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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On behalf of ESO we would be grateful if ASA members could bring the following exciting opportunity to the attention of ECRs they may be supervising</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>ESO is happy to announce the next <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/m54pC5QPXJiMyVox5uz3pTC?domain=eso.org">La Silla Observing School</a>, which will be held at the ESO premises in Santiago de Chile and at La Silla Observatory, from February 12th to February 23<sup>rd</sup> 2024. The school is targeted to PhD students and junior postdocs. Applicants are required to fill in the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/6WSfC81V0PTXm7lzDSMPmzl?domain=eso.org">registration form</a> and to arrange for a reference letter to be sent by their advisor to <a href="mailto:ls_school24@eso.org"><span style='color:blue'>ls_school24@eso.org</span></a> <b>by 30 Oct 2023</b>, indicating clearly the name of the student/postdoc. The application will be considered only after receiving the reference letter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>During <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/HC3qC71R2NTzrOvQ4SBsgBE?domain=eso.org">two weeks</a> of intense work the participants will have the opportunity to have hands-on real-life experience on the full cycle from proposal preparation to data analysis. The participants will be divided into several groups: each group will be assigned to a science tutor who will guide them through a science project they will be working on.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The school will start with lectures on the basics of observing techniques and how to prepare observations at ESO telescopes. On Feb 16th, the group will go up to La Silla Observatory for three nights of observations with the ESO NTT (Feb 18-20), two nights with HARPS on the 3.6m telescope (Feb 18+19), and three night with the ESO/MPG 2.2m telescope (Feb 18-20); data analysis will start on site. Once back in Santiago with the data in hand, the students will finish analysing their datasets. On the last day of the school, all groups will present their results to the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The school will be free for the selected applicants; however they are expected to pay their travel to Santiago. Financial support for traveling could exceptionally be offered in well-justified cases (due to very limited budget).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Links to Program and Registration form</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/m54pC5QPXJiMyVox5uz3pTC?domain=eso.org">https://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2024/lasilla_school2024.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Important dates:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Registration deadline: October 30th, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Announcement of selected students: November 15th, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Arrival to Chile: February 11th, 2024, at the latest.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> <b>Enquiries</b>: ls_school24@eso.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>