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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><span style='color:black;background:white'>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> This is a courtesy reminder for those who are interested in joining tomorrow’s ESO proposal writing workshop but have yet to register, to please <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/1aFRCmO5glupgQ2yzcGa5R5?domain=docs.google.com">complete the registration form</a> in order to receive the connection details. We look forward to seeing many of you on-line tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Stuart Ryder<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F6062;background:white'>Australian ESO Proposal Workshop 2024 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><span style='color:black;background:white'>In anticipation of the impending <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/1FFOCnx1jniXPR59vCJ7Rpo?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/">ESO Period 114 Normal and Large Programmes proposal deadline</a> on 21 March 2024, 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 7 March 2024 from 12:15-1:30pm AEDT</b> (9:15am-10:30pm 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:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Summary of current and imminent ESO instrumentation</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>The Observing Programmes Committee Process</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Large Programmes process</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>The Dual-Anonymous Proposal & Distributed Peer Review processes</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span style='color:black;background:white'>If you are interested in participating in this workshop, please register in advance and complete the short poll questions on the <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/1aFRCmO5glupgQ2yzcGa5R5?domain=docs.google.com">workshop registration form</a>. Prior to the workshop you will then receive an 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.</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black;background:white'>If you have any questions about this workshop please contact <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></div></body></html>