[ASA] Australia Astronmy Decadal Plan - Demographics Surveys

[Sarah Maddison]

Dear colleagues,

A reminder that the deadline for the 'Australian Astronomy Census 2014 -
Individual', as part of the NCA"s decadal planning process, is looming!
We've extended the deadline for an extra week.  Please complete the
individual survey by *8 March 2014*.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AustraliaAstronomyCensus-INDIV

If you have any queries or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,
Sarah Maddison
on behalf of the NCA WG3.1



On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 11:38 PM, Sarah Maddison <smaddison at swin.edu.au>wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> As you are likely aware, the Australian astronomical community carries out
> a formal strategic planning process on a 10-year time scale run by the
> National Committee for Astronomy (NCA). The Decadal Plan provides the
> opportunity for Australian astronomy to conduct a stocktake of its
> capabilities, assess its impact both nationally and internationally,
> provide a vision for the future and to set priorities and develop
> strategies on how that vision might be implemented.  The resultant Decadal
> Plan can then be used as a highly influential document to present our
> vision to key stakeholders, such as the Commonwealth Government  and
> industrial and research partners.
>
> The planning process for the 2016-2025 Decadal Plan has now begun. The
> NCA's Demographics Working Group (WG3.1) is charged with collecting and
> collating the information necessary to quantise and assess the total
> astronomy effort within Australia. As per the previous Decadal Plan, this
> involves conducting a census of Australian astronomers and astronomy
> institutions.  The WG3.1 has designed two surveys: one for individuals
> working in Australian astronomy and one for Australian institutions which
> will be forwarded directly to heads of departments.  The aim of these
> surveys is to understand the current state of the Australian
> Astronomy workforce, including its diversity, and to assess its scientific
> impact. An important aspect of the Decadal Plan is comparison
> with results of demographics surveys from past Decadal Plans, allowing our
> community to assess its strengths and more effectively plan for the future.
>
>  On behalf of WG31 and the NCA, I invite you to take part in the first
> survey, entitled 'Australian Astronomy Census 2014 - Individual'.  This
> survey has five sections: (1) institutional affiliation, (2) personal
> information, (3) education history, (4) role and time, which includes
> information on the type of work you do and your area astronomy, and (5)
> your employment/educational history specific to postgraduate student,
> fixed-term and ongoing staff.
>
> We ask that you answer the questions as of 31 January 2014 (so if you are
> moving institutes or graduating in February, your answers should relate to
> your status on 31/1/2014).  Graduate students on scholarships may wish to
> consider themselves employed as PhD/MSc students (by their university or
> the government), with their work potentially split between research and
> tutoring etc.
>
> The WG3.1 asks that individuals working in Australian astronomy kindly *complete
> their surveys by 1 March 2014. *The survey can be accessed here:
>
> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AustraliaAstronomyCensus-INDIV
>
> If you have any questions regarding the survey, or any concerns about your
> privacy or the nature of the questions, please do not hesitate to contact
> me.
>
> Kind regards,
> Sarah Maddison
> on behalf of the NCA WG3.1
> --
> Prof Sarah Maddison
> Professor of Astrophysics
> Deputy Director, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing
> Chair, Department of Physics & Astronomy
>
> Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing
> Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology
> Swinburne University of Technology
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>


-- 
Prof Sarah Maddison
Professor of Astrophysics
Deputy Director, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing
Chair, Department of Physics & Astronomy

Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing
Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
H30, PO BOX 218, Hawthorn, VIC 3122,  AUSTRALIA
t: +61-3-9214 5971  f: +61-3-9214 8797
w: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/maddison/
CRICOS Provider 00111D
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