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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On behalf of the Local and Scientific Organising Committees, this is the first announcement of the
<b>Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop (GWPAW)</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The conference will be an in-person event taking place in
<b>Melbourne Australia, 5-9 December 2022.</b> Hybrid participation will be possible for those who are unable attend in person. Further details including registration and the exact conference venue will be finalised shortly.
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Preliminary information can be found on the GWPAW2022 website <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/qx4aCP7LAXf4r0L8vUzbGMf?domain=gwpaw2022.org">
https://www.gwpaw2022.org</a>, and we will be regularly updating this with event details.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">We look forward to seeing you in Melbourne in December.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Erin O'Grady & Ilya Mandel<br>
On behalf of the Local & Scientific Organising Committees<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#073763;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:10.0pt;color:#073763;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Erin O'Grady | Project Officer<br>
ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav)<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#073763;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Faculty of Science Engineering and Technology<br>
Swinburne University of Technology <br>
PO Box 218 Hawthorn Vic 3122 <br>
Ph: </span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="tel:(03)%209214%208246" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">+61 3 9214 8246</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#073763;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">I acknowledge and pay respect to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Swinburne Campuses
are located. I also acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait nations across Australia, their Elders, Ancestors, cultures and heritage.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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