<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Dear All, </div><div><br></div><div>The ASA IDEA chapter is excited to announce the ASA Rainbow Dinner 2026. The dinner will be held during the 2026 ASA Annual Scientific Meeting at the Australian National University. </div><div><br></div><div>The dinner is planned for <b>Tuesday, 7 July </b>(exact time and location to be confirmed). This event is intended to be a relaxed, safe, and welcoming social space for all attendees. Attendance is open to ASA members who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community or as Allies.</div><div><br>You are welcome to complete this <b><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/bFZSCXLW6DiXrNpAzI6fDUW3fDt?domain=docs.google.com" target="_blank">form</a></b> without sharing identifying details; however, we do ask for an email address so we can send you updates about the dinner. Any information provided will be accessible only to the event organisers and will be used solely for the purpose of the dinner.<br><br>Please submit your response by <b>Monday, 15 June</b>, to help us plan numbers and catering.<br><br>Any questions or comments? <br>Please contact Thavisha Dharmawardena (<a href="mailto:thavisha.dharmawardena@monash.edu" target="_blank">thavisha.dharmawardena@monash.edu</a>) and/or Daniel Zucker (<a href="mailto:daniel.zucker@mq.edu.au" target="_blank">daniel.zucker@mq.edu.au</a>).</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Daniel and Thavisha (on behalf of the ASA IDEA Chapter)</div><div><br></div><div>
<meta charset="UTF-8"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Daniel Zucker (he/him)<br>Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics<br>School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences<br>Macquarie University<br>daniel.zucker@mq.edu.au<br>+61 (02) 9850 4442<br><br>I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Macquarie University Land, the Wallumattagal people of the Dharug nation, whose cultures and customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, this land since the Dreamtime.</div></div>
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