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<span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-size: 12pt;">I would like to invite you to this year's </span><b style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">Australian/eROSITA_DE
Joint Collaboration Workshop</b><span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-size: 12pt;">, which will be hosted virtually on </span><b style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">21-23rd
February 2022. </b><span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-size: 12pt;">Details can be found below and at the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/VGUOCVARKgCxBxgG0hG208J?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au" target="_blank" title="https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/event/2022-australia-erosita_de-joint-collaboration-workshop/" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color:blue">workshop
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primary aim of this online workshop is to bring together members of the Australian and German eROSITA/eROSITA_DE communities to discuss the progress of ongoing collaborative projects, as well as to foster ideas for new projects.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">In
order to allow synchronous participation by both Australian and German parties, the workshop will be run between the hours of 6:30pm and 9pm AEDT (8:30am and 11am CET) from 21–23rd February. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">This
is a free event, held within GatherTown and via Zoom, that will include short contributed talks, poster “sparkler” presentations and also offer an opportunity for discussions and networking. Access details will be provided to registered participants before
the workshop.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span><br>
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attend the Workshop, however, please indicate your attendance via the following link to our registration page <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/96okCWLVXkU535DJzsxmwMZ?domain=eventbrite.com.au" target="_blank" title="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/249038770667"><span style="color:blue">here</span></a>.
The registration deadline is </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1</b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm; background: white;">7
February 2022</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Participants
with existing Australia-eROSITA_DE collaboration projects are strongly encouraged to give a presentation on that work, while we also welcome presentations from participants with ideas for future Australia-eROSITA_DE collaborative projects. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Participants
may choose to pre-record their presentations to accommodate poor internet connections and/or scheduling issues. Presenters may also nominate an auxiliary presenter to (for example) provide answers to questions in the chat during the talk</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Please
submit your expression of interest in presenting at the workshop by <b>31 January 2022</b> using <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/phyPCXLW2mUXAXOwBTDClM3?domain=forms.gle" target="_blank" title="https://forms.gle/zEveBhQQo3Nx5b1m7"><span style="color:blue">this
form</span></a>. Note that submissions after this date will only be possible for “poster” presentations within GatherTown.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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should be directed to Shona Madoc, AAL Program Manager: shona.madoc@astronomyaustralia.org.au or erosita_mc@astronomyaustralia.org.au</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span><br>
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Madoc (on behalf of the AAL/eROSITA_DE Management Committee: Duncan Galloway, Vanessa Moss, Christian Wolf, Werner Becker, Thomas Reiprich, Mara Salvato, Ashley Ruiter)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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