From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au  Tue Jul  7 22:08:58 2015
From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne)
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 22:08:58 +1000
Subject: [ASA] ASA President's report
Message-ID: <58C6E7CA-C730-4FD6-83FF-37F68FE55EF6@sydney.edu.au>


The ASA?s 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in Fremantle on Wednesday 8 July (tomorrow) as part of the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).  

The President?s report the AGM can now be seen on-line at http://asa.astronomy.org.au/council.html#report <http://asa.astronomy.org.au/council.html#report>.  Any comments or corrections are welcome at the AGM or by email.

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.

John





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From andrew.hopkins at aao.gov.au  Wed Jul  8 15:09:26 2015
From: andrew.hopkins at aao.gov.au (Andrew Hopkins)
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:09:26 +1000
Subject: [ASA] Fwd: STA constitution clean up - for distribution and comment
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Subject: STA constitution clean up - for distribution and comment please.  
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 13:21 EST 
From: Catriona Jackson <catriona.jackson at sta.org.au> 
To: Catriona Jackson <catriona.jackson at sta.org.au> 
CC: Peter Adams <p.adams at maths.uq.edu.au>,       Finance Officer <accounts at sta.org.au>,       Ross Smith <ross.smith at hydrobiology.biz>,       Jeremy  Brownlie <j.brownlie at griffith.edu.au>,       Emma Johnston <e.johnston at unsw.edu.au>,       Robyn Porter <robyn at robynporterconsulting.com.au>,       Sophie Lewis <sophie.lewis at anu.edu.au>,       Jim Piper <jim.piper at mq.edu.au>
 
 
*** please distribute to members*** 

Dear Colleagues,  

STA has been taking a careful look at our constitution to ensure we are operating in accordance with new rules and that the document is fit for purpose, helping us to serve you as well as possible. 

We do not underestimate the size of this task an have decided to take a staged approach to it. Thus we are addressing relatively simple, 'clean up? changes first.

We are fortunate to have STA Executive member Robyn Porter (Chair Policy) conducting this review process on behalf of the STA Executive, and you will find an explanatory note and a marked up version of the Constitutions attached for your information. 

As per the Act that governs us we are offering an opportunity to the entire membership to comment on the proposed changes if you wish to. 

If you have any comments please raise them with your cluster representative before July 30. 

For those members who are general members (ie not included in  a discipline based cluster) remember you can raise issues via the General Cluster representative. 

These changes will be voted at the STA board meeting of July 30. 

Cluster re/board members contacts details are all here: http://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/about-science-australia/governance-and-board/

Or you can go direct to Robyn, via this email address: robyn at robynporterconsulting.com.au

Regards, 


Catriona Jackson
Chief Executive Officer 
Science & Technology Australia 

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From swyithe at unimelb.edu.au  Wed Jul  8 16:16:48 2015
From: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Wyithe)
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 06:16:48 +0000
Subject: [ASA] 2016-2025 Decadal Plan available
Message-ID: <0B7745D3-779E-4DB3-BF12-9D7C5F66B4FD@unimelb.edu.au>


Dear colleagues,

This email is to announce the release of Australia in the Era of Global Astronomy, the Decadal Plan for Australian Astronomy 2016-2025.

The Decadal Plan is now available in pdf form from the National Committee for Astronomy web page at https://www.science.org.au/committee/astronomy. Hard copies of the Decadal Plan will also be made available to Australian astronomers through their home institutions.

A formal launch of the Decadal Plan will be held in due course. However last evening at the ASA ASM in Fremantle the we held an informal event to celebrate completion of the new Decadal Plan, and to thank the many individuals across our community who contributed to its development. I would like to take the opportunity to repeat this thanks, particularly to the working group chairs and their executives, whose hard work formed the basis for developing the new Decadal Plan.

Best regards,

Stuart

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Professor Stuart Wyithe
Australian Laureate Fellow
Chair, National Committee for Astronomy
School of Physics
University of Melbourne
Vic, Australia  3010

Phone:  +61 3 8344 5083
Fax:  +61 3 9347 4783
Email: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au<https://evserver2.unimelb.edu.au/EnterpriseVault/swyithe at unimelb.edu.au>

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From bgaensler at dunlap.utoronto.ca  Thu Jul  9 08:28:06 2015
From: bgaensler at dunlap.utoronto.ca (Bryan Gaensler)
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 06:28:06 +0800
Subject: [ASA] Nominations requested for the 2016 Watson Medal
References: <CAHR7J-q8p=hpU3hN9OwtxqSafM2xwhCoU6nEoHhf+WP6nO2XCg@mail.gmail.com>
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Announcement from the US National Academies of Science/James Craig Watson Award Committee

We write to ask your participation in the identification of outstanding candidates for the 2016 James Craig Watson Medal. The Watson Medal is awarded biennially to recognize major contributions to the science of astronomy. The  recipient is awarded a gold-plated bronze medal, a $25,000 prize plus an additional $50,000 to a nonprofit research institution selected by the recipient  for the promotion of astronomical science. Additional information, including past recipients, can be found at: http://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/james-craig-watson-medal.html.

Nominations will be accepted until 11:59pm Eastern, Thursday, October 1,  2015. Nominations must be submitted via the online nomination form at https://awards.nasonline.org/ and must include the following:
	? A letter from the nominator describing the candidate's work and why he or she should be selected for the award.
	? Curriculum vitae. No more than 2 pages.
	? Bibliography listing no more than 12 of the nominee?s most significant publications.
	? Letters of support. Two (2) letters are required.
	? Support letters must be written by individuals from institutions outside both the nominator and the nominee?s institution.
	? Members of the selection committee may not author support letters.
	? A suggested citation

Who may nominate:
	? NAS membership is not required to submit a nomination.
	? Self-nominations are not accepted.

Who may be nominated:
	? NAS membership is not required to be nominated.
	? Nominees of all nationalities are eligible, based either in the USA or at international institutions.

Please help spread the word that the nomination process is underway.

Sincerely,

The James Craig Watson Medal Selection Committee:

Victoria M. Kaspi (Chair), McGill University
John E. Carlstrom, University of Chicago
Neil Gehrels, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Andrea M. Ghez, University of California, Los Angeles
Fiona A. Harrison, California Institute of Technology
Chryssa Kouveliotou, George Washington University
David N. Spergel, Princeton University


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From mark.mcauley at astronomyaustralia.org.au  Fri Jul 10 15:06:03 2015
From: mark.mcauley at astronomyaustralia.org.au (Mark McAuley)
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:06:03 +1000
Subject: [ASA] Options paper on astronomy governance
Message-ID: <005d01d0bace$1ef757a0$5ce606e0$@astronomyaustralia.org.au>

Following the distribution of the Options Paper on astronomy governance
arrangements on 26 June 2015, the Department of Industry and Science has
received a number of written responses from the astronomy community.

Representatives of the department also attended the Astronomical Society of
Australia Annual Scientific Meeting on Tuesday 7 July 2015 and met with some
members of the community to listen to their views.

The department continues to welcome community feedback on the Options Paper.
Your views will inform the department's forthcoming advice to the
government. You are invited to make written submissions via email to
Damian.Doyle at industry.gov.au by close of business on Friday 17 July 2015.

______________________________________

Damian Doyle
Science Agencies Governance Branch
Science and Commercialisation Policy Division
Department of Industry and Science

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