From katrina.sealey at aao.gov.au Mon Oct 16 11:58:02 2017 From: katrina.sealey at aao.gov.au (Katrina Sealey) Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:58:02 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Register: 2nd Nov AAO Data Central Workshop Message-ID: <2762EB9F-3DAD-4496-B872-31EA6AC10586@aao.gov.au> The AAO Data Central (ADC) team would like to invite you to the first in a series of Data Central workshops on the 2nd November 2017. Data Central provides storage, sharing and cross-matching currently of optical and infrared data. Data Central has been designed as a 3V (Variety, Volume and Velocity) data centre. ADC is able to provide access and cross-matching to a variety of different data types and sets (data cubes, spectra, images and tables). We are able to work with heterogeneous data. Data Central currently has SAMI DR1, GAMA DR2, GALAH and the AAT Legacy data archive with many additional datasets to be ingested in the coming months (eg. 2dFGRS, 6dFGS, TAIPAN, SAMI DR2). We will involve other wavelength data over the next 12-18 months and will be interoperable with other All-Sky Virtual Observatory (ASVO) and IVOA nodes. Where: AAO North Ryde Campus (105 Delhi Road, North Ryde) When: Thu 2nd November 2017 Time: 10-2pm For: anyone that would like to know more about Data Central or has data they would like to permanently store and allow public access. Included: morning tea and lunch. Cost: An email to adc at aao.gov.au with your name, affiliation, dietary requirements and whether you'll be attending in person or remotely. Registrations close: Friday 27th November There will be a zoom connection available. Outline of the day Welcome Meet the Data Central Team Data Central vision Data Central technologies Current tools and available data sets In development tools and features Coming soon data sets Participant discussion on tools and data set priorities Requirements for hosting your data in Data Central Cheers, Katrina Dr Katrina Sealey, Head of Information Australian Astronomical Observatory Dept. of Industry, Innovation & Science 105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde NSW 2113 PO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2061 Australia katrina.sealey at aao.gov.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From 2006 to 2009, Dr Cesarsky was president of the International Astronomical Union and is currently the high level Science Advisor at CEA. Dr Cesarsky succeeds Prof Lars B?rjesson, who has been interim Chair of the SKA Board since Prof Giovanni Bignami tragically passed away last May. Secondly, following his appointment as Director of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS), Dr Douglas Bock will transition into the role of Australia's Science Representative on the SKA Board, commencing at the next Board meeting in November. Having attended the previous two meetings in March and July as an observer, Dr Bock is well placed to provide scientific advice to the Board. Dr Bock will take over the role from Deputy CASS Director, Dr Sarah Pearce, who has been Australia's Science Representative for the last two years. Dr Pearce has given outstanding service in the role and will continue to lead SKA-related matters within CSIRO. Dr Pearce will continue in her role as a member of Australia's SKA Convention Negotiation Team and will be Australia's science representative to the Convention Preparatory Task Force as it prepares for the establishment of the intergovernmental organisation. Best regards David Luchetti Australian SKA Project Director Australian Square Kilometre Array Office __________________________________________ Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Level 6, 10 Binara Street, Canberra City ACT 2601 GPO Box 9839, Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: +61-2-6213 6068 Mob: +61 411 021 135 Email: david.luchetti at industry.gov.au Internet: www.ska.gov.au [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/e4MrBZUd3laEcw?domain=ska.gov.au] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Hassan Service Delivery Manager 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 https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/m4kKB9UwdkOAFY?domain=adacs.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ASTAC-form.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 29830 bytes Desc: ASTAC-form.docx URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For further information on the event and to submit your challenge please visit the hackathon webpage https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/z4nRBmU67wkafD?domain=adacs.org.au This workshop is sponsored by the Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) initiative. ADACS is funded under the Astronomy National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Program via Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL). All the best, Rebecca Lange Data Scientist | Curtin Institute for Computation (CIC) Computational Training | Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) Tel +61 8 9266 2074 Email rebecca.lange at curtin.edu.au Web http://computation.curtin.edu.au/ https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/rNKaBYflNrY4Sa?domain=adacs.org.au Twitter @CurtinIC @AdacsAus [cid:20D8C103-7F4B-4FC4-91F9-43F46AD3FAD6 at curtin.edu.au] Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology. 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URL: From yeshefenner at swin.edu.au Thu Oct 19 16:08:51 2017 From: yeshefenner at swin.edu.au (Yeshe Fenner) Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 05:08:51 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Multi-messenger astronomy workshop @ Swinburne on 9 Nov 2017 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear ASA members, This week marked a new era in multi-messenger astronomy, with the announcement of the first ever detection of colliding neutron stars that were observed through their gravitational waves and in EM radiation across the spectrum, including at several Australian facilities. The ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) is pleased to announce that we are holding a multi-messenger astronomy mini-workshop on Thursday 9th Nov 2017, where we will discuss this landmark result and the promising future for this field. We are very keen to include as wide as possible participation in this workshop from non-OzGrav Australian astronomers to maximise our contribution to the follow-up of future merger events. Note that follow-up observations could involve observations of putative host galaxies, and their interpretation, not just imaging of kilonovae. Details: Date: 9 November 2017 Time: 12:45PM-5:15PM AEDT (lunch from 12:00PM-12:45PM) Where: Level 3, Lecture theatre 301, Advanced Manufacturing & Design Centre (AMDC Building), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Map: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZXg4BxU6Rma3cx?domain=goo.gl If you wish to attend, register here. Registration closes CoB Friday 27th October. Note to OzGrav members: do not fill in that registration form, as you should have already registered via a separate form for OzGrav members if you intend to be at the retreat on 9th Nov. We encourage our non-OzGrav participants to volunteer to give a talk, which you can indicate when you register. I note that this event is part of the OzGrav annual retreat. In order to maximise participation from the broader astronomy community, we are grateful to Astronomy Australia Ltd for providing some funding for travel support. We are pleased to offer to cover the cost of flights for a limited number of attendees. If you wish to apply for travel support, please indicate this when you register. The official launch of OzGrav by the Minister of Education and Training will be held in the same location on the same day from 10:30AM - 12PM AEDT Thursday 9th Nov 2017. If want to arrive early and attend our launch, please register here. If you have any questions please contact me. 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Following that period, the position will be converted into an ongoing position funded by UWA as part of its commitment to ASTRO 3D. The ongoing component of the position (after the first 4 years) will entail research, teaching, supervision and service responsibilities. The position is restricted to female applicants only and the research field needs to be aligned with the ASTRO 3D science program. ASTRO 3D, headed by Prof Lisa Kewley (ANU), spans six Australian universities, three national infrastructure facilities, and seven international partner institutions and conducts world-leading observational and theoretical research focused on the main Centre scientific programs which include: EOR (MWA and theory); First Stars and Galaxies; Galaxy Formation and Evolution; ASKAP HI surveys; and the SAMI, HECTOR and GALAH optical surveys. Research at the UWA node of ASTRO 3D is mainly focused on ASKAP HI surveys, SAMI/HECTOR, cosmological simulations and data intensive science. For further information see: http://external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/499311/astro-3d-senior-research-fellow The deadline for applications is January 15. Regards Lister Staveley-Smith -- Professor Lister Staveley-Smith Science Director (ICRAR/UWA) and ASTRO 3D Node Leader (UWA) Ph: +61 8 6488 4550 Mobile: +61 425 212 592 ICRAR: Discovering the hidden Universe through radio astronomy [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/78eDB7Ud8g6KTk?domain=icrar.org] www.icrar.org | Subscribe to ICRAR's eNewsletter | ICRAR on Twitter | ICRAR on Facebook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The program will include a series of talks from the authors and leading radio astronomers, lunch and the launch of the book. Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell is the story of Bernie Mills, Chris Christiansen, Paul Wild and Ron Bracewell pioneers of the field of radio astronomy. Each of the four is remembered for his remarkable work: * Mills for the development of the cross type instrument that now bears his name * Christiansen for the application of rotational synthesis techniques * Wild for the masterful joining of observations and theory to elicit the nature of the solar atmosphere * Bracewell for his contribution to imaging theory. They are remembered for creating a remarkable environment for scientific discovery and for influencing the careers of future generations. Their pursuit of basic science helped pave the way for technological developments and underpinned the foundations of modern cosmology and astrophysics. 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