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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Dear ASA members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Today we are happy to release the long-awaited
<b><i><u>ASA Membership Survey</u></i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">The health and effectiveness of your Society depends on effective communication and management. Although there is frequent communication between the ASA Council and the membership, it is
a number of years since members have been asked explicitly for their views on the Society, its activities and governance. Hence, we have devised the current survey. We have taken all efforts to be succinct and as short as possible, while still gathering important
information and, most importantly, giving you, the members, the opportunity to provide opinions and feedback on all aspects of the ASA’s activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">The survey is
<b>now open</b> and will close at midnight on <b>Sunday June 8.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">The link to the survey is
</span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/lE9eCyojxQTLJKPXlsZfGfxBsov?domain=surveymonkey.com"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></b></a><b>.</b> It should not take more than 15 minutes to complete. It can be saved and resumed as long as you are using the same
computer and the same browser window with cookies enabled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">A curated summary of the survey results will be prepared by the ASA Council and then made available to all ASA members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Several measures are in place to ensure your anonymity and to ensure objectivity in the reporting:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;padding-inline-start: 48px" type="disc">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
The survey is designed, hosted, and analysed by an external third party, HR Analytics Australia.<o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
Directly identifiable data (e.g. name, date of birth, email address etc) are not collected.<o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
Some indirectly identifiable data are collected (e.g. year of birth, gender) but these will always be aggregated so that an individual's results are never examined, compiled, or reported in a way that could identify them. These data will be summarised, removed,
or obfuscated before any reports or data are provided to the ASA by HR Analytics Australia.<o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
Aggregated groups will only be reported if they contain a minimum of 5 people.<o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
Answering every item will help us create a richer report, but you will often have the option of 'Prefer not to say'.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Please note that some items are compulsory and are marked with an *. This aids survey branching so that you are only presented with items relevant to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">We urge you to complete the survey. It is your Society and this is an important part of ensuring that it caters to the needs of its Members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Thanks in advance for your time and thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Stas Shabala, President, on behalf of the ASA Council<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor Stas Shabala<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(he/him/his)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">President, Astronomical Society of Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Associate Head Research, School of Natural Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Discipline of Physics | School of Natural Sciences | College of Science and Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University of Tasmania<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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