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</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Piero Benvenuti <<a href="mailto:piero.benvenuti@unipd.it" class="">piero.benvenuti@unipd.it</a>><br class="">
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</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Invitation to the IAU Centre Listening Sessions</b><br class="">
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</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Piero Benvenuti <<a href="mailto:piero.benvenuti@unipd.it" class="">piero.benvenuti@unipd.it</a>>, Connie Walker <<a href="mailto:connie.walker@noirlab.edu" class="">connie.walker@noirlab.edu</a>>,
"Di Vruno, Federico" <<a href="mailto:Federico.DiVruno@skao.int" class="">Federico.DiVruno@skao.int</a>><br class="">
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Delegates and dear Colleagues, </span></div>
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am contacting you because of the interest you expressed for the Working Paper on the protection of dark and quiet sky which was presented under Item 18 in the recent 59th STSC Session. The IAU is very grateful for your excellent support.
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find below an invitation by the new IAU Centre to a series of "listening sessions" aimed at involving all interested parties in the planning of the Centre's activities. We will be glad if you would extend this invitation to any person you think might be interested
in participating.</span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Dear
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<div style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The
IAU Centre for the Protection of Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference will start its operations on April 1</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><span style="font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super" class="">st</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">,
2022. The Centre working plan stems from the excellent contributions produced by the Working Groups that co-organized the Workshops SATCON 1 & 2 and the Conferences “Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society" I & II which analyzed in detail the interference
caused to astronomy by the satellite constellations and outlined possible mitigation strategies. </span></div>
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Centre therefore will not begin its activities from scratch, rather it intends to continue the path initiated by the Working Groups, coordinating and fostering the contributions of all those individuals and Institutions that feel committed to implement the
mitigating solutions that have been outlined by the above Workshops and Conferences. </span></div>
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order to produce a first Working Plan that is coherent with the expectations of the astronomical community and of the industrial stakeholders, the Management Team of the Centre has decided to hold a series of “listening sessions”, open to all interested parties,
with the aim of consolidating our vision and assess its adequacy and feasibility. </span></div>
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sake of efficiency the sessions are organized according to the 4 core areas of activity of the Centre (SatHub, Industry and Technology, Policy, Community Engagement) and are repeated twice during the second and third week of March, running from Tuesday to
Friday, at 16 UT and 05 UT respectively to accommodate both halves of the world.
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detailed information on the listening sessions, including their schedule and registration form, is available at
</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/F9O0CK1DvKT2VXymnivcM5X?domain=aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" originalsrc="https://iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/centres/CPS/" shash="MLiLcM2kyn2QfyNyHwtPJ/t9dq4ALr4EPZ1jJ3lqT+0BRsOxR94wbQyR5ImLA74iYGxSEyp9AiQ8His8tfg48jDgUaI0VW/5dsq8T1DfHcENgUZ3hUEMNl17Zp43fPHe8u46xRjNHDTcdQzxSKszBt8GYFAyftIao8IxT9CqWWs=" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">https://iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/centres/CPS/</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">.
You are warmly invited to participate and please extend the invitation to all parties you think might be interested.</span></div>
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Centre Management Team </span></div>
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