<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Dear ASA Members,</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><div><br></div></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Astronomy (IDEA) Chapter of the ASA (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/GN1-CGv0oyCJoMvxNi78OxN?domain=asa-idea.org" target="_blank">asa-idea.org</a>) aims to promote and assist the career development of underrepresented groups working in astronomy in Australia, raise awareness of issues faced by these groups and undertake to establish best practice guidelines for supporting the inclusion of these groups in our community. The IDEA Chapter has been active for over a decade (initially as the Women in Astronomy Chapter) and has driven activities that have been beneficial to the diversity of people working in astronomy. ASA members are welcome to join the Chapter by registering at the ASA’s membership site (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4rpsCE8wmrtWKDEr8TNDxib?domain=asa.wildapricot.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://asa.wildapricot.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - click on the CHAPTERS tab to do this).</span></font></p><font color="#000000"><div><br></div></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The IDEA Chapter is run by a steering committee that plays a leading role in devising and implementing initiatives to fulfil the Chapter’s goals. The nominal composition of the committee with</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> filled and open positions indicated</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is as follows:</span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Chair: </font></span><span style="background-color:transparent">Devika Kamath (female, Level C, Macquarie, term: July 2022-2024)</span></p></li><li style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><b>Deputy Chair: OPEN </b></font></span></p></li><li style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent">Outgoing Chair:<b> </b>Katie Jameson (female, Level B, CSIRO, term: July 2022-2023)</span></p></li><li style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">ASA Council representative: </font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent">Michael Brown (male, Level D, Monash, term: July 2022-2023)</span></p></li><li style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">General Committee Members: </font></span></p></li><ul><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Dan Zucker (male, Level D, Macquarie, term: Dec. 2021-2023)</span></li><li><font color="#000000">Kate Callaghan (female, Level E, CSIRO, </font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">term: Dec. 2021-2023)</span></li><li><font color="#000000">Michael Cowley (male, Level B, QUT, </font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">term: Dec. 2021-2023)</span></li><li><font color="#000000">Ashley Ruiter (female, Level C, CSIRO, </font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">term: Dec. 2021-2023)</span></li></ul><li style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Student Representative: Kateryna Andrych (female, HDR Student, Macquarie, term: Dec. 2021-2022) </font></span></p></li><li style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><b>ASA ECR Chapter/ECR (level A/B) representative: OPEN </b></font></span></p></li></ul><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b><br></b></span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">We aim to have a diverse steering committee with broad representation of Australian astronomy organisations, seniority, gender identities, and lived experience. The terms for new regular members will be two years.</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Keeping this in mind, we seek nominations for the following OPEN positions :</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Deputy Chair:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">We are seeking someone to assist the current chair and will transition to chair at the end of their 2 year term. This is an opportunity to drive change in our community and help progress diversity, equity, and inclusion in astronomy.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">ASA ECR Chapter representative:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">We are seeking nominations from level A or level B academics.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><b>What will being a member of the IDEA Chapter steering committee entail?</b><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We expect each steering committee member to attend monthly hour-long meetings and be able to devote ~5 hours/month to IDEA Chapter work. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">For the next ~10 months the focus of the steering committee&#39;s work will be on Pleiades Awards. Please note that there may be increased meetings at the start of 2023 for review of applications </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">As a member of the steering committee, you are also welcome to join the IDEA Community Committee to regularly meet with representatives from the equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) committees from all Australian astronomical organisations to develop best practices on key topics.</span></p><p></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">We are now inviting nominations for the 2 open positions, with a deadline of Tuesday, 26 July 2022.</b><span style="font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please email your nomination to the ASA Officer for this election (Debra Gooley: </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:debra.gooley@sydney.edu.au" target="_blank">debra.gooley@sydney.edu.au</a></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>). </b>Each nomination must 1) indicate the position you are seeking and 2) include a brief paragraph summarising your interest in the position and how you envisage contributing to the broad goals of the Chapter. Please note that this information will be made available to voters in the event of an election.</span></p><div><br></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The nomination / election schedule is:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">deadline for nominations: 26 July 2022</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px">election period (if required): 28 July – 4 August 2022</li><li style="margin-left:15px">results announced, and new positions commence: 5 August 2022 </li></ul></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Katie Jameson (Outgoing Chair)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font color="#0b5394">The IDEA Chapter Steering Committee</font></b></div><div><img width="96" height="32" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zIjVp62ze8P3KHe17zgXjY09JckKv8zMB6Iad0B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