From tara.murphy at sydney.edu.au Mon Oct 19 13:12:27 2020 From: tara.murphy at sydney.edu.au (Tara Murphy) Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 02:12:27 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Science at Low Frequencies VII (1st to the 4th of December 2020) Message-ID: <85848D60-A16A-4FE1-83ED-13C8DF04FEB2@sydney.edu.au> Dear colleagues, It is our pleasure to announce the seventh incarnation of Science at Low Frequencies (SALF VII), which will be held online from the 1st to the 4th of December, 2020. The format will feature 2-hour blocks distributed every 8 hours to allow most people in the world to participate in person in a somewhat favourable time zone. All talks will be recorded, so you can also peruse the presentations afterwards. There will also be a Slack channel dedicated to the meeting to encourage conversations to extend over the different time zones. An online social event will also be encouraged mid-way through the meeting. Thanks to several low-frequency telescopes maturing in their scientific output, the low-frequency radio astronomy community has been developing rapidly. In particular, there is a large amount of effort going into all-sky surveys and towards studying/detecting the Epoch of Reionisation, transients, pulsars, exoplanets, and radio stars as well as studies of active galactic nuclei, solar physics, and space physics. With the next generation low-frequency telescopes in mind, we also need to understand the achievements and challenges presented by the existing telescopes. SALF VII is to act as the premier forum to share scientific results and techniques for low-frequency astronomy. More details about the conference can be found here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/uJshCK1DvKTzwyKviMaky_?domain=salfconference.org Registration and abstract submission can be found directly at the following website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/k9BWCL7EwMfyