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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>ESO Period 109 Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released the Call for Proposals for Period 109 (for observations between 1 April 2022 – 30 September 2022). Under the terms of the Strategic Partnership between ESO and Australia, Australian-based astronomers have access to the facilities of the La Silla and Paranal Observatories, specifically the:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>3.6-m telescope (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/uT2UC5QPXJiZVQx5xHzu3H9?domain=eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>3.6</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>);<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>New Technology Telescope (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/2mKeC6XQ4LfrnA1j1h6HBKg?domain=eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>NTT</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>);<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Very Large Telescope (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/t5pZC71R2NTAOxQ4QFBTaLb?domain=eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>VLT</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>);<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Very Large Telescope Interferometer (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/t8aFC81V0PT67ZzDzFMEhRG?domain=eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>VLTI</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>); and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/oZi_C91WPRTk5gMLMhPiY7h?domain=eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>VISTA</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Proposals for ESO time to use the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Nc_cC0YKPviGRDMqMF3dBea?domain=apex-telescope.org/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>APEX</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>) antenna on Chajnantor will also be considered on the same basis as those from any ESO member state.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The proposal deadline is <b>Thursday 23 September 2021 at noon Central European Summer Time</b> (8pm Australian Eastern Standard Time, 6pm Australian Western Standard Time).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Complete details on how to apply can be found at the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/JiKLCGv0oyC1Vp0K0sRmF86?domain=eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>P109 Call for Proposals web page</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>. All applicants should consult the</span> <u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/uYDXCjZ1N7in7M3K3CxQu1I?domain=eso.org">Call for Proposals document for Period 109</a></span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>, and are required to update their </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4JU5Ck81N9tOM6r8rF0AzZO?domain=eso.org/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>ESO User Portal</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> accounts to submit or be on proposals. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>A wealth of information for Australian applicants can be found on AAL’s </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/imPtClx1Nji2B5A0AtNXh5u?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Australian ESO Forum</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>. Any questions about policies or the practical aspects of proposal preparation should be addressed to the ESO Observing Programmes Office, </span><a href="mailto:opo@eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>opo@eso.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>. Applicants who may wish to seek advice on proposal or observing strategies, optimal choice of instrument, etc. are invited to contact AAL’s ESO Program Manager at </span><a href="mailto:Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Important Data Privacy Notice for all recent and intending Australian ESO applicants<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>ESO supplies AAL with telescope/instrument demand and time allocation data relating to Australian astronomers only. Australian ESO applicant data is used only for statistical purposes, and will only be published or made available to other third parties such as AAL member institutions, in aggregated and anonymised form. ESO’s data collection/use provisions are <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/azNFCJyBrGfq7m131h0pcEG?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au">available on the AAL ESO Forum</a> for reference. It may be necessary to use automated data matching from data provided to the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/vyooCnx1jni7JqKAKhzc2ht?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au">Data Central Lens proposal database</a> to confirm the identity of ESO applicants. Applicants may opt out of providing data for Australian statistical purposes (including those from P101-P108 inclusive) by contacting <a href="mailto:Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au">Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>.<span style='color:black'> </span></span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>What's new in Period 109?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the expected changes in instrumentation offered and procedures for Period 109 given in </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/eC29CoV1kpfr7LBjBhmD-s7?domain=eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Sec. 1.1 of the Call for Proposals</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>. Among the items likely to be of most interest to the Australian community are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Proposal anonymisation: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The Dual-Anonymous Peer Review (DAPR) is now fully deployed, after being introduced successfully in Period 108. Applicants must formulate the scientific rationales of their proposals following </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NE_dCp81lrtnjNv1vC9bgLB?domain=eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>these anonymisation rules and examples</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>, which includes a detailed description of the DAPR paradigm. <i>Failure to abide by the DAPR rules may lead to the disqualification of the proposal</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>No Large Programme proposals accepted in P109</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>: As a reminder, Large Programme proposals are only being accepted once per year during the Call for even-numbered Periods.