From m.ashley at unsw.edu.au Tue Apr 25 15:30:53 2017 From: m.ashley at unsw.edu.au (Michael Ashley) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:30:53 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Astronomy from Antarctica meeting in Chang Mai: 31 Jul - 4 Aug Message-ID: <20170425053053.GN23544@mcba> On behalf of the local organising committee: Dear colleagues, The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) will be hosting the 4th SCAR Astronomy and Astrophysics from Antarctica Workshop (SCAR AAA Workshop 2017) during 31 July-4 August, 2017 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This workshop will cover current and future astronomy and astrophysics research in Antarctica and serve as a forum to discuss the next scientific program proposal for AAA to SCAR. We encourage submissions on ground and airborne-based experiments with topics such as cosmic microwave background radiation, neutrinos, cosmic rays, optical, infrared and other instrumentation regimes. The deadline for abstract submission is June 15, 2017. Please find more details at the link below, or contact AAA2017 at narit.or.th http://www.narit.or.th/en/index.php/aaa2017 Thank you very much. Best regards, Suparerk Aukkaravittayapun, Ph.D. LOC, NARIT, Thailand -- Professor Michael Ashley Department of Astrophysics University of New South Wales http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~mcba From helmut.jerjen at anu.edu.au Wed Apr 26 11:31:42 2017 From: helmut.jerjen at anu.edu.au (Helmut Jerjen) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 01:31:42 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASA2017: abstract submission deadline 1 May Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, This is a friendly reminder that the abstract submission for the ASA2017 Science Week (9 - 14 July) is closing next Monday. If you wish to present a talk or poster please register by following the link on the ASA2017 website: https://asa2017.anu.edu.au/ Best regards, Brad Tucker and Helmut Jerjen (co-chairs of the LOC), on behalf of the LOC From Paul.Francis at anu.edu.au Fri Apr 28 14:27:30 2017 From: Paul.Francis at anu.edu.au (Paul Francis) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 04:27:30 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Call for 2.3m proposals Message-ID: Dear Observer, The closing date for observing proposals for time on the ANU/RSAA 2.3m telescope at Siding Spring Observatory (SSO) in the quarter 1st August 2017 - 31st October 2017 is 23:59 May 15, 2017. Instruments available: Nasymth A: WiFeS Nasymth B: Imager or echelle. Observing proposals must be submitted electronically via the RSAA web pages. Full instructions are available at http://rsaa.anu.edu.au/observers/observing-rsaa. *************************** PLEASE NOTE *********************************** The ANU 2.3-metre telescope at Siding Spring Observatory is scientifically productive and a valuable resource for student training and instrument development. These diverse and significant benefits justify its continued operation for the foreseeable future. The full cost to the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) of operating the 2.3m telescope (including staff, maintenance and repairs) corresponds to approximately $1200 per night. To defray this cost, RSAA is offering priority on the 2.3m telescope to paying customers from Australia and elsewhere, while simultaneously ensuring a level of open access to astronomers at all Australian institutions. 30% of the telescope time will be allocated to paid priority proposals, which will need to contribute $400 per night towards the running costs of the telescope. The remaining 70% of the time is open-access and remains free. To be eligible to apply for open-access time, 50% or more of the proposers must be based at Australian institutions. There is a new LaTeX form since last quarter, which asks you to list how many priority (paid) and open-access (free) nights you are requesting. PLEASE USE THE NEW FORM (or copy the two extra LaTeX lines into your old proposal). You must specify in your proposal how many priority and open-access nights you are requesting. In future years the price of a priority night will increase and the fraction of open-access nights will decrease. Full details can be found at http://rsaa.anu.edu.au/observers/observing-rsaa/applying-time-rsaa-telescopes The latest information on using the telescope and its instruments can be found at http://rsaa.anu.edu.au/observers/obsering-rsaa. *************************************************************************** If you have questions or technical problems in using the web-based submission process, please email tacinfo at mso.anu.edu.au. Paul Francis Chair, ANU TAC ============================= Prof. Paul Francis Astrophysicist Mt Stromlo Observatory, and the Physics Education Centre College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Building 38a, Tel 02 6125 2824 or 8031 The Australian National University Canberra ACT 2601 Australia paul.francis at anu.edu.au http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~pfrancis/ CRICOS Provider #00120C -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: