<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hi All</span></div><p class="MsoNormal">   The most recent figures show that<b> </b>o<span class="m_-7467083719911668790gmaildefault" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">nly ~15</span></span>% of members have responded to the survey (link is <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/DU7AC2xMQzi8A6woXunfKf597PD?domain=surveymonkey.com">here</a>). The ASA would like to ensure that the broad range of views within the membership is reflected in the survey. Please take the opportunity now to complete the survey if you have not <span class="m_-7467083719911668790gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">done so </span></span>already.  The survey will be open until Sunday Jun 8.<br><br>I know we are all tired of surveys but your Society needs this information to run effectively, and we have not asked you for many years.<br><br>Let me make a special appeal to HDR students - <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span>t<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">his survey most definitely includes you!</span> Student members are a very important part of <span class="m_-7467083719911668790gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">th</span></span>e ASA and your voice is likewise very important! This is true for students at all stages of their studies - new students will have less experience of the ASA but their views (e.g. what they expect the society to be) are h<span class="m_-7467083719911668790gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ighly valued.</span></span><br><br>Thanks everyone.<br>John L<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:left;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:top;font-family:Merriweather,Palatino,"Palatino Linotype","Palatino LT STD","Book Antiqua",Georgia,serif;line-height:var(--ws-base-line-height);color:hsla(var(--ws-surface-text-color),var(--ws-surface-text-medium-emphasis-opacity))"><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(53,28,117)">I'</span><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">m</span><font color="#000000"> </font><span style="color:rgb(106,168,79)">a</span><span style="color:rgb(241,194,50)">n</span><span style="color:rgb(230,145,56)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,255)"><span style="color:rgb(230,145,56)">L</span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">G</span></span><span style="color:rgb(142,124,195)">B</span><span style="color:rgb(53,28,117)">T<span style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">I</span></span><span style="color:rgb(106,168,79)">Q</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(241,194,50)">A</span><span style="color:rgb(230,145,56)">l</span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">l</span><span style="color:rgb(142,124,195)">y</span></span></span></b><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>  </b>    -     Find out more at </span></i><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/QgaYC4QOPEilG61AOUBiJf4P_bl?domain=monash.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><i>monash.edu/lgbtiqa</i></a><br></p><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div><i><br></i></div><div>Professor John Lattanzio</div><div><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36)">Immediate Past</span><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"> </span>President, Astronomical Society of Australia</div><div><br>School of Physics and Astronomy<br></div><div>Monash University Victoria 3800 AUSTRALIA<br><br></div><div>Ph:  +61 (0)3 9905-4428<br>WWW: <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Uf_HC6XQ4LfyxMKlvHxtzf5VsOB?domain=maths.monash.edu.au/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">users.monash.edu.au/~johnl/</a><br><div><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/P_IXC91WPRT2PxBVXFZF5fqcU22?domain=orcid.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">orcid.org/0000-0003-2952-859X</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>---------</div></div></div><p style="padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:top;font-family:Merriweather,Palatino,"Palatino Linotype","Palatino LT STD","Book Antiqua",Georgia,serif;line-height:var(--ws-base-line-height);color:hsla(var(--ws-surface-text-color),var(--ws-surface-text-medium-emphasis-opacity));text-align:center">"<i style="padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:top">When you arrive in Heaven, you’ll have to leave your dog outside the gate. That’s because Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.</i>"   <span style="color:var(--text-color-1658212901230-1658212894919);font-weight:var(--ws-heading-5-font-weight);text-align:right">Mark Twain</span></p><p style="padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:top;font-family:Merriweather,Palatino,"Palatino Linotype","Palatino LT STD","Book Antiqua",Georgia,serif;line-height:var(--ws-base-line-height);color:hsla(var(--ws-surface-text-color),var(--ws-surface-text-medium-emphasis-opacity));text-align:center"><span style="color:var(--text-color-1658212901230-1658212894919);font-weight:var(--ws-heading-5-font-weight);text-align:right">Mr Twain is no fool. He may serve <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/oiYNC81V0PTYxQR80UzCGfyJxQc?domain=minkah.net/" target="_blank">Her Majesty Queen Minkah I.</a></span></p></div></div></div>