From renu.sharma at uwa.edu.au Mon Apr 20 17:21:30 2015 From: renu.sharma at uwa.edu.au (Renu Sharma) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:21:30 +0800 Subject: [ASA] Inviting Applications - ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy 2015 Message-ID: <7B93E3ABF1E62946899AF9374F443D90016A41AACC73@IS-WIN-383.staffad.uwa.edu.au> Dear ASA Members, ICRAR is committed to supporting women in astronomical sciences and technology and we are pleased to invite applications for the " ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy". Please see detailed information on: http://www.icrar.org/womens-fellowship Please also find attached the fellowship poster. The main objectives of the fellowship are to: * Enrich the research environment at ICRAR * Create opportunities to foster national and international collaborations * Enable scientific interaction between early career researchers and graduate students, particularly women, with senior academic visitors * Create opportunities for young researchers to learn career development and work-life balance strategies from potential role models * Explore opportunities for developing mentoring relations. The Fellowship provides * $5,000 per month for up to three months for living and accommodation expenses * Travel assistance of up to $5,000 * Needs-based additional support of up to $4,000 may be provided for childcare or other required support. * Please forward this to suitable candidates and encourage them to apply. Applications close on 31 May 2015. We look forward to receiving applications from interested candidates. Kind regards Renu Dr Renu Sharma GAICD, FLWA Associate Director & Chief Operating Officer International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Web: http://www.icrar.org/ 7 Fairway The University of Western Australia Crawley WA 6009 Phone: +618 6488 7871 ICRAR is a Joint Venture of Curtin University and The University of Western Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy_Poster 2015.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1120599 bytes Desc: ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy_Poster 2015.pdf URL: From brad.tucker at anu.edu.au Tue Apr 21 13:50:53 2015 From: brad.tucker at anu.edu.au (Brad E. Tucker) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 03:50:53 +0000 Subject: [ASA] 2015 RSAA Winter School Message-ID: <43FA96B5-F492-48AE-8F3A-791FF006C455@anu.edu.au> Applications are now open for the 2015 RSAA Winter School for undergraduate students. Travel bursaries are available to students at all Australian and New Zealand universities. Please distribute to 2nd year and 3rd year undergraduate Astronomy and Physics students. See the attached ad for more details. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: RSAAWinterSchool2015.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 403597 bytes Desc: RSAAWinterSchool2015.pdf URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Flornes.Yuen at csiro.au Tue Apr 21 15:26:22 2015 From: Flornes.Yuen at csiro.au (Flornes.Yuen at csiro.au) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 05:26:22 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Tour the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory - invitation to the ASA Message-ID: <2B54BFFC5575BD4D8BC66BBC09D4CE4399EA87CF@exmbx06-cdc.nexus.csiro.au> Dear all, CSIRO and the MWA project (led by Curtin University) would like to offer delegates of this year's ASA Annual Science Meeting the opportunity to visit the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory. This is a unique opportunity to visit the MRO in person and tour the ASKAP antennas, MRO Control building and MWA telescope. Seats are limited and will be filled on a 'first come, first served' basis. To indicate your interest and choose a preferred date (Saturday 4 July or Saturday 11 July) please fill in the following doodle poll by Tuesday 28 April: http://doodle.com/5596u89hapuaecyg Details: * The bus will leave Geraldton at dawn on Saturday morning, and return in the evening. * Delegates will therefore need to arrive in Geraldton by no later than Friday evening. * Delegates will be able to depart Geraldton on Sunday. * Domestic flights to/from Geraldton and accommodation will be at your own expense. * The cost of the bus to/from the MRO will be covered by CSIRO and Curtin University. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me by reply email. 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URL: From rebecca.lange at icrar.org Wed Apr 22 18:07:15 2015 From: rebecca.lange at icrar.org (Rebecca Lange) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 16:07:15 +0800 Subject: [ASA] Harley Wood School: Registration and Travel Assistance Message-ID: Dear ASA members, Please take note of the updates for this year's Harley Wood School below and I would appreciate it if you could forward this email to any interested parties at your institution. Kind regards, Rebecca Lange Registration We have been able to secure more accommodation for this year?s Harley Wood School (HWSA), held on Rottnest Island, Thursday July 2 - Sunday July 5. In light of this development we are extending the registration deadline to the 22nd of May to coincide with the ASM early-bird deadline. Please head over to our webpage for more information and to register: http://www.hwsa2015.org/ Travel Assistance We are also pleased to announce that the HWSA can now offer travel assistance and invite applications from current and prospective participants. There are 20 grants available (typically valued around $200) to help equalise the cost of travel for participants and to ensure that a wide spread of institutions will be represented at the HWSA. To be considered for travel support please send your application to Rebecca Lange, chair of the HWSA LOC, addressing the following: Where is your home institution? And what level of study are you undertaking (e.g. honours, Master, PhD ?) What travel costs are you expecting (e.g. flight quotes)? Have you sought any other funds (e.g. support by your home institution)? Is this your first HWSA? Are you an ASA member? (Preference will be given to members!) Any other information/supporting material you think we should consider. 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