From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Tue Jun 18 09:38:56 2013 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:38:56 +1000 Subject: [ASA] STA: Will your local MP stand up for Australian science and research? Message-ID: <19EADAD7-5033-4CFF-9324-C24F2233A55B@sydney.edu.au> ASA Members may be interested in the following campaign by Science & Technology Australia (STA): Dear supporter, My name is Catriona Jackson and I'm the new CEO of Science & Technology Australia (STA). I'm writing to you today because Australian science and research is at a crossroads. If we stand still for too long, we risk moving backwards and risk losing opportunities for our future Will you join with me in asking our political leaders to support an all-party, non-partisan vision for science and all forms of research in Australia? Take action now. In recent days, STA has joined Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt and six of Australia's leading research organisations in calling for a political commitment to six fundamental principles that will boost science and research. It's important in this election year that all MPs hear from residents who support science and research. Your email will help show the depth of community support for a future where science and all forms of research deliver a stronger economy and healthier society. Take a minute and tell your MP why they should back science and research for a bright future. Together, we can ensure our nation invests in building a stronger, smarter nation for all. Catriona Jackson CEO, Science and Technology Australia www.scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au ? 2013 | Science and Technology Australia To unsubscribe click here. Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kate.Brooks at csiro.au Tue Jun 18 10:58:57 2013 From: Kate.Brooks at csiro.au (Kate Brooks) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:57 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Request for Letter of Interest EM identification and follow-up of GW triggers Message-ID: <741E8785-1A86-441D-AE93-A4F1A6984053@csiro.au> Dear ASA members, This email is on behalf of the Virgo/LIGO collaborations (see below). Kind regards, Kate Brooks ASA, President ---------------------------- Dear colleague, We want to let you know we are requesting "Letters of Interest" for professional astronomers interested in the identification of electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave triggers found in the future science runs of LIGO and Virgo Advanced detectors, which will start in 2015. You can find more details in the document here: https://dcc.ligo.org/LIGO-M1300324/public You can also find details in the web page: http://www.ligo.org/science/GWEMalerts.php . We will update this web page with more news on the meeting and the process as they become available, please bookmark it and consult periodically if you are interested. You can submit a Letter of Interest before July 26 (or email with any questions) to emf at ligo.org . We expect those of you who will submit a Letter of Interest to attend one of the meetings that will be held in Amsterdam (August 29/30) or Chicago (September 10/11); details on these meetings will be posted on the web site. We look forward to your participation in a new exciting era of gravitational wave astronomy! Gabriela Gonzalez (Spokesperson of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration), and Jean-Yves Vinet (Spokesperson of the Virgo Collaboration). -- Michel Boer, Directeur de Recherche CNRS ARTEMIS, UMR 7250 (UNS/OCA/CNRS) Boulevard de l'Observatoire BP 4229 F 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France Michel.Boer at unice.fr Phone: (+33)(0)4 92 00 31 88 Mobile: (+33)(0)6 77 02 02 95 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: