From itso at aao.gov.au Wed Sep 13 16:57:31 2017 From: itso at aao.gov.au (International Telescopes Support Office) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:57:31 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Call for Magellan Proposals in Semester 2018A Message-ID: 2018A Call for Magellan Proposals Proposals for Australian access to the Magellan telescopes for Semester 2018A (mid-Jan to mid-Jul 2018) are due by: *5:00pm AEST on Friday 6 October 2017** * (A separate call for Blanco proposals in Semester 2018A with a 29 Sep 2017 deadline was issued earlier - please see https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NX12BDUYxYwVfx?domain=aao.gov.au. A reminder also that ESO proposals for Period 101 (April-Sep 2018) are due by 28 Sep 2017 - see https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/bZ89Bmu4047Qt6?domain=aao.gov.au The instruments normally available on the two Magellan telescopes are listed on the ITSO Magellan instrumentation page, but applicants should bear in mind the following for Semester 2018A: * A new CCD is currently being commissioned with the Planet Finding Spectrograph. Contact Jeff Crane (crane - at - carnegiescience.edu) for the latest update before applying. * There will likely be a single MegaCam f/5 block; a single MagAO block in the April bright time; and perhaps 2 M2FS blocks in 2018A, depending on demand. * The Parallel Imager for Southern Cosmology Observations (PISCO ) provides simultaneous imaging in the 4 SDSS bands g', r', i', and z' over a 7.3 x 5.4 arcminute field of view at 0.11 arcsec/pixel. PISCO is a PI instrument and is only available via collaborative arrangement with the instrument team. Contact Tony Stark (astark - at - cfa.harvard.edu) before submitting a proposal. In recent semesters demand for instruments mounted on the Clay telescope has significantly exceeded that for instruments on the Baade telescope. Applicants are encouraged to consider whether their science might also be possible using the instruments on Baade (IMACS, FourStar, FIRE, MagE), should their preferred instrument on Clay not be available due to scheduling constraints. Complete information about all Magellan instrumentation on offer, travel funding, and the application procedure is available at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/78eDB7UKOK6Ls2?domain=aao.gov.au. For any enquiries about Australian usage of Magellan please contact the AAO's International Telescopes Support Office (itso at aao.gov.au). Stuart Ryder Head of International Telescopes Support Australian Astronomical Observatory #ITSOaao -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Philip.Edwards at csiro.au Thu Sep 14 10:59:27 2017 From: Philip.Edwards at csiro.au (Philip.Edwards at csiro.au) Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:59:27 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Call for nominations: ANZSCC Science Advisory Committee. Applications due 27 September. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1505350767795.59459@csiro.au> Australia-New-Zealand SKA Coordination Committee (ANZSCC) Science Advisory Committee The ANZSCC invites applications for a community member to join the Science Advisory Committee. The Science Advisory Committee ? Provides technical and high level scientific advice to the ANZSCC and/or Australian SKA Director. ? Promotes Australia's interests in the SKA project by communicating SKA-related developments to the wider Australian astronomy community, and seeking the views of Australian astronomy communities on SKA-related issues. ? Facilitates appropriate events (including the annual OzSKA meeting) aimed at engaging and updating the broader Australian astronomical community. ? Seeks opportunities to collaborate and/or hold joint meetings with scientists from SKA partner nations. More information about the Science Advisory Committee, including its full Terms of Reference, are available from https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/rNKaBYfRg60JTW?domain=ska.gov.au . If you consider yourself well placed to contribute to this Committee via your expertise and ideas, please email Catherine.Nilsson at industry.gov.au with a maximum one A4 page application including: * a brief CV, * your relevant expertise, and * any relevant conflicts of interest. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 27 September 2017 at 5pm AEST. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the ANZSCC. All applicants will be informed of the outcome by 6 October 2017. A meeting of Science Advisory Committee will be held in the week of Monday 23 October, which the successful applicant will be invited to attend. ANZSCC encourages applications from everyone with the appropriate expertise and skills. The current members of the ANZSCC Science Advisory Committee are: * Philip Edwards (chair) - CSIRO * Lisa Harvey-Smith - CSIRO * Andrew Hopkins - Australian Astronomical Observatory * Naomi McClure-Griffiths - Australian National University * Elaine Sadler - The University of Sydney * Lister Staveley-Smith - UWA/ICRAR * Cathryn Trott - Curtin ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Philip Edwards CSIRO SKA Project Scientist T: (02) 9372 4717 E: philip.edwards at csiro.