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Dear colleagues,</div>
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The ASA IDEA Chapter will hold a Town Hall at the ASA Annual Scientific Meeting next Tuesday.</div>
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The Town Hall will provide a brief update on IDEA Chapter activities, ongoing initiatives, and opportunities for members to contribute. Most importantly, it will be an opportunity for discussion and feedback from the community on how we can continue to foster
inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility across Australian astronomy.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Tuesday 7 July, 4:00–4:30 pm</b><br>
ASA Annual Scientific Meeting<br>
For meeting details, please see the conference program: </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 79, 235);"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/LNNHC91WPRTMEv2gosoflfqBJJt?domain=mso.anu.edu.au/" target="_blank" id="OWA157ec06f-a546-233f-8514-eb735fac39d5" class="fui-Link ___b4qm3y0 f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv f1mo0ibp fjoy568 ff5ikls f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f132whgj f1v74mp6 OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-tabster="{"restorer":{"type":1}}" style="color: rgb(70, 79, 235);">ASA
2026 Scientific Meeting</a></span></div>
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We encourage everyone interested in creating a more inclusive astronomy community to join the conversation.</div>
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Following the Town Hall, we would also like to remind attendees about the <b>ASA Rainbow Dinner</b>, organised by Daniel Zucker and Thavisha Dharmawardena, which will take place on same evening
<b>Tuesday 7 July at 7:00 pm</b>. The dinner attendance is open to ASA members who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community or as Allies.</div>
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We look forward to seeing you there.</div>
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Warm regards,</div>
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Tayyaba Zafar<br>
Chair, ASA IDEA Chapter</div>
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Dr. Tayyaba Zafar</p>
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