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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">To ASA members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The following email may be of interest to some members – those with an involvement in VLBI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">It comes from Mars Buttfield-Addison, a
</span><span style="color:black">Computer Engineering</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> PhD student from the University of Tasmania, who is conducting an investigation into the adoption of the VLBI data format VDIF. She is currently seeking participation
from professionals working in institutions that operate VLBI-capable radio sensors, to fill out a quick survey online. Information and the survey itself can be found at <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YA5qCWLVXkUjwDRn4U62cEK?domain=themartianlife.com/">https://themartianlife.com/vlbi-survey/</a> .
Please feel free to share this among your own peers and networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">Mars Buttfield-Addison (she/her)</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
PhD Candidate (Computer Engineering), University of Tasmania<br>
<b>mail:</b> <a href="mailto:m.buttfield-addison@utas.edu.au">m.buttfield-addison@utas.edu.au</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D">ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O’BYRNE
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D">Associate Dean (Student Life), Faculty of Science <br>
Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. <br>
Sydney Institute for Astronomy | School of Physics | Faculty of Science<br>
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<b>THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY</b></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>E</b> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:john.obyrne@sydney.edu.au"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">john.obyrne@sydney.edu.au</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D"> | <b>W </b></span><b><u><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4787FF"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/fWfsCXLW2mUn7OVL9SVnYEY?domain=sydney.edu.au">http://sydney.edu.au/science/people/john.obyrne</a></span></u></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">My work hours may differ from yours. If you receive this email out of hours, please don’t feel obliged to reply. Work-life balance is important.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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