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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><img width=359 height=160 style='width:3.7416in;height:1.6666in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D8BBB7.6404E000" alt="A picture containing drawing Description automatically generated"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F6062;background:white'>ESO Period 111 Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>Dear all,<br><br>The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released the Call for Proposals for Period 11</span><span style='background:white'>1<span style='color:black'> (for observations between 1 </span>April<span style='color:black'> – 3</span>0 September<span style='color:black'> 2023). Under the terms of the Strategic Partnership between ESO and Australia, Australian-based astronomers have access to the facilities of the La Silla and Paranal Observatories, specifically the: </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:5.0pt;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black;background:white'>3.6-m telescope (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/hkB0Cvl1rKiWGBEPPuQV2H8?domain=eso.org">3.6</a>)</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black;background:white'>New Technology Telescope (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/_UAnCwV1vMfL7Ov44Hq6_ig?domain=eso.org">NTT</a>)</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black;background:white'>Very Large Telescope (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/-uCcCxngwOfJyGLggIYK1tE?domain=eso.org">VLT</a>) </span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black;background:white'>Very Large Telescope Interferometer (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pEzFCyojxQTNgj7QQsRC9_v?domain=eso.org">VLTI</a>).</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>The proposal deadline is </span><b><span style='background:white'>Tues<span style='color:black'>day 2</span>7 September<span style='color:black'> 2022 at noon Central European </span>Summer <span style='color:black'>Time</span></span></b><span style='color:black;background:white'> (</span><span style='background:white'>8<span style='color:black'>pm Australian Eastern </span>Standard<span style='color:black'> Time, </span>6<span style='color:black'>pm Australian Western Standard Time).</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>Complete details on how to apply can be found at the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/GxYACVARKgCl742EEtmM-YI?domain=eso.org" title="http://www.eso.org/sci/observing/phase1/p110/proposalsopen.html.">P111 Call for Proposals web page</a>. All applicants should consult the <u><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/goByCANpgjC9gmZPPuMHCeh?domain=eso.org">Call for Proposals document for Period 11</a></u></span><span class=MsoHyperlink>1</span><span style='color:black;background:white'>, and are required to update their <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/6HWVCBNqjlCV1ZDkkuvcK_f?domain=eso.org/">ESO User Portal</a> accounts to submit or be on proposals. </span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>A wealth of information for Australian applicants can be found on AAL’s <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/vVulCD1vlpTB16oWWHBsgdS?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au">Australian ESO Forum</a>. Any questions about policies or the practical aspects of proposal preparation should be addressed to the ESO Observing Programmes Office, <a href="mailto:opo@eso.org">opo@eso.org</a>. Applicants who may wish to seek advice on proposal or observing strategies, optimal choice of instrument, etc. are invited to contact AAL’s ESO Program Manager at <a href="mailto:Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au" title="mailto:Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au">Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au</a>.</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F6062;background:white'>What's new in Period 111?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:6.5pt;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the expected changes in instrumentation offered and procedures for Period 11</span><span style='background:white'>1<span style='color:black'> given in <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YsIACE8wmrtWmAlzzuyU-nu?domain=eso.org">Sec. 1.1 of the Call for Proposals</a>. Among the items likely to be of most interest to the Australian community are:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='color:black;background:white'>Distributed Peer Review: </span></b><span style='color:black;background:white'>With effect from P110,<b> </b>ESO introduc</span><span style='background:white'>ed<span style='color:black'> a Distributed Peer Review (DPR) process for proposals requesting a total time (including overheads) of <b>less than 16 hours</b>, with the exception of proposals including at least one ToO run; proposals for Calibration Programmes; and DDT proposals. All other proposals submitted for P11</span>1<span style='color:black'> will be reviewed in the usual way by the OPC and its sub-panels. PIs of proposals qualifying for DPR accept that their proposals are reviewed by ten peers who have also submitted proposals in P11</span>1<span style='color:black'>, and consent to reviewing ten proposals submitted by their peers as laid out in the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/EQT6CGv0oyCJmyBPPIW3Yim?domain=eso.org">DPR rules and guidelines.</a> The PI may elect to delegate the reviewer's role to one of the co-Is listed in the proposal.</span><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='color:black;background:white'>Visitor Mode:</span></b><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='background:white'>Re<span style='color:black'>quests for Visitor Mode </span>observations <span style='color:black'>may be submitted</span> (and are encouraged for new users in particular)<span style='color:black'> for P11</span>1<span style='color:black'>, </span>although <span style='color:black'>any scheduled runs may need to be executed in <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/lWHZCJyBrGf8R4B22HnUVQ1?domain=eso.org">Designated Visitor Mode</a> instead </span>should<span style='color:black'> travel restrictions </span>be reimposed<span style='color:black'>.</span> Flights to and from Santiago on LATAM via Auckland have resumed, and direct Qantas services between Sydney and Santiago are expected to resume by the end of 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='background:white'>ERIS on the VLT: </span></b><span style='background:white'>The Enhanced Resolution Imaging Spectrograph (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/uS_PCK1DvKTqlADYYIrbjBW?domain=eso.org">ERIS</a>) is currently being commissioned on UT4, and will be offered in selected modes only in Period 111. The instrument consists of an integral field spectrograph (SPIFFIER) and an imaging camera (NIX). The IFS provides medium-resolution (R ≈5000 to 10000) spectroscopy in the near-infrared over a 1-8 arcsecond field of view with either natural guide star (NGS) or laser guide star (LGS) supported adaptive optics, or in seeing-limited mode. NIX provides diffraction-limited imaging over either a 30 or 60 arcsecond field of view, between the J and M-bands, also with either NGS or LGS supported adaptive optics, or in seeing-limited mode. NIX can also be used in conjunction with an apodising phase plate coronagraph for high-contrast imaging.