From Robert.Hollow at csiro.au Wed Jul 1 08:19:12 2015 From: Robert.Hollow at csiro.au (Robert.Hollow at csiro.au) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:19:12 +0000 Subject: [ASA] IAU Office of Astronomy for Development Call for Proposals Message-ID: <011B13A4-F896-46BB-B005-6071EC2D7092@csiro.au> Dear Colleagues This may be of interest to some of you. I?m a member of the OAD Task Force for Astroonomy for Children and Schools and will be at the HWWS and the ASA Meeting next week so available to discuss the program and proposal submissions with you. This year you may submit an initial Expression of Interest by 15 July to recieve feedback from the OAD. Full submissions close on 15 September 2015. IAU Office of Astronomy for Development Call for Proposals The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has issued its 4th annual call for proposals for astronomy-for-development projects. The IAU has earmarked ?110 000 for OAD projects to be selected in 2015 and implemented in 2016. This is an open call for project proposals, with individual project grants ranging from about ?500 to about ?15,000. The three focus areas of the call are: 1. Astronomy for Universities and Research 2. Astronomy for Children and Schools 3. Astronomy for the Public This year a new format for the call is being used which will streamline the applications process and allow for greater interaction with the OAD through an optional "Expression of Interest" channel. The OAD looks forward to engaging with potential proposers and helping develop and realise ideas relating to using astronomy to stimulate global sustainable development. Links: OAD website: www.astro4dev.org Call page: www.astro4dev.org/cfp ------------ Regards Kevin -- Kevin Govender IAU Office of Astronomy for Development www.astro4dev.org Regards Rob Robert Hollow Education Officer Astronomy and Space Science CSIRO E robert.hollow at csiro.au T +61 2 9372 4247 M 0412 890 472 PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 1710 Australia www.csiro.au | www.atnf.csiro.au PLEASE NOTE The information contained in this email may be confidential or privileged. Any unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete it immediately and notify the sender by return email. Thank you. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained or that the communication is free of errors, virus, interception or interference. 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If you are interested in participating in the data collection, please email Ivy Wong, ivy.wong at uwa.edu.au. Cheers, Sarah Martell for the ECR Chapter steering committee From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Fri Jul 3 22:39:05 2015 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 20:39:05 +0800 Subject: [ASA] ASA AGM - 2014 minutes Message-ID: <5F3616F2-23EA-41ED-95FB-EE7E36F5710E@sydney.edu.au> The ASA?s 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in Fremantle on Wednesday 8 July as part of the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). The minutes of the previous (2014) AGM will be presented at this meeting but they can also be found at http://asa.astronomy.org.au/council.html#report . Any comments or corrections are welcome at that meeting or by email beforehand. Other reports presented at the AGM will be loaded to this location after the meeting for the benefit of members unable to attend the AGM. 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