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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dear Colleagues </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Members of the Australian astronomical community are invited to nominate for positions on the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Australia
Telescope User Committee (ATUC) and </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Time Allocation Committee (TAC) of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF). </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">CSIRO strives for diverse and inclusive representation in all its activities, including ATUC and TAC membership. We encourage
anyone from a currently under-represented group to submit an expression of interest as we would greatly value their input in shaping the future of ATNF and acknowledge the historical absence of those perspectives.</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Below please find an outline of the vacant positions and a brief summary of each committee. The closing date for nominations is <b>Tuesday 22
March 2022</b>. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Australia Telescope User Committee (ATUC)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ATUC is a group of ten to fifteen scientists, including two student members, that represents the users of the Australia Telescope
National Facility. ATUC meetings are a forum for users to raise any issues regarding the operation of the facility and to suggest changes to its operation. ATUC also discusses and recommends priorities for ATNF future development plans. ATUC meets twice a
year, usually in April and October. Members are appointed for a term of three years, with student members being appointed for one year (two meetings). New members will join ATUC beginning at its October 2022 meeting. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">More information: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/QCCBCYW8NocLrBOPQu0AWXV?domain=atnf.csiro.au" target="_blank" title="http://www.atnf.csiro.au/management/atuc"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://www.atnf.csiro.au/management/atuc</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ATNF Time Assignment Committee (TAC)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The TAC is the committee that reviews and grades proposals for time on the Parkes radio telescope, Australia Telescope Compact Array
and Long Baseline Array, and host country time on antennas of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla. In future, the TAC will also review proposals for Guest Science Projects on the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP).
The TAC meets twice a year, generally in early February and late July. Members are appointed for a term of three years. New members will join the TAC beginning at its February 2023</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">meeting.
Expressions of Interest from researchers in the fields of pulsars, star formation, radio galaxies and AGN, polarisation, transients and variable sources are particularly encouraged. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">More information: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Cb2LCZY1Nqi5JB2yEuj-QVw?domain=atnf.csiro.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.atnf.csiro.au/management/tac/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://www.atnf.csiro.au/management/tac/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Next steps</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Nominees are asked to send their name, affiliation, and a < 100 word summary of their specialisation to Amanda Gray (</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:Amanda.Gray@csiro.au" target="_blank" title="mailto:Amanda.Gray@csiro.au"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Amanda.Gray@csiro.au</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">) by <b>Tuesday
22 March 2022</b>. Please include in the subject line of your email which committee you are interested in. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ATUC and the TAC are sub-committees of the ATNF Steering Committee (ATSC). At its May meeting, the ATSC will review nominations
for membership, taking into consideration the range of specialisations and experience required for effective operation of its sub-committees. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">For further information, please contact George Heald (</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:george.heald@csiro.au" target="_blank" title="mailto:george.heald@csiro.au"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">George.Heald@csiro.au</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">). </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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