<span style='color:black'>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='background:white'>NIRPS on the 3.6m<span style='color:black'>:</span></span></b><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='background:white'>The</span> <span style='background:white'>Near Infra-Red Planet Searcher (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/AZudCL7EwMfPAokggskleFw?domain=eso.org">NIRPS</a>) is currently still under commissioning and is not yet fully characterised but will be offered as of Period 111. NIRPS is a near-infrared (971nm-1854nm), high-resolution (up to R = 84,000), cross-dispersed (70 orders) fibre-fed spectrograph optimised for stability and designed for the detection and characterisation of exoplanets around late-type stars. It can be used simultaneously with HARPS to collect spectra from 380nm to 1854nm (with a gap from 689nm to 971nm) in a single acquisition. Its ultimate goal is to reach a long-term stability of ≤1 m/s, but for the first Period a more conservative value of 3 m/s is adopted. A Laser Frequency Comb for wavelength calibrations is expected to improve further the stability from Period 112 onwards.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='background:white'>NTT: </span></b><span style='background:white'>SOFI<b> </b>is expected to be decommissioned in Period 111 for the installation and commissioning of SoXS, while EFOSC2 will be decommissioned once SoXS enters regular operations on the NTT, which is expected for Period 112.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='color:black;background:white'>Scientific keywords:</span></b><span style='color:black;background:white'> Starting in P110, a new set of scientific keywords replaces the traditional 4 OPC categories. From the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/IhcoCMwGxOt5go2LLu3UH8A?domain=eso.org">p1 interface</a> users must select at least two keywords, and at most five keywords (ten for Large Programmes). The keywords must be selected in decreasing order of relevance (i.e., the first selected keyword is the most relevant).</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='background:white'>No n<span style='color:black'>ew Large Programme proposals accepted in P11</span>1</span></b><span style='color:black;background:white'>: Large Programme proposals (those seeking >100 hrs over 1-4 Periods) are only accepted once per year during the Call for even-numbered Periods.</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='color:black;background:white'>Proposal anonymisation: </span></b><span style='color:black;background:white'>The Dual-Anonymous Peer Review (DAPR) is now fully deployed, after being introduced successfully in Period 108. Applicants must formulate the scientific rationales of their proposals following <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/zoSiCNLJyQUNAnZQQspuc_l?domain=eso.org">these anonymisation rules and examples</a>, which includes a detailed description of the DAPR paradigm. <i>Failure to abide by the DAPR rules may lead to the disqualification of the proposal</i>.</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F6062;background:white'>Reminder: Australian ESO Proposal Workshop 2022</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#5F6062;background:white'> </span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F6062;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;background:white'>AAL and Australia’s ESO Scientific Technical Committee and Users Committee representatives (Michael Murphy and Sarah Sweet, respectively) would like to invite our community to an on-line ESO proposal writing workshop to be held on <b>Thursday 8 Sep from noon-2:30pm AEST</b> (10am-12:30pm AWST). Topics to be covered include:</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>The Observing Programmes Committee Process</span><span style='background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Summary of current and imminent ESO instrumentation</span><span style='background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>The Dual-Anonymous Proposal & Distributed Peer Review processes</span><span style='background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;background:white'>followed by a round-table discussion involving a panel of major users of ESO and past OPC members about what makes a compelling proposal, and common mistakes to avoid. Participants will have the opportunity to pitch ideas for proposals to the panel for helpful feedback.</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;background:white'>If you are interested in participating in this workshop, please register in advance by going to: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/s2iXCOMKzVTAJPNggTNS6b-?domain=us02web.zoom.us" title="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoceygrz0vHdJYUNUWQ42lLsgP4EvCkkSj">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoceygrz0vHdJYUNUWQ42lLsgP4EvCkkSj</a></span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. A recording of the workshop will be made available afterwards upon request for anyone unable to join the event live.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F6062;background:white'>Important Data Privacy Notice for all recent and intending Australian ESO applicants<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>ESO supplies AAL with telescope/instrument demand and time allocation data relating to Australian astronomers only. Australian ESO applicant data is used only for statistical purposes, and will only be published or made available to other third parties such as AAL member institutions, in aggregated and anonymised form. ESO’s data collection/use provisions are <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/C4-9CP7LAXf4OD022I8_zEF?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au" title="https://www.astronomyaustralia.org.au/eso-blog/australian-eso-forum/australian-eso-proposal-statistics">available on the AAL ESO Forum</a> for reference. It may be necessary to use automated data matching from data provided to the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TCMGCQnMBZf68DXKKfwHL9g?domain=lens.datacentral.org.au">Data Central Lens proposal database</a> to confirm the identity of ESO applicants. Applicants may opt out of providing data for Australian statistical purposes (including those from P101-P109 inclusive) by</span><span style='background:white'> <span style='color:black'>contacting</span> <span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au" title="mailto:Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au">Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'>______________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'>Dr. Stuart Ryder<br>Program Manager (Mon, Wed, Fri)<br>Astronomy Australia Ltd.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>T: +61 (02) 9372 4843<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>M: +61 (0419) 970834 <br>E: <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:stuart.ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au">stuart.ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>W: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/1O8nCROND2urJKGppCjaOx2?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/"><span style='color:blue'>www.astronomyaustralia.org.au</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>O: c/o AAO, 105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:5.4pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=66 valign=top style='width:49.25pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><img border=0 width=38 height=35 style='width:.4in;height:.3666in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D82CB7.77E62B40" alt="aal_logo_notext"></span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=510 valign=top style='width:382.7pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>AAL endeavours to be an environmentally sustainable organisation built upon equity, diversity and mutual respect for its staff and stakeholders.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>