[ASA] Membership poll for dates of ASA Annual Science Meeting 2014

[Kate.Brooks at csiro.au]

Dear ASA member,

In early 2013, the Astronomical Society of Australia will issue a call for proposals to host the ASA's Annual Scientific Meeting for 2014. Acting on requests made at the 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting, the ASA Council wishes to poll the ASA membership on what dates suit the community best for the 2014 meeting. Please use the link below to vote for your preference on the best dates for you for the 2014 annual meeting.

http://doodle.com/t9kn83ngtsfahvb8

This is a hidden poll. The participants and the result are only shown to the poll initiator who, in this case, is Bryan Gaensler.  The poll will be open for 1 week and will close at midday on Thursday 13  December 2012.

There are two dates to choose from:
6-11 July 2014 (Common week for University teaching break +  school holidays)
20-25 July 2014 (outside school holidays but within the teaching break for many Universities)

For reference, a list of the school holiday periods for 2014 are available at:
http://australia.gov.au/topics/australian-facts-and-figures/school-term-dates/

Please take the time to fill in the poll. Your input is important and will help the ASA Council to ascertain community support for holding the conference outside of school holidays. All members (including students) are invited to give their input.

Note that the dates and location for the 2013 meeting are already fixed - 7-12 July 2013 at Monash.

Kind regards,
Kate Brooks,
President, ASA