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Thu Sep 14 12:27:10 2017 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 02:27:10 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Second Announcement: Galaxy Convention - 4-5 December 2017, University of Sydney In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg at 01D316AD.2988C9A0] The CAASTRO Galaxy Convention is a 2-day event focused on female innovation and entrepreneurship and will be held from 4-5 December 2017 in the Messel Lecture Theatre in the SNH Building, University of Sydney. Delegates will include female CAASTRO members, postgraduate and undergraduate students, members of the CAASTRO Gender Action Committee, female school students in Years 10-12 and high school teachers. The program will include: ? Presentations by leaders in STEM and entrepreneurship including Deb Noller (Switch Automation), Ilana Feain (Nano-X), Solange Cunin (Cuberider), Maureen Frank (Emberin), Tara Murphy (Grok Learning) and Daniel Shaddock (Liquid Instruments). ? Business skills workshops ? Team challenge and showcase The CAASTRO Galaxy Convention is presented with support from the Australian Government through a Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship grant. Registration is now open: please click on this link or go to our website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Jb1WBnUxdoozUn?domain=caastro.org Please also circulate to any of your contacts that you think may be interested in attending. For more information or if you have any questions please contact: Janette Ellis: janette.ellis at sydney.edu.au Kylie Williams: k.williams at sydney.edu.au Kate Gunn: coo at sydney.edu.au 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) ????????????????????????? "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept? ????????????????????????? ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O?BYRNE Associate Dean (Student Life), Faculty of Science Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. 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The Summer Meeting is a new initiative of the AIP designed to foster interaction and collaboration within the Australian Physics Community between the biennial Congress. Modelled in part on the APS March Meeting, the Summer Meeting will encourage attendance by students and EMCR?s via modest registration fees and affordable accommodation rates, but will retain the same scientific standards and coverage as the Congress. *We are writing to let you know that abstract submission is now open. * ** Abstracts received by 29 September will receive full consideration for oral presentations at the meeting.** ** The abstract template and link to the submission site can be found at*https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/vxwbB0T3V7v9UZ?domain=aip2017.org.au * More information regarding the meeting is available at *aip2017.org.au * Could we also ask that you pass this message on to interested colleagues. We look forward to seeing you in Sydney. 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These addresses are changing so perhaps this is part of the issue. I?m left wondering what is going on here, but you may want to re-send the message. John Begin forwarded message: From: Orsola De Marco > Subject: [ASA] Stars in Sydney 2017 Workshop announcement Date: 8 September 2017 at 11:42:06 am AEST To: "asa at mailman.sydney.edu.au" > Macquarie University?s Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics Research Centre is proud to announce the workshop: Stars in Sydney 2017 November 20-21, 2017, Macquarie University, Sydney The goal of the workshop is to bring together astronomers with an interest in stars, from star formation, stellar evolution and binary phenomena, to stellar transients, those emitting electromagnetic and gravitational waves, all the way to using stars as tools to understand Galactic structure. We hope that this workshop will be a forum for developing new links and possibly even new collaborations. Confirmed speakers: Tim Bedding (Sydney University), Jarrod Hurley (Swinburne University of Technology), Rosemary Mardling (Monash University), Sarah Martell (UNSW), Peter Tuthill (Sydney University), Peter Wood (ANU), Dan Zucker (MQ) For registration and local information see tinyurl.com/yd5bybt9 Registration deadline: 3 November 2017 Sincerely, Orsola De Marco, Devika Kamath and Mark Wardle (SOC and LOC) _______________________________________________ ASA mailing list ASA at mailman.sydney.edu.au Change membership status or contact information via ASA's Edit Membership page https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/bZ89Bmu4p7ZAF6?domain=asa.wildapricot.org ????????????????????????? "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept? ????????????????????????? ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O?BYRNE Associate Dean (Student Life), Faculty of Science Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. Sydney Institute for Astronomy School of Physics | Faculty of Science THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Rm 205, Physics Building A28 Postal address: School of Physics | The University of Sydney | NSW | Australia | 2006 T +61 2 9351 3184 | F +61 2 9351 7726 E john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au | W http://sydney.edu.au/science/people/john.obyrne CRICOS 00026A This email plus any attachments to it are confidential. Any unauthorised use is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please delete it and any attachments. ????????????????????????? "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept? ????????????????????????? ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O?BYRNE Associate Dean (Student Life), Faculty of Science Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. 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URL: From Brad.Carter at usq.edu.au Fri Sep 15 10:46:15 2017 From: Brad.Carter at usq.edu.au (Brad Carter) Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:46:15 +0000 Subject: [ASA] USQ Festival of Astronomy and Space / Astrophysics Group blog Message-ID: USQ Festival of Astronomy and Space / Astrophysics Group blog ASA Members living in or travelling to Queensland may be interested to know of USQ?s upcoming (and growing) springtime astronomy outreach festival: Festival of Astronomy & Space 3-10 October 2017 https://www.usq.edu.au/festival-of-astronomy The Festival includes public talks by Tamara Davis (UQ), Jonti Horner, Carolyn Brown, Belinda Nicholson (USQ), Fred Watson (AAO), Giovanna Tinetti (UCL/Twinkle Space Mission), and Douglas Hudgins (NASA). A wide range of topics will be covered and occur at different venues (USQ Toowoomba, USQ Springfield and the Brisbane Planetarium). All events are free but registration is needed for individual events. For those needing it here are some accommodation suggestions: Toowoomba: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Qv1bBRfxRoJAfk?domain=toowoombacentralplaza.com.au Springfield: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xMnXB1UxNrQvfW?domain=springfieldlakeshotel.com.au (For inner Brisbane accommodation there are many options to choose from.) The Festival corresponds to World Space Week 4-10 October and some related space shows happening at the Brisbane Planetarium: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/M41aBLU5pMrmSz?domain=worldspaceweek.org https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ov16Blf75ebgiG?domain=brisbane.qld.gov.au ASA Members may also be interested to know that for the timely provision of information USQ now has an Astrophysics Group blog at: http://astrophysics.usq.edu.au In particular this site has some information about the Festival and USQ?s new: * BSc (Astronomical and Space Sciences) offered by distance educaton * PhD Scholarships (Astronomical and Space Sciences) for domestic students * PhD Scholarships (Astronomical and Space Sciences) for international students (including tuition-fee scholarships for distance education study) Finally it is noted that PhD Scholarship vacancies close soon (29 September) so anyone wishing to apply should get in touch quickly. 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URL: From itso at aao.gov.au Fri Sep 15 13:22:20 2017 From: itso at aao.gov.au (International Telescopes Support Office) Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 13:22:20 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Reminder: ESO Community Days 18-22 Sep 2017 Message-ID: <8c986f1a-c026-95f0-432c-0b6b05312efa@aao.gov.au> ESO Community Days In the lead up to the Period 101 proposal deadline (Thu 28 Sep 2017 - see https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ov16Blf75AZkH2?domain=aao.gov.au) ITSO is coordinating a series of "ESO Community Days" around Australia, on behalf of ESO, the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, and Astronomy Australia Ltd. The ESO Director for Science Dr Rob Ivison, and the Head of the Observing Programs Office at ESO Dr Ferdinando Patat, will provide a comprehensive overview of the current and future ESO observing facilities available, as well as the proposal preparation, submission, and assessment process. Stuart Ryder will cover the other international facilities available to Australian astronomers in 2018. The sessions will run as follows: *Monday 18 Sep 2017: AAO, Sydney* Time: 10:00am - noon. Venue: Meeting Rooms 1&2, behind the Reception/Security desk. Participants are not required to register in advance, but will need to sign in at reception on arrival. Preceded by morning tea from 9:45am. *Tuesday 19 Sep 2017: RSAA Mt Stromlo, Canberra* Time: 10:00am - noon. Venue: Duffield Lecture Theatre. *Wednesday 20 Sep 2017: Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne* Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm. Venue: VR Theatre, AR building (http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/contact/#vrtheatre). Preceded by coffee with CAS staff from 10am in the staff room. *Thursday 21 Sep 2017: University of Western Australia, Perth* Time: 10:00am - noon. Venue: Ground floor seminar room at ICRAR/UWA, Ken and Julie Michael Building, 7 Fairway, UWA. A light lunch will be provided afterwards for attendees. *Friday 22 Sep 2017: University of Queensland, Brisbane* Time: 10am - noon Venue: Room 424 ("Interaction Room"), Building 6 (Physics Annexe), UQ St Lucia Campus (http://smp.uq.edu.au/content/uq-astrophysics-contact). Preceded by morning tea from 9:30am. For those unable to attend any of these events in person, the AAO-based session will include an option for Zoom video-conference participation, and a recording will be made available afterwards. Please contact itso at aao.gov.au for Zoom connection details. Stuart Ryder International Telescopes Support Office #ITSOaao -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: