From andrew.casey at monash.edu Mon Dec 18 07:01:33 2017 From: andrew.casey at monash.edu (Andrew Casey) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 07:01:33 +1100 Subject: [ASA] 2018 NYC Gaia Sprint Message-ID: <2A4F8910-151A-4AC6-92B6-F17CF9D739BF@monash.edu> Dear all, We are running the 2018 NYC Gaia Sprint on 2018 June 04 through 08. This meeting is a working meeting, for people who want to work with the Gaia DR2 data in a collaborative environment. For more information, look at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/BoArCL7rK8tQjGxJfBE15O?domain=gaia.lol The meeting is apply-only. There is an application link on that page. Deadline for applications is 2018 February 05. Cheers, Andy (on behalf of the organisers) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel.price at monash.edu Tue Dec 19 10:14:11 2017 From: daniel.price at monash.edu (Daniel Price) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:14:11 +1100 Subject: [ASA] 1st Phantom users workshop: registration now open References: <35B307C3-D3A1-4B64-80E0-B7E2431FF252@monash.edu> Message-ID: Dear ASA members, Got a problem that you want to attack with a hydrodynamics code? *** Registration now open *** 1st Phantom SPH code users workshop + school 19th-23rd Feb 2018 Monash University Melbourne, Australia https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/zMYoCOMxNytvM96VsEt9IH?domain=phantomsph.bitbucket.io The first two days will be a short school: Day 1: Introduction to programming in Fortran 90 Day 2: Introduction to smoothed particle hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics Final three days will be a workshop with the following aims: 1. To consolidate development efforts that have taken place so far (it?s been a year since Phantom was released into the wild) 2. To set a roadmap for future development priorities 3. To grow the user community, and especially to encourage sideways interaction between users We will set aside several hours of the workshop each day as a hack session, to collaboratively implement new features and tests Be quick! Numbers are strictly limited! Best wishes, Daniel Price & Christophe Pinte (on behalf of the SOC and LOC) From thill at museum.vic.gov.au Tue Dec 19 12:30:07 2017 From: thill at museum.vic.gov.au (Hill, Tanya) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 01:30:07 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASA Prizes open for nomination - CLOSING DATE: February 9, 2018 Message-ID: <0be3a334a1a64184b6740179f9a9ff55@Bullet.mv.vic.gov.au> Nominations are now open for the following ASA prizes: - the Bok Prize for outstanding research in astronomy by an Honours or eligible Masters student - the Charlene Heisler Prize for the most outstanding PhD thesis in astronomy or closely related field - the Louise Webster Prize for outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career. CLOSING DATE for all prizes is Friday 9th February, 2018. The ASA is strongly committed to improving the representation and status of women in astronomy. The Society expects that female candidates should comprise at least 25% of the nominations for each prize and acknowledges the support of institutions for helping to achieve this goal. The fraction of female candidates nominated for each prize across the last three years is included below. Bok Prize For most outstanding Honours/Masters thesis in astronomy or a closely related field. Eligible Masters students are those who have entered their Masters degree directly from a 3 year undergraduate degree (without undertaking an Honours year). All degree requirements must have been completed in 2017. A maximum of 2 nominations can be submitted by an Australian University and nominations must be endorsed by the Head of Department and submitted by the candidate?s supervisor. Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 29% (2017), 50% (2016), 83% (2015) Please follow the nomination guidelines at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/0o8ZClxwB5CXjgXouGQ7vC?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au Charlene Heisler Prize For most outstanding PhD thesis in astronomy or a closely related field. The PhD thesis must have been accepted (but not necessarily conferred) by an Australian university during 2017. A maximum of 2 nominations can be submitted by an Australian University and nominations must be endorsed by the Head of Department and submitted by the candidate?s supervisor. Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 43% (2017), 25% (2016), 40% (2015) Please follow the nomination guidelines at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/s2gvCmOxDQtW9EW5hOxjsX?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au Louise Webster Prize For outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career, based on the scientific impact of a single research paper (within astronomy or a closely related field), which has the applicant as first author. The applicant is required to be a current financial member of the ASA and to have held that membership for at least two years prior to the nomination. Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 0% (2017), 0% (2016), 100% (2015) Please follow the nomination guidelines at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8lJVCnxyErCmkMmGsNc-FU?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au regards, Tanya Dr Tanya Hill ASA Awards and Prizes Coordinator Planetarium Manager | Senior Curator, Astronomy Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks MUSEUM VICTORIA | GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001 t: 03 9392 4503 (Tuesday - Friday) | thill at museum.vic.gov.au @nightskymelb | museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium This e-mail is solely for the named addressee and may be confidential. You should only read, disclose, transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the contents if you are authorised to do so. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify postmaster at museum.vic.gov.au by email immediately, or notify the sender and then destroy any copy of this message. 