From helmut.jerjen at anu.edu.au Mon May 22 13:11:58 2017 From: helmut.jerjen at anu.edu.au (Helmut Jerjen) Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 03:11:58 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASM2017: Early Bird ends this Wednesday Message-ID: <7E755269-6142-44AD-9A15-973A0516240E@anu.edu.au> Dear Colleagues, A friendly reminder that Early Bird registration for the ASW2017 will end this coming Wednesday, 24 May 11:59pm. For general enquiries, please contact the LOC on: asa2017-loc at mso.anu.edu.au For scientific enquiries, please contact the SOC on: asa2017-soc at mso.anu.edu.au Best regards, Brad Tucker and Helmut Jerjen (on behalf of the LOC) From Catherine.Nilsson at industry.gov.au Mon May 22 16:18:01 2017 From: Catherine.Nilsson at industry.gov.au (Nilsson, Catherine) Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 06:18:01 +0000 Subject: [ASA] SKA Regional Stakeholders Meeting - Save the date [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: <73c2c3dad8354be69750e8e1dbaadea7@PPAC01EXC007.PROD.PROTECTED.IND> Dear SKA Regional Stakeholder Group members and associates Please save the date for the next SKA Regional Stakeholders Group Meeting. When: 1-4pm, Tuesday 1 August 2017 Where: Geraldton Universities Centre, Geraldton The minutes from the last meeting (25 October 2016) are attached for your information. Kind Regards, Catherine Catherine Nilsson Project officer Program Planning and Stakeholder Management Australian Square Kilometre Array Office Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Industry House Level 6 10 Binara Street, Canberra City ACT 2601 GPO Box 9839, Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: +61-2- 6213 7714 Email: catherine.nilsson at industry.gov.au Internet: www.ska.gov.au ABN 74 599 608 295 I work Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.. [http://www.ska.gov.au/sitecollectionimages/logo-auska.gif] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4283 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The Deadline for this call is 5 pm (AEST) Tuesday 1st June 2017. The following resources are available within this call (from 1st July 2017 to 31st December 2017): 1. NCI Astronomy Flagship Program: up to 1,000 kSUs 2. gSTAR and swinSTAR: up to 1,700 kSUs 3. Pawsey ATHENA: Up to 5,000 kSUs Best Regards, Dr. Amr H. Hassan Service Delivery Manager (Acting) Astronomy Data and Computing Services Swinburne University of Technology H29, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia Phone: +61-3-9214-8546 Fax: +61-3-9214-8797 http://www.adacs.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k.williams at sydney.edu.au Tue May 23 10:58:59 2017 From: k.williams at sydney.edu.au (Kylie Williams) Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 00:58:59 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Reminder: ACAMAR Registration and abstract submissions, 18-20 September 2017, Hobart Tasmania Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg at 01D2CA40.3BFED5C0] ACAMAR 3 WORKSHOP Wrest Point Conference Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 18-20 September 2017 Registrations and abstract submissions are now open for the 3rd Australia-China Workshop on Astrophysics (ACAMAR 3) which will be held from 18-20 September 2017 at the Wrest Point Conference Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. To register please visit our website: http://www.caastro.org/event/2017-acamar3 or click the Registration link The focus of this workshop will be Antarctic astronomy, low-frequency radio astronomy, ASKAP/FAST/SKA, and optical instrumentation. The workshop will also build on the relationships and outcomes of the previous workshops in the series. Invited Speakers include: ? Julie Banfield, ANU ? Xiangqun Cui, NIAOT ? Elisabete da Cuhna, ? Sun Kwok, HKU ? Anais Moller, ANU ? John Morgan, ICRAR/Curtin ? Ray Norris, CSIRO ? Shengcai Shi, PMO ? Cath Trott, ICRAR/Curtin ? Xuefeng Wu, PMO ? Xiangping Wu, SHAO/NAOC ? Xiangyan Yuan, NIAOT ? Hui Zhang, NAOC Conference Fees (incl GST): Registration fee includes morning and afternoon tea and lunch each day, and the conference dinner at MONA * Australian Delegate Registration Fee: $AU350 * Chinese Delegate Registration Fee: $AU150 Conference Dinner The conference dinner is being held at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) on Thursday 19th September from 6:00pm. A ferry along the Derwent River will transport delegates to MONA. This will be an opportunity to photograph Hobart at twilight. MONA is Australia's largest private museum and houses a diverse collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian mummies to some of the world's most infamous and thought-provoking contemporary art. The building's subterranean design and the owner's unconventional and challenging curatorial approach make it a must-see for any visitor to Tasmania. We would to thank MONA for their support in hosting the conference dinner. [cid:image003.jpg at 01D2CA51.6003A8E0] Mona front entrance wall, 2010 Photo Credit: Mona/R?mi Chauvin, Image Courtesy Mona Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Travel and Accommodation Participants will arrange their own travel and accommodation; however, booked a block of rooms for the conference participants at the Wrest Point Conference Centre. Please refer to our Venue and Hotel page for full details. Visa Information All travellers other than Australian and New Zealand citizens need a valid visa or authority to enter Australia (including electronic visas). For some nationalities, processing and issuance of visas can take several weeks/months, so apply well before your planned travel. Please contact Kylie Williams if you need a letter of invitation for your visa application. For more information about travelling to Australia and applying for a visa please visit the Department of Immigration and Border Protection website: here Childcare Childcare will be available for infants and children under 5. Please indicate in your registration if you require childcare or contact Kylie Williams (k.williams at sydney.edu.au) if you have any questions. Accessibility If you have any access requirements in order to participate in this workshop please note them in your registration form or contact Kylie Williams (k.williams at sydney.edu.au) directly with any questions. SCIENTIFIC ORGANISING COMMITTEE * Michael Ashley (UNSW) * George Hobbs (CSIRO) * Di Li (NAOC) * Bo Peng (NAOC) * Elaine Sadler (USYD) * Stas Shabala (UTAS) * Zhiqiang Shen (SHAO) * Lister Staveley-Smith (ICRAR/UWA) * Lifan Wang (PMO/TAMU) * Xiaofeng Wang (Tsinghua U) * Ji Yang (PMO) * Jilin Zhou (Nanjing U) LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE ? Kate Gunn (USYD) ? Stas Shabala (UTAS) ? Lister Staveley-Smith (ICRAR/UWA) ? Kylie Williams (USYD) KYLIE WILLIAMS | Events and Communications CAASTRO | School of Physics | Faculty of Science | ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics Rm 352 Building A28 | School of Physics The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 T +61 2 9114 2183 | F +61 2 9114 2195| M +61 478 404 619 Email k.williams at sydney.edu.au W http:// www.caastro.org Please note: I am in the office Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (9:00am - 5:30pm) and Wednesday (9:00am - 2:00pm) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Kind Regards, Catherine Catherine Nilsson Project officer Program Planning and Stakeholder Management Australian Square Kilometre Array