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<div style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;"><font color="#000000">We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our upcoming Python workshops! Note that attendance at each location is capped at 30 participants (including both in-person and online)
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<div><font color="#000000"><font face="Menlo-Regular"><b><u>Register here</u></b> —> </font></font><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/64uyCq71mwf1WjZo2SZjO50?domain=forms.gle">https://forms.gle/RJ8LdpGoMDR3GnaQA</a></div>
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<div style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;"><font color="#000000">The deadlines for registration are as follows:</font></div>
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<li><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Perth workshop:
<u>midnight Friday September 1</u></b></span></font></li><li><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Sydney workshop:
<u>midnight Friday September 8</u></b></span></font></li><li><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Melbourne workshop:
<u>midnight Friday September 22</u></b></span></font></li></ul>
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<div style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;"><font color="#000000">Registration payments will be collected at a later date via a separate form which will be sent to participants who have signed up using the link above.</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;"><font color="#000000">More details below. Please circulate to any ECRs (defined as
<i>anyone without a permanent position</i> - including postdocs, students, etc.) who may be interested! </font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ASA ECR Chapter Steering Committee has teamed up with Astronomy Data and Compute Services to run a series of hybrid-format Python workshops for ECRs* in September 2023! </span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The 5-day workshop will be held during different weeks in in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne with both in-person and online participation options. The topics covered will include
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<li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">General python tips and tricks</span></li><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Profiling & optimisation, parallelisation </span></li><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Project planning, design and structure</span></li><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Version control using Git</span></li><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Debugging and unit testing </span></li><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Collaborative software development </span></li></ul>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There will also be a group software development project that participants will work on throughout the week, applying the skills and concepts learned.</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>When and where:</b> The locations and dates for each workshop are as follows (note that the same content will be covered at each workshop):</span></font></div>
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<li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Perth (Curtin University) -
<b>4-8 September</b></span></li><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Sydney (Macquarie University) -
<b>11-15 September</b></span></li><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Melbourne (University of Melbourne) -
<b>25-28 September</b> (NOTE: 4-day workshop due to public holiday on the Friday)</span></li></ul>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The workshop will run from approximately 9-5 (local time) each day.
<u>Note that attendance at each location is capped at 30 participants (including both in-person and online) so register early to avoid disappointment.</u></span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>In-person and online participation:</b> both modes of attendance will be available. Online attendees will participate via a Webex call with break-out rooms for group
work. Note that you can attend in-person on some days and online in others if that suits your schedule best.</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Registration fees: </b></span></font></div>
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<li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Registration for in-person participants costs $100, and will cover light snacks and drinks each day.</span></li><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Registration for online participants is free. </span></li></ul>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Registration payments will be collected at a later date via a separate form which will be sent to participants who have signed using this form.</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Travel support:</b> Unfortunately we cannot provide any travel support to participants, so we encourage in-person participants to attend the workshop nearest to them. </span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Childcare:</b> Thanks to generous support by ASTRO 3D and OzGrav we will be able to cover childcare costs. </span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Menlo-Regular"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Registration deadlines: The deadlines for registration are as follows:</span></font></div>
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<li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Perth workshop: midnight Friday September 1</span></li><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Sydney workshop: midnight Friday September 8</span></li><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Melbourne workshop: midnight Friday September 22</span></li></ul>
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<div style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;"><font color="#000000">Cheers</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;"><font color="#000000">Henry, on behalf of the ASA ECR Chapter Steering Committee</font></div>
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<font size="1"><font color="#878787">Dr. Henry Zovaro (he/him) | </font><span style="color: rgb(135, 135, 135);">Postdoctoral fellow</span></font></div>
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<font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(135, 135, 135);">Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics | </span><span style="color: rgb(135, 135, 135);">The Australian National University</span></font></div>
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