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>CRIRES availability</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>: The upgraded </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/57N5Cq71mwf8pPzKzhgZV2q?domain=eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>CRIRES</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> instrument has been successfully commissioned and is offered to the community with the spectroscopy mode covering the wavelength range 0.95–5.3 microns, with spectral resolving powers of 50,000 and 100,000, and in noAO and NGS modes. A set of two gas cells allows high-precision radial velocity measurements. Starting in P109, the following modes are available: classical spectroscopy, spectro-polarimetry, spectro-astrometry, differential tracking, and generic offsets.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>MUSE + GALACSI guide stars: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The extension of the limiting J-band magnitude for the GALACSI NFM Low Order Infrared Sensor reference star (tip-tilt star) to 18.5 mag was <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/CIOGCr81nyt8501P1h5x249?domain=eso.org">commissioned and is fully available</a>. For a turbulence category of 10% and airmass less than 1.2 the limiting J-band magnitude is 19.0.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>GRAVITY (astrometric measurements)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>: ESO invites proposals with the goal of performing astrometric measurements, a capability which is still under development (see, e.g., <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/MLstCvl1rKi7Dj2p2hPctzw?domain=aanda.org">2017, A&A 602, A94</a> and <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/rmwuCK1DvKT2jvBzBt5zyL5?domain=eso.org">The Messenger 170, 10</a>). Proposers who wish to use the astrometric capability and contribute to its development are invited to consult the GRAVITY webpage and contact the astrometric team at least two weeks before the proposal submission deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Survey Telescopes availability:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Due to delays in the delivery of 4MOST, the end of VIRCAM operations has been further postponed, and VIRCAM is now offered for Period 109. A large fraction of VIRCAM time in P109 is devoted to allow the completion of the remaining ongoing ESO Public Surveys, as well as Large Programmes. However, a significant amount of VIRCAM observing time is available for normal programmes within the full range of atmospheric conditions. Particularly encouraged are open time proposals requesting any weather conditions (THIN and turbulence category 85% or 100%), and avoiding RA ranges RA=0-2h, 4h, 7h-10h, as those are allocated with remaining public survey and large programme OBs.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> <b>ESO observing time on the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) with </b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>OmegaCAM</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> is no longer offered</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Visitor Mode:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> Although requests for Visitor Mode may be submitted for P109, any scheduled runs may need to be executed in </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/vNGjCL7EwMfRJpmymHvMLh-?domain=eso.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Designated Visitor Mode</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> instead if travel restrictions are still in place.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>APEX:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> The </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/IIA6CyojxQTrlz0q0hLmdIf?domain=apex-telescope.org/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>ARTEMIS</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> (350 ìm and 450 ìm), <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/XXbQCzvkyVCM0pxQxuy9viF?domain=apex-telescope.org/">CONCERTO</a> (130-310 GHz R=1-300 spectrometer), <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/jKp4CANpgjCNv3nLnhyJtQb?domain=mpifr-bonn.mpg.de">LAsMA</a> (345 GHz 7-pixel array), </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3SgcCBNqjlC7g9MpMhA3x8Z?domain=apex-telescope.org/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>nFLASH</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> (200-270 GHz and 385-500 GHz), and </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/SbnGCD1vlpT5RKnNnhmTgtt?domain=apex-telescope.org/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>SEPIA</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> (159-211 GHz, 272-376 GHz, and 578-738 GHz) instruments are all offered in P109. Note that ESO does not plan to offer APEX time after Dec. 31, 2022, corresponding to the end of the current APEX agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>SOFI</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>: SOFI is expected to be decommissioned in Period 110 for the installation and commissioning of SoXS, while EFOSC2 will be decommissioned once SoXS enters regular operations on the NTT, which is expected for Period 111.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Visitor Instruments</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>: In P109, visitor instruments can be mounted at the VLT, NTT, and APEX telescopes, in order to permit innovative observations by teams with their stand-alone instruments, or to test new instrumental concepts for the development of new facility instruments. ESO also offers two foci in the VLTI laboratory to house interferometric instruments. At the VLT, the Nasmyth A focus of UT1 is available during Period 109. Proposers should keep in mind that the start of preparatory work for the arrival of MOONS limits the availability of the visitor focus during Period 110 and beyond. Interested users should contact <a href="mailto:paranal@eso.org">paranal@eso.org</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>______________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Dr. Stuart Ryder<br>Program Manager (Mon, Wed, Fri)<br>Astronomy Australia Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>T: +61 (02) 9372 4843<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>M: +61 (0419) 970834 <br>E: <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:stuart.ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style='color:#0563C1'>stuart.ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>W: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5GHoCE8wmrt3QJgVgFYzS9l?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/"><span style='color:blue'>www.astronomyaustralia.org.au</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>O: c/o AAO, 105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:5.4pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=66 valign=top style='width:49.25pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><img border=0 width=38 height=35 style='width:.4in;height:.3666in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D79DAE.0D3A16A0" alt="aal_logo_notext"></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=510 valign=top style='width:382.7pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>AAL endeavours to be an environmentally sustainable organisation built upon equity, diversity and mutual respect for its staff and stakeholders.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>