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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As part of the Decadal Plan process, Working Group 1.2 (Stars, Planets, and the Milky Way) is seeking broad community input. We would like to hear from you on how well the stars, planets and Milky Way community has progressed toward the
goals of the 2016-25 Decadal Plan, what the major science <span class="grame">themes</span> and opportunities for stars, planets and the Milky Way will be in the next 10 years, and the resources and strategies we will need for researchers in stars, planets
and the Milky Way to be successful in that period.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To that end, we will be holding a series of public town hall zoom calls, fortnightly on Mondays at 12:30 with the following schedule:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">5/2 Overall organization: goals, schedule, major science themes</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">19/2 Science focus: exoplanets</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4/3 Science focus: radio/submm observations</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">18/3 Science focus: survey science</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3/4 Science focus: theoretical astrophysics **on a Wednesday because of
<span class="grame">holidays at the start of the week</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15/4 Science focus: optical/IR observations</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">29/4 Links across the science topics</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">13/5 Links across the Working Groups</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">27/5 Review, identify <span class="grame">gaps</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The zoom link for these meetings is <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/LMgsCD1vlpTokqARDIWreWm?domain=unsw.zoom.us">https://unsw.zoom.us/j/83428556480</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition to the meetings, we also welcome your input through the survey form at
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/a2U1CE8wmrtlNLxQkTwUYeR?domain=forms.gle">https://forms.gle/USZ1HzgojYX3gr1K9</a> before the end of May.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to forward this information to Australian colleagues (at all career stages) who do not receive ASA emails.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">on behalf of WG 1.2</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Sarah Martell</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Scientia Associate Professor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">UNSW School of Physics</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:+61290652276"><span style="color:#0078D7">+61 (0)2 9065 2276</span></a></p>
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