4Dh0AnVs?domain=adacs.org.au/" target="_blank">For an updated description of the full application process, please consult this link</a>.<br>
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<strong><em>ADACS is a collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology and Curtin University. It is funded under the Astronomy National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Program via Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL).</em></strong><br>
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<td style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em; horizontal-align:left;"><!-- Name and position --><strong><span style="color: #af403f; font-size: 1.3em;"><font face="Copperplate Gothic Bold, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Gregory B. Poole</font><br>
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<center><em style="color:#444444;font-size: 0.8em">I respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri People and their Elders past and present who are the traditional custodians of the land on which Swinburne's Australian campuses are located.</em></center>
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