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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of the Science Organising Committee, I am pleased to announce a Symposium on 2-4 October 2024 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Anglo-Australian Telescope. The Symposium will be held at Siding Spring
Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, and will highlight the telescope’s past achievements, present status and future plans. It will be followed on 4-5 October by a celebration edition of the annual Coonabarabran StarFest.<br>
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Presenters will be a mixture of keynote, invited and contributing speakers. Attendance at the Symposium will be in-person only, but proceedings will be recorded and available online. There will be no registration fee.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A brief first announcement is now online at <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pqTGC2xMQziVrgDN5H1RsWi?domain=mso.anu.edu.au/">
www.mso.anu.edu.au/aat50/</a>. It includes a pre-registration form where we invite you to signify your interest. A full registration form will follow in due course.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would be grateful if you would forward the link to other colleagues who might be interested. And apologies if you receive this message more than once. We look forward to hearing from you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fred Watson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SOC Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="xxcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#861106">Professor Fred Watson AM</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.industry.gov.au/science-technology-and-innovation/space-and-astronomy/professor-fred-watson" target="_blank" title="https://www.industry.gov.au/science-technology-and-innovation/space-and-astronomy/professor-fred-watson"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Astronomer-at-Large</span></b></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Australian Government</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:Fred.watson@industry.gpv.au">Fred.watson@industry.gpv.au</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="xxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">P: +61 2 9372 4832 | M: +61 420 897 860 </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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