Office Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Industry House Level 6 10 Binara Street, Canberra City ACT 2601 GPO Box 9839, Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: +61-2- 6213 7714 Email: catherine.nilsson at industry.gov.au Internet: www.ska.gov.au ABN 74 599 608 295 I work Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.. [http://www.ska.gov.au/sitecollectionimages/logo-auska.gif] From: Nilsson, Catherine Sent: Monday, 22 May 2017 4:18 PM To: 'John.Nicholls at aarnet.edu.au'; 'Shaun.Amy at csiro.au'; 'steve.negus at aurecongroup.com'; 'Rebecca.Wheadon at aurecongroup.com'; Ball, Lewis ; 'adam.macleod at csiro.au'; 'mark.bowen at csiro.au'; 'Sarah.Pearce at csiro.au'; 'stephen.ord at curtin.edu.au'; 'P.Hall at curtin.edu.au'; 'Tom.Booler at curtin.edu.au'; 'simon.karpeles at rpctechnologies.com'; 'willem at swin.edu.au'; 'mbailes at swin.edu.au'; 'gahale at cisco.com'; 'andreas.wicenec at uwa.edu.au'; 'renu.sharma at uwa.edu.au'; 'peter.quinn at uwa.edu.au'; 'carole.jackson at curtin.edu.au'; 'S.Tingay at curtin.edu.au'; 'Antony.Schinckel at csiro.au'; 'Kate.Chow at csiro.au'; 'Yolandie.McDade at uwa.edu.au'; 'Ian.cooper at icrar.org'; 'gunderwo at cisco.com'; 'brian.sestito at rpctechnologies.com'; 'Juan.Guzman at csiro.au'; 'Grant.Hampson at csiro.au'; 'tgoerke at cisco.com'; 'charlesetsmith at me.com'; 'imorrison at swin.edu.au'; 'asa at physics.usyd.edu.au'; 'r.davidson at cmewa.com'; 'mayor at cgg.wa.gov.au'; 'kenD at cgg.wa.gov.au'; 'Phil.Crosby at csiro.au'; 'Sarah.Pearce at csiro.au'; 'fiona.roche at dpc.wa.gov.au'; 'Claire.Patterson at dpc.wa.gov.au'; 'Martyn.Edwards at durack.edu.au'; 'Bill.swetman at durack.edu.au'; 'natalien at guc.edu.au'; 'carole.jackson at curtin.edu.au'; 'Tom.Booler at curtin.edu.au'; 'bernie.miller at mainroads.wa.gov.au'; 'mark.salt at mainroads.wa.gov.au'; 'desmongoo at gmail.com'; 'rosewoodpm at wn.com.au'; 'ceo at mwcci.com.au'; 'gavin.treasure at mwdc.wa.gov.au'; 'steve.douglas at mwdc.wa.gov.au'; 'hiroyuki.gonsho at mitsubishicorp.com'; 'pspalding at opandr.com'; 'beth.walton at bigpond.com'; 'ceo at murchison.wa.gov.au'; 'm.c.halleen at westnet.com.au'; 'yuinmob at westnet.com.au'; 'eo at rdamwg.com.au'; 'Mmiller at smcl.com.au'; 'mmeegan at ymac.org.au'; 'MLucioli at ymac.org.au'; 'Kim.ingle at mainroads.wa.gov.au'; 'simon.broad at icloud.com'; 'PSpalding at opandr.com'; 'sgriffiths at smcl.com.au'; 'ctrees at ymac.org.au'; 'dtaft at ymac.org.au'; 'Leigh.o'brien at museum.wa.gov.au' Cc: Luchetti, David ; Skinner, Jerry Subject: SKA Regional Stakeholders Meeting - Save the date [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Dear SKA Regional Stakeholder Group members and associates Please save the date for the next SKA Regional Stakeholders Group Meeting. When: 1-4pm, Tuesday 1 August 2017 Where: Geraldton Universities Centre, Geraldton The minutes from the last meeting (25 October 2016) are attached for your information. Kind Regards, Catherine Catherine Nilsson Project officer Program Planning and Stakeholder Management Australian Square Kilometre Array Office Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Industry House Level 6 10 Binara Street, Canberra City ACT 2601 GPO Box 9839, Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: +61-2- 6213 7714 Email: catherine.nilsson at industry.gov.au Internet: www.ska.gov.au ABN 74 599 608 295 I work Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.. [http://www.ska.gov.au/sitecollectionimages/logo-auska.gif] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Kind Regards, Virginia President, ASA Prof. Virginia Kilborn Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology Ph (w) +61 (0)3 9214 4380 WWW: http://bit.ly/24vsqSR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: