<div dir="ltr">Dear ASA Members<div> please see below an invitation to participate in a survey on preparations and actions surrounding possible asteroid impacts. </div><div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div>John L<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Erin Austen</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:eausten@ualberta.ca" target="_blank">eausten@ualberta.ca</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 17:29<br>Subject: Global Planetary Defense Awareness Survey<br>To: <<a href="mailto:marc.duldig@utas.edu.au" target="_blank">marc.duldig@utas.edu.au</a>>, <<a href="mailto:john.lattanzio@monash.edu" target="_blank">john.lattanzio@monash.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hello,</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">My name is Erin and I am a member of the International Team for Research and Coordination of Earth Protection Technologies (InTeRCEPT), under the Near-Earth Object Project Group of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). I am writing to you as we are distributing a survey with the aim to understand better what is the current global level of Planetary Defense Awareness, particularly among the young generation. <span style="color:rgb(32,33,36);white-space:pre-wrap">Our team will use the data acquired from the questionnaire to identify the knowledge gaps and areas in the field, with the aim to better focus our future efforts to spread awareness on this subject.</span></font></div><div><font color="#202124" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#202124" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">To help ensure Australian representation, would it be possible to send this survey out to your members? I have included a link to the survey so you can see what the survey entails.<br></span></font><div dir="auto"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ssyUCnx1jniGy5p29t9JFHl?domain=docs.google.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfISmPpjl8x8SN5180WVa340qEub_PBgyMUZxOOhfn0HYd9w/viewform</font></a></div><div dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif">It takes just a few minutes to complete the survey. </font></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thank you in advance for supporting our research, your contribution can make a difference! </span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div>Erin</div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Erin Austen, E.I.T</div><div>MASc. Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University</div><div><div>BSc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta<br></div></div><div>Pronouns: She/Her/Hers</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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