From lucyna.chudczer at astronomyaustralia.org.au Mon Feb 11 09:53:59 2019 From: lucyna.chudczer at astronomyaustralia.org.au (Lucyna Chudczer) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:53:59 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Reminder: Call for Nominations to the AAT Time Allocation Committee (ATAC) - Deadline this Wednesday Message-ID: <001a01d4c193$82ce79f0$886b6dd0$@astronomyaustralia.org.au> Call for Nominations: AAT Time Allocation Committee (ATAC) Applications close on Wednesday 13th February 2019, 5 PM AWST. On behalf of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Council, Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) seeks to appoint three new members to the AAT Time Allocation Committee. ATAC is the committee that allocates time on the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), as well as Australian time on the Blanco telescope. ATAC meets twice a year in person, with the next meeting scheduled for early May. If you consider yourself well placed to contribute to this committee via your expertise, ideas, and experience, please email applications at astronomyaustralia.org.au with a maximum three page application with: * a covering letter describing your expertise relevant to the committee terms of reference * a brief CV * any relevant conflicts of interest. AAL is committed to equity and diversity and encourages applications from all interested candidates with relevant expertise and skills. To achieve our gender balance targets across the committee membership, at least one of these appointments will be offered to a suitable female candidate and at least one appointment will be offered to a suitable male candidate. Please do not hesitate to contact AAL if you have any questions regarding these committees: Mita Brierley, Senior Program Manager Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer, Program Manager Applications close on Wednesday 13th February 2019, 5 PM AWST. Late applications will not be accepted. 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URL: From robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org.au Tue Feb 12 09:27:14 2019 From: robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org.au (Robert Shen) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:27:14 +1100 Subject: [ASA] REMINDER: ACAMAR5 registration closes on 28 February 2019 Message-ID: Dear All, Apologies for cross-posting. The 5th ACAMAR Workshop will be held from 2-4, April 2019 at the RACV Healesville Country Club ( https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/wBrKC5QZ29FP62R9tz_wTz?domain=racv.com.au, near Melbourne. *ACAMAR5 workshop registration URL: * https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/EHG-C6X13Rt6yqMmI6E_88?domain=acamar.org.au *The workshop registration closes on 28 February 2019*. The focus of this workshop will be on Antarctic Astronomy, Radio Astronomy (including ASKAP, MWA, FAST and SKA), Optical Instrumentation, Gravitational Wave and Big Data Technologies. The workshop will also build on the relationships and outcomes of the previous workshops in the series. *Key Dates* - Program Release date: *15 February 2019* - Registration closing date: *28 February 2019* - ACAMAR 5 Workshop: *2-4 April 2019* *Registration Options * - Australian Delegate Registration Fee: $400 AUD - Chinese Delegate Registration Fee: $250 AUD (~ 1250 CNY) - Student Registration Fee: $150 AUD (~ 750 CNY) *Accommodation* We have reserved a block of rooms for ACAMAR 5 participants at the RACV Healesville Country Club, which is also the workshop venue. The price is: - Deluxe Queen Room: $225 per room/night - Deluxe Twin Room: $255 per room/night Prices include a full buffet breakfast and ten per cent (10%) government tax (GST). *To make an* *accommodation* *reservation:* For non-RACV Club members, please: ? Call RACV reservation team directly on +61 (3) 5962 4899 and quote ?ACAMAR5? ? Or email healesville at racv.com.au and quote ?ACAMAR5? (please include *your name*, *check-in date*, *check-out date* and *your contact phone number*) Note: a deposit of $100 via credit card will be processed at the time of booking. For RACV Club members (not RACV member), please book online: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/N7PZC71ZgLtXZwyNiBeiGe?domain=racv.com.au Should you have any questions regarding ACAMAR5, please feel free to contact us. Best regards, Robert on behalf of ACAMAR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.tingay at curtin.edu.au Tue Feb 12 19:30:49 2019 From: s.tingay at curtin.edu.au (Steven Tingay) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:30:49 +0800 Subject: [ASA] First Announcement: The Second Pietro Baracchi Conference. Firenze, Italy, October 22 - 24, 2019 Message-ID: Dear ASA Members, We are pleased to distribute this first announcement for the Second Pietro Baracchi conference, which will be held in Firenze, Italy, on October 22 - 24, 2019. This series of conferences is named in honour of Pietro Paolo Giovanni Ernesto Baracchi (1851 ? 