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The prize is open to all astronomy communicators and the scope of the activity is broad. However, the outreach activity must have been undertaken within Australia, by an Australian citizen or permanent resident or an Australian institution. THE DAVID ALLEN PRIZE The David Allen Prize is awarded to an individual, group or institution that actively connects with the public to communicate astronomical themes in an engaging and informative way. The activity should reach a broad range of audiences. It must be highly prominent and interesting, while maintaining a strong level of scientific integrity. The scope of the activity can be quite broad such as public presentations, popular writing, sustained media and outreach events, on-line activities and/or any innovative and creative activity that achieves astronomy outreach. The activity must have been undertaken in Australia, by an Australian citizen or permanent resident or an Australian institution, and have been published, performed or have occurred within the last three years (ie. after February 2015). Previous winners of the David Allen Prize are ineligible for nomination. cheers, Tanya Dr Tanya Hill ASA Prizes and Awards Coordinator Planetarium Manager | Senior Curator, Astronomy Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks MUSEUM VICTORIA | GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001 t: 03 9392 4503 (Tuesday - Friday) | thill at museum.vic.gov.au @nightskymelb | museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium This e-mail is solely for the named addressee and may be confidential. You should only read, disclose, transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the contents if you are authorised to do so. 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URL: From jhurley at swin.edu.au Tue Dec 19 16:00:35 2017 From: jhurley at swin.edu.au (Jarrod Hurley) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 05:00:35 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Position Available: Service Delivery Leader for Astronomy HPC and Data Science projects at Swinburne Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We currently have a position open within the Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing (CAS) as the Service Delivery Leader for the Swinburne node of the Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) initiative. The ideal candidate will have a background in computer science with relevant software development experience and a track record in successful project management. The closing date for applications is Friday January 12th. For those interested in more information on this role please see the Swinburne job listing: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/LMByCzvOWKi47D5ZC4cCXr?domain=tinyurl.com or view via the Seek posting: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TkRsCANZvPiE80kXt85PLy?domain=seek.com.au [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7YAvCBNZwLi8yqYrINqgEY?domain=seekcdn.com] Service Delivery Lead - Astronomy HPC and Data Science Job in Melbourne www.seek.com.au 1 year fixed term with potential to extend Service Delivery role to work with cutting edge technologies in our Astronomy HPC and Data Science areas Feel free to circulate this posting. Regards, Jarrod Hurley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Delegate Registration Fee: CNY800 / $AU160 Student Registration Fee: CNY500 / $AU100 Registrations are now open: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/qncpCr8DLRt2J9JlH7sKam?domain=acamar4.csp.escience.cn ? Venue and Hotel - Chengdu Venue ACAMAR 4 will be held at the Wangjiang Hotel. You can travel to the Hotel from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in the following ways: 1. Taxi: ?about 35min, CNY 65? ?Please take me to the Wangjiang Hotel, No.42 Xiashahepu Street. Thank you? ????????????????42?????? 2. Metro: (Metroline10 transfer to Metroline3, then transfer to Metroline2, about 45min, CNY 6) Metroline 10: from Shuangliu International Airport to Taipingyuan Station (4 stop) Metroline 3: from Taipingyuan Station to Chunxi Road Station (7 stop) Metroline 2: from Chunxi Road to Dongda Road Station (4 stop) Accommodation We have booked a block of rooms for conference participants at the Wangjiang Hotel which is also the conference venue. The price for PMO will be: > Deluxe Queen Room: CNY 550 per room/night (1 queen bed: 1.8 m) > Deluxe Twin Room: CNY 550 per room/night (2 single beds: 1.2 m) Prices include Tax and breakfast, fitness center, swimming pool. To make an accommodation reservation: Accommodation bookings are now open. To book please fill out the booking form and send it back to Lily (lilin at pmo.ac.cn). Please note that all bookings will be cash guaranteed by PMO and so we must ensure the accommodation booking details are correct. Meals: Your registration fee includes the following meals: morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea daily. If you have any dietary requirements, please ensure you make a note of these when you fill the accommodation form, under the Dietary Information field. ? Visa and Flight Information - Chengdu VISA INFORMATION All travelers other than Chinese citizens need a valid visa or authority to enter China. Please contact Lily (lilin at pmo.ac.cn) if you need a letter of invitation for your visa application. Processing and issuance of visas can take several weeks/months, so apply well before your planned travel. FLIGHT INFORMATION The Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is the major airport serving Chengdu, which is the capital city of the Sichuan Province in China. It is the main hub for Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and Air China. 1. Taxi: ?about 35min, CNY 65? 2. Metro: (Metroline10 transfer to Metroline3, then transfer to Metroline2, about 45min, CNY 6) KATE GUNN | Chief Operating Officer CAASTRO | School of Physics | Faculty of Science | ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics Email kate.gunn at sydney.edu.au W http:// www.caastro.org ________________________________ Dr. Lin LI Science & Technology Management Division ACAMAR's Chinese Secretariat Website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/feIYCxnMRvtxNONouw4dYl?domain=pmo.ac.cn Website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xThPCyoNVrcLVnV5uNqtN2?domain=acamar.org.cn Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS Email: lilin at pmo.ac.cn Email: lilin at pmo.ac.cn Tel: +86-25-83332158 Fax: +86-25-83332288 Address: Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences Room302, Building2, No. 8 Yuanhua Road, 210023 Nanjing, China ?? ??? 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