From itso at aao.gov.au Mon Apr 4 17:32:06 2016 From: itso at aao.gov.au (International Telescope Support Office) Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 17:32:06 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Supplementary Call for Proposals for Australian access to the Gemini telescopes in Semester 2016B Message-ID: <404a-57021880-9-76f5c180@68138612> Supplementary Call for Proposals for Australian access to the Gemini telescopes in Semester 2016B The deadline for proposals for Australian community access to the Gemini North and South telescopes for Semester 2016B (1 Aug 2016 - 31 Jan 2017) has been extended to 5:00pm AEST, Friday 8 April 2016. This supplementary call for proposals is intended to provide a more competitive pool of proposals for the Gemini North telescope in particular. However proposals for time on Gemini South will also be accepted. Applicants who have already submitted an ATAC Gemini proposal for Semester 2016B are free to resubmit their proposal with an increased time request, which must be fully justified in the proposal. Instructions on how to submit an ATAC Gemini application can be found on the "Submitting" tab of https://www.aao.gov.au/itso/gemini/apply A reminder also that the deadline for Magellan proposals in Semester 2016B is 5pm AEST Thursday 7 April - see https://www.aao.gov.au/itso/magellan/apply Stuart Ryder Head of International Telescopes Support itso at aao.gov.au From cfoster at aao.gov.au Tue Apr 5 11:25:46 2016 From: cfoster at aao.gov.au (Caroline Foster) Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 11:25:46 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Last chance to register for the 2016 ITSO/AAO Observational Techniques Workshop Message-ID: <5703141A.5080907@aao.gov.au> Apologies to those who receive this more than once. *Registration has been extended until 11 April* for the 2016 ITSO/AAO Observational Techniques Workshop to take place from midday on Tuesday May 3 to midday on Friday May 6, 2016 at the AAO Headquarters in North Ryde, Sydney. The workshop is designed to be an introduction to the optical and infrared facilities available to the Australian astronomical community, and will include tutorials and demonstrations where you can get your hands on real data and learn how to reduce it. Topics to be covered in the workshop include: * Overview of data acquisition, telescopes and calibrations * Imaging and spectroscopy data reduction * Hands-on tutorials and reduction demos The workshop will be open to all but places are limited, so preference will be given to students and early-career researchers. Thanks to generous sponsorship from AAL and the Australian government's Collaborative Research Infrastructure Scheme, there will be no registration fee. Workshop Website The workshop now has a website, which can be found here: http://www.aao.gov.au/conference/OTW2016/. The page will carry the current draft program and links to software used during the workshop. Please check this site regularly for updates! Dining Lunch (Wednesday and Thursday), morning and afternoon teas will be provided to all registrants. There will be a casual workshop dinner at the Orchard pub in Chatswood on the Thursday evening. Registration Registration is now open and it's free! To register your attendance, please fill out the on-line registration form (click on the registration tab at http://www.aao.gov.au/conference/OTW2016/) before 4 April 2016. Places are limited and priority will be given to students and early career researchers, so please do make sure to register at your earliest convenience. Getting to the AAO The AAO headquarters are located at 105 Delhi Rd in North Ryde. It is most easily accessible by train (700m from North Ryde station) or bus (Route 545 between Chatswood and Parramatta). Note that due to security requirements, anyone not registered for the workshop will not be admitted to the workshop venue. Accommodation Suggestions for accommodation near the AAO and further afield can be found under the accommodation tab at http://www.aao.gov.au/conference/OTW2016/. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me (Caroline Foster, cfoster at aao.gov.au). Caroline Foster on behalf of the Organising Committee -- Dr. Caroline Foster ITSO fellow - Australian Astronomical Observatory Email: cfoster at aao.gov.au Homepage: www.carofoster.com Telephone: +61 (02) 9372 4894 Office days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Fri Apr 8 09:30:16 2016 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 23:30:16 +0000 Subject: [ASA] 2016 ASA ASM - Abstract Submission extended till 8th of April In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9C9B27E8-C704-4E7E-BA60-F1AEC6EF42F9@sydney.edu.au> A quick final reminder that the extended deadline for abstract submission to the 2016 ASA Annual Scientific Meeting closes today (Sydney time). Thanks to those of you who have submitted abstracts. We look forward to seeing you in Sydney. John O?Byrne On 1 Apr 2016, at 6:14 pm, Krzysztof Bolejko > wrote: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION EXTENDED TILL 8 APRIL 2016 Dear Colleagues, The deadline for the abstract submission for the 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting has been extended till 8th of April. If you plan to give a talk or present a poster please send the title and abstract by 8th of April. You don't need to register for the conference in order to submit the abstract. For more information on the abstract submission and the registration process please visit our website: http://www.asa2016.org/registration-1/ The 2016 Astronomical Society of Australia's Annual Scientific Meeting is the special meeting as we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Astronomical Society of Australia. To celebrate this anniversary we will have a number of special events, including a Time Capsule and a special session dedicated to the history of the ASA. The Annual Scientific Meeting will be held on 3-8 July 2016, at The University of Sydney, while the preceding Harley Wood School will be held on 30 June - 3 July 2016, at the Tops Conference Centre, Stanwell Tops. The Key Dates are: 29 February: Registration opens 8 April: Abstract submission closes 3 May: Program release 6 May: Early Bird closes 12 May: Speakers registration closes 10 June: Registration closes 30 June - 3 July: Harley Wood School 3 July - 8 July: Annual Scientific Meeting Follow us on Twitter @the2016asa to stay tuned for further announcements. For additional information please visit our website www.asa2016.org or email the Local Organising Committee at info at asa2016.org. Best regards, Krzysztof Bolejko (Chair of the LOC), on behalf of the LOC _______________________________________________ ASA mailing list ASA at physics.usyd.edu.au Change membership status or contact information via ASA's Edit Membership page http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~asamail/asa_membership/asa_members_user_edit.php ????????????????????????? "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept? ????????????????????????? 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