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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">The deadline for submitting your expression of interest in presenting at the
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<span style="color:rgb(32,31,30); font-size:12pt">The </span><span 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</span><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30); font-size:12pt"> will
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">Workshop Details:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">The 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; color:#201F1E"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">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; color:#201F1E"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">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; color:#201F1E"> </span><br>
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<li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">There is </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">no
registration fee</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white"> to attend the Workshop, however, please indicate your attendance via the following link to our registration page <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Hn3sC3QNPBipEVzVkHqRnhi?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; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">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; color:#201F1E"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">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; color:#201F1E"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm">Please submit your expression of interest in presenting at the workshop by
<b>4 February 2022</b> using <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/EDVaC4QOPEiBvGKGViBUzVr?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; color:#201F1E"> </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">Enquiries 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; color:black"> </span><br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#201F1E; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">Shona Madoc (on behalf of the AAL/eROSITA_DE Management Committee: Duncan Galloway, Vanessa Moss, Christian Wolf, Werner Becker, Thomas Reiprich, Mara
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