[ASA] ASA2016 Time capsule ideas

Mon Jun 13 17:41:51 AEST 2016

This is a reminder that the ASA is currently seeking suggestions from both the professional and amateur astronomy communities for items to be placed in a time capsule, to be sealed at the upcoming 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the ASA (http://www.asa2016.org<http://www.asa2016.org/>).

See the email below for more details.  The closing date for suggestions is this week! - Wednesday 15th June 2016

Among the suggestions so far are some relatively obvious things:
- membership lists
- photos from the 50th meeting
- A copy of our current decadal plan booklet.

and some less obvious ideas:
- A USB stick containing the electronic records of the Society (with obvious questions about its usefulness)
- One of the AAO’s “Starbug” devices and/or one of the SAMI ”hexabundles”
- Medals from ASA prizes
- collected answers to the question “what will be the biggest astronomical discovery in the next 50 years”

We’re looking for more ideas!  Please submit them via the form at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eLTvDiF2wSSZob0KNdplzpwHgV1xa3_tBTU2v1cwn34/viewform
by  Wednesday 15th June 2016!

John

From: John O'Byrne <john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au<mailto:john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au>>
Subject: ASA2016 Time capsule
Date: 8 May 2016 7:04:23 pm AEST
To: asa at physics.usyd.edu.au<mailto:asa at physics.usyd.edu.au>

Dear members of the ASA,

We would like to announce that we are putting together a time capsule as part of the celebrations of the ASA's 50th anniversary. The time capsule will be sealed during the ASA meeting in Sydney, and (we hope!) will be opened at the ASA meeting 50 years from now.

We are currently seeking suggestions from *you* for items to be placed in the capsule. These may include photos, documents, small artefacts or other memorabilia that you may have in your possession or be able to suggest. We welcome ideas outside this list! We want to represent the Australian astronomical community in 2016 - who we are and what we do.

We also intend to take photos during the 50th ASA meeting (including the welcome reception and conference dinner) that will be included in the time capsule

If you have any ideas, please submit them via the form below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eLTvDiF2wSSZob0KNdplzpwHgV1xa3_tBTU2v1cwn34/viewform

Please be aware that the object will need to fit (alongside other objects) within a 45L box of dimensions 60cm x 30cm x 25cm. We will be ordering the time capsule from timecapsulesaustralia.com<http://timecapsulesaustralia.com/>, and you can see what it will look like below:

[Inline images 1]

Suggestions which are selected to be part of the time capsule will be included on a manifest that also highlights the contributor/suggestor of the item, so this is your chance to be famous in 50 years time! Please feel free to suggest anything you think might be relevant. The final decisions will be made by the ASA 50th LOC with approval from the ASA Council.

The closing date for suggestions is 15th June 2016, to allow us time to process the suggestions and organise for their inclusion. If selected, you will either be asked to bring your object to the ASA meeting or (if electronic) send it to us beforehand for printing on appropriate archival paper. Alternative means of transporting items can be arranged.

Thanks,
Vanessa Moss <vmoss at physics.usyd.edu.au<mailto:vmoss at physics.usyd.edu.au>>
on behalf of the ASM2016 LOC

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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching), Faculty of Science
Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc.

Sydney Institute for Astronomy
School of Physics | Faculty of Science

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
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Postal address: School of Physics | The University of Sydney | NSW | Australia | 2006
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