1926), an Italian who played a central role in Australian astronomy in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The conference brings together Italian and Australian astronomers and technologists to discuss topics of mutual interest, ongoing collaborations, and future collaborations. Information and registration information is below. As well as invited presentations, contributed presentations are encouraged. Conference title: The era of collaborative multi-wavelength and multi-messenger astronomy: science and technology Dates: October 22 - 24, 2019 Location: Auditorium della Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze - Via Folco Portinari, Firenze (Italy) Website and registration: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/dlj_CnxyErCZKlqQt9eLos?domain=indico.ict.inaf.it Rationale: Italy and Australia are deeply involved in many of the most advanced next-generation astronomical facilities. Australia and Italy contribute to these facilities at fundamental technological and scientific levels and all of these facilities will play a role in the new era of multi-wavelength and multi-messenger astrophysics and cosmology. With the detection of gravitational waves and the identification of their electro-magnetic counterparts, and the rise of synergies between astroparticle physics and electromagnetic astronomy, our communities face exciting advances, but also challenges in technology, coordination, and collaboration. This meeting, the second Pietro Baracchi conference, will bring together Italian and Australian astronomers and engineers working across projects and facilities of common interest, with a particular focus on multi-messenger, multi-wavelength astrophysics and cosmology. The goal of the Pietro Baracchi meetings is to encourage closer collaborations between Italy and Australia in astrophysics and technology. Examples of topics covered at the meeting are (recognising that each topic will include science and technology development components): ? Next-generation optical facilities in the multi-messenger era. Australia has established a strategic relationship with ESO and Italy is a major ESO partner; ? The role of current and future radio telescopes in the multi-messenger era (e.g. SRT, VLBI, MWA, ASKAP, SKA). Italy and Australia are both Members of the SKA project; ? Gravitational wave detectors and prospects for coordination with electro-magnetic astronomy. Italy leads the VIRGO project, hosts the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), and is deeply involved in the third generation of GW detectors, such as the Einstein Telescope (ET). Australia is involved in interferometric and pulsar timing GW techniques (OzGRAV); ? High photon energy astrophysics in the multi-messenger era. Italy is the HQ for the CTA and Australian institutes are Members; ? The role of astroparticle experiments in the future. Italy is a major partner in KM3Net and Australian institutes are joining KM3Net; ? Multi-wavelength and transient astronomy; ? The history of astronomy between Australia and Italy, motivated by the career of Pietro Baracchi. The conference does not have a registration fee. Sponsoring Institutions: ICRAR - Curtin University and National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Professor Steven Tingay John Curtin Distinguished Professor Executive Director Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy Curtin University Bentley, Western Australia Australia Deputy Executive Director International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research Street address: Brodie Hall building 1 Turner Ave Technology Park Bentley 6102 Western Australia Email: S.Tingay at curtin.edu.au Steven.Tingay at icrar.org WWW: http://astronomy.curtin.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/maPkCoVzGQiVBlLJfz9t0n?domain=icrar.org Phone: +61 (0)8 9266 4908 Mobile: +61 (0)401 103635 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Some details and documents from the UC42 are publicly accessible at the following URL: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/QGm5CROAQotDo9pwt9Bp0n?domain=eso.org I shared the recommendations from UC42 on this forum last October. The document can now be found here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/2AM5CVAGXPtnmrEVuzhARd?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au ESO has been making progress on most fronts and the UC is following up on various recommendations that still need addressing. We will have a full update at the end of April during the next UC meeting. In preparation for UC43, I will send around the annual ESO Users Poll in the coming weeks. Please keep an eye on it and be sure to fill it out promptly. It is the best source of feedback from the community that ESO and myself get. That said, I welcome email feedback from our community at any time. If you experience technical issues using ESO data/facilities, the best place to get help is through the ESO User Support Department (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/_twMCWLJY7iLZ7Q1IKyw6Y?domain=eso.org). Many thanks to those who agreed to be nominated for the Observing Programme Committee (ESO TAC). ESO has now issued a new call for nominations (for P105), in particular, they pointed out that they have an almost total absence of candidates (particularly female) under the D (stellar evolution) and C (interstellar medium, star formation, and planetary systems) scientific categories. If you know someone who would be able to serve on the OPC (ESO requests for 2nd postdoc of beyond), please contact me directly. ESO has updated their nomination system and I now need to include the OPC subcategories (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/jBVUCXLKZoiPjvglukP6VP?domain=eso.org) in the nomination. In addition, I may also include the nominee?s experience on ESO telescopes and the year of their PhD. As usual, if you have been nominated in the past, but haven?t been contacted by ESO yet, your name will stay in the system for a total of 4 periods (2 years). A reminder: large program call for proposals is moving to a yearly basis starting with P104. The call should come out early next month with a deadline around the end of March. I note that the frequency of the call for proposals for normal programs or director?s discretionary time proposals remain unchanged. Finally, if you haven?t already done so, don?t forget to sign up for the ESO science newsletter: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/cR3NCYWL1viWmRvKUMZmzC?domain=eso.org. Clear skies! Caroline Foster PS: This message also appears in the AAL ESO blog, where you can also find a recent post by my ESO STC colleague Mike Ireland about Australia?s opportunity to shape the future of the VLT - https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/kk00CZYM2VFqAZw1HPAH3U?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au. -- Dr Caroline Foster ASTRO3D Fellow & ESO Users Committee Representative The University of Sydney Faculty of Science, Sydney Institute for Astrophysics 360B, A28 | The University of Sydney | NSW | +61 286 276 411 | +61 430 453 532 caroline.foster at sydney.edu.au | www.carofoster.com Office days: Monday (@USyd), Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (@USyd) INSPIRED ? the Campaign to support the University of Sydney sydney.edu.au/inspired 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. 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Best regards, Celine d?Orgeville ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/6t2gC6X13Rt6X88Lcp_rJP?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com] Women of Mathematics A one-day meeting at the ANU Wednesday 27 February 2019 Hanna Neumann Bldg #145, Science Road, The Australian National University [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/JE1_C81Zj6t59LLNC2XwUK?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com] The event will celebrate Women of Mathematics through a range of activities, including a panel discussion, long (1 hour) and short (20 minutes) research talks, and an official opening (with cocktail reception) of the exhibit "Women of Mathematics" at ANU. Some of these activities will be aimed at the general public, some at undergraduate students, and some at research mathematicians. Everybody is most welcome. Line-up 9 - 10am, Asilata Bapat, ANU Level 5, Hanna Neumann Bldg #145, Science Road, ANU 10 - 10.30am Tea/coffee break 10.30 - 11.30am, Anita Liebenau, UNSW Level 5, Hanna Neumann Bldg #145, Science Road, ANU 11.30 - 12.30am, Qian Wang Level 5, Hanna Neumann Bldg #145, Science Road, ANU Brainstorming session Women of Mathematics: brainstorming session over coffee 2 - 3pm Seminar Room 1.33, Hanna Neumann Bldg #145, Science Road, ANU >> register here for catering purposes Women of Mathematics: Short talks on the work of exceptional female mathematicians 3 - 4.15pm Seminar Room 1.33, Hanna Neumann Bldg #145, Science Road, The Australian National University How Linear Algebra Can Reveal the Secrets in Your Face ... No More Lying About Your Age! Kate Smith-Miles, University of Melbourne 4.15 - 5.15pm Level 5, Hanna Neumann Bldg #145, Science Road, ANU Official opening: Women of Mathematics throughout Europe 5.30 - 7pm Seminar Room 1.33, Hanna Neumann Bldg #145, Science Road, ANU >> register here for catering purposes For enquiries, please contact Academic contact Dr Pierre Portal pierre.portal at anu.edu.au Administrative contact: Brittany Joyce & Macarena Rojas admin.research.msi at anu.edu.au [Facebook] Facebook [LinkedIn] LinkedIn [Twitter] Twitter [Instagram] Instagram For a full list of events,, news and study options, visit msi.anu.edu.au The Australian National University, Canberra | CRICOS Provider : 00120C | ABN : 52 234 063 906 This email was sent to msi-only at anu.edu.au why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Mathematical Sciences Institute ? John Dedman Building (27) ? Australian National University ? ACTON, ACT 2601 ? 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Name: C1 Conference Circular.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 770771 bytes Desc: C1 Conference Circular.pdf URL: From lucyna.chudczer at astronomyaustralia.org.au Fri Feb 15 15:28:07 2019 From: lucyna.chudczer at astronomyaustralia.org.au (Lucyna Chudczer) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:28:07 +1100 Subject: [ASA] 2019B Anglo-Australian Telescope Call for Proposals In-Reply-To: <009901d4c4c1$ea5554a0$befffde0$@astronomyaustralia.org.au> References: <009401d4c4ba$c56e2c40$504a84c0$@astronomyaustralia.org.au> <009901d4c4c1$ea5554a0$befffde0$@astronomyaustralia.org.au> Message-ID: <00ae01d4c4e6$d9b46f30$8d1d4d90$@astronomyaustralia.org.au> 2019B Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Call for Proposals The main proposal deadline for the AAT in Semester 2019B (August 2019 - January 2020) is: 15 March 2019, at 17:00 Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC + 11 hrs) Proposals to the Australian Time Allocation Committee (ATAC) must follow the new ATAC Policies and Procedures (see https://aat.anu.edu.au/science/observing/policies ) and be submitted before the deadline using the Lens proposal form (https://www.aao.gov.au/lens/ ). Applying for AAT Telescope Time through ATAC Important information: AAT operations transferred to a consortium of Australian universities Since 1 July 2018, AAT operations have been managed and funded through a consortium of Australian universities, led by the Australian National University (ANU). Operating procedures for AAT observations following the transition have changed little, with the exceptions that successful applicants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation costs to the observatory and will have more limited expert assistance on site. Important information: Open Time and Paid Time on the AAT Australian proposals may seek either Open Time or Paid Time on the AAT. A proposal is Australian if at least half of the proposers and the lead proposer are based at Australian institutions. Open Time is only available to Australian proposals. There is no charge to Australian astronomers for the use of Open Time. Paid Time is available to both Australian and non-Australian proposals. Non-Australian proposals can only access Paid Time, not Open Time. Inquiries regarding the terms and conditions for AAT Paid Time can be made to Astronomy Australia Limited (info - at - astronomyaustralia.org.au ). The time allocation procedure starts with ATAC ranking all proposals by scientific merit, without regard to the Open Time or Paid Time status of the proposal. Paid Time proposals will be allocated to Paid Time in order of ATAC ranking (subject to practical constraints) until the available Paid Time is fully allocated. The remaining Australian proposals will then be allocated to Open Time in order of ATAC ranking (subject to practical constraints) until the available Open Time is fully allocated. Paid Time proposals always pay for time allocated. More details are available in the ATAC Policies and Procedures document (see https://aat.anu.edu.au/science/observing/policies ). Important information: proposal preparation - Time available for new proposals: accounting for existing Large Programs, Director's time and instrument commissioning, there are expected to be 106 nights available for new proposals in Semester 19B (38 dark, 29 grey, 39 bright). - Due to the reduction in expert assistance at the telescope, proposers are required to describe the relevant experience and expertise of the team with the instrument(s) being applied for. Observers are encouraged to arrive sufficiently in advance of their run to gain such training as is needed for their run. - The current Large AAT Program, the DEVILS survey, has been allocated 19 dark or grey nights at certain RAs. New programs with targets outside of these RAs are more likely to be scheduled. The RA information for Large AAT Programs is available at https://aat.anu.edu.au/science/observing/long-term - To help address issues associated with unconscious bias (e.g. see the study at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/op3GCP7yOZt1D2yru6dGN_?domain=arxiv.org ) the format of the proposals has been changed: (1) PI information will not be provided to ATAC, (2) investigator information will be provided at the end of the proposal, (3) the list of investigators will be sorted alphabetically, and (4) investigators are required to use numerical citations for referencing. Lead investigators should avoid directly disclosing their identity in the science or technical justification sections. Feedback on these changes are welcome and should be sent to the ATAC Technical Secretary (aat - at - astronomyaustralia.org.au ). - Based upon historical weather trends, about 33% of time is lost to bad weather. Proposers are therefore required to multiply their time requirement by a factor of 1.5 to allow for time lost to weather. Important information: instrument availability and upgrades - Available AAT instruments include: 2dF+AAOmega, 2dF+HERMES and KOALA. Additionally, Veloce will be offered on a shared-risk basis. - In 2019B HERMES is expected to be offline for 2 months to undergo interventions on the cryostats. During the first week after repairs, the instrument will be offered in a shared risk mode. For further details please contact the AAT Technical Secretary (aat - at - astronomyaustralia.org.au ). - IRIS2 and SAMI have been decommissioned. - Commissioning of Hector instrument will commence using Director's Time. - Target of Opportunity mode is available with 2dF+AAOmega, 2dF+HERMES and KOALA. The Target of Opportunity policy is available at https://aat.anu.edu.au/science/too-overrides-aat - Additional instrumentation status information is available at https://aat.anu.edu.au/science/instruments/current/status Lens proposal submission system All proposals should be submitted with the AAT's online application system Lens (https://www.aao.gov.au/lens/home ), which will open on the day this call is made. This system is a user account based system, which allows for improved security and better tracking of past and current proposals. There is a FAQ available for Lens online (www.aao.gov.au/lens/faq ), or available via the FAQ tab in Lens itself. All new users must register (https://www.aao.gov.au/lens/register ) with the system. Note that users cannot be added to proposals if they are not registered in Lens. Please ensure that all investigators on a proposal have registered well before the deadline! For any queries or comments, please email: lens - at - aao.gov.au Remote observing Remote observing stations are available at ANU, ICRAR, Swinburne, UNSW and Australian Astronomical Optics (North Ryde). If you have not used the instrument that you are scheduled for in the last two years (either remotely or from site), then we require you to do the observations from site. How to Apply for AAT Time Instrument status and policies All ATAC applicants should check the ATAC Policies and Procedures (see https://aat.anu.edu.au/science/observing/policies ), the latest Instrumentation Status for the AAT (https://aat.anu.edu.au/science/instruments/current/status ) and recent Policy Announcements (https://aat.anu.edu.au/science/observing/policies ). Those seeking long term status should refer to the Long-term Programs page (https://aat.anu.edu.au/science/observing/long-term-rules ). For further clarification on any issue, please contact the ATAC Technical Secretary (aat - at - astronomyaustralia.org.au ). If at least half the proposers and the lead proposer are from European countries, they may apply for AAT time through the OPTICON program (https://aat.anu.edu.au/science/observing/Opticon-trans-national-access-prog ram-at-the-AAT ). Proposal content Full technical details, outlining how you derived your time estimates, observing constraints, and any special requests should be included in the scientific case (preferably under a separate section heading). Proposers should demonstrate that their team has the skills and experience with the required observing modes to effectively conduct the proposed observations. Proposals should be written so that the content and significance is understandable by astronomers with different backgrounds. If your proposal seeks time on two instruments, outline carefully the relative requirements of the different instrument set-ups, including the split in observing time between the instruments. If the observations are essential to the completion of a student's PhD thesis, then a full explanation must be given in the science case. No special consideration is given to proposals involving PhD students, except when attempting to schedule proposals near the scientific ranking cut-off, when some priority may be given. After including overheads (detector readout, calibrations and telescope slewing), observers are required to multiply their time request by 1.5 to account for bad weather. Any backup project must use the same instrument as the main project. A list of the principal targets (field centres for 2dF programs) should be prepared as a separate PDF document. The target list should contain target name, RA (h m s), Dec (d m s), target brightness, and priority. There is a 2-page limit for this target list PDF file. Other document formats will not be accepted. Proposal submission details Prepare your main proposal offline, including an abstract, target list, science case, and technical justification. The science case and technical justification together should be in PDF format, no more than three pages total, with two pages for the science case and one page for technical justification. Those three pages should include all references and figures, use 11pt font (or larger), and have at least 10mm margins. Numerical referencing should be used (e.g. "as shown by [1].", instead of "as shown by Smith et al. (2017)" ). Colour figures are accepted. Other document formats will not be accepted. Submitting your proposal When your proposal details are ready, submit your application to ATAC through Lens, the AAT's online proposal submission system. As noted above, this is a user-account-based system and all investigators on a proposal must be registered. Acknowledgements The AAT Consortium requests all publications based upon data obtained through the AAT include the following acknowledgement: Based [in part] on data obtained at Siding Spring Observatory [via program XXX]. We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which the AAT stands, the Gamilaraay people, and pay our respects to elders past and present. AAO-CTIO time-swap arrangement The AAO and NOAO/CTIO have a time-swap arrangement to allow our respective communities to maximise their scientific opportunities through access to a broader range of facilities. This semester, there will be 5 nights of CTIO (Blanco) time available to the Australian community. Further details about the available nights and instruments can be found from the last NOAO's 2019A Call for Proposals (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/d1GaC3Q8Z2Fg8PLJs5RJ55?domain=ast.noao.edu ). The NOAO 2019B Call for Proposals is due for release 01-Mar-2019 (MST; UTC-7:00) with the updated information. Generally, a uniform distribution of lunations will be available to the Australian community. Note too that DECam can produce useful imaging in the reddest filters (izY) on all but the very brightest nights. All scheduled observations will be carried out in classical mode, with observers required to travel to the telescope at their own expense. How to Apply Those who wish to apply for Blanco time should do so using the Lens proposal system (https://www.aao.gov.au/lens/home ), selecting "CTIO 4m" from the telescopes menu on the first page of the proposal form. The standard proposal page limits and recommendations regarding technical justifications should be followed. The proposals will be assessed by ATAC, and graded proposals provided to CTIO for scheduling. Contacting the ATAC Secretariat Postal Address: PO Box 2100 Hawthorn VIC 3122 Street Address: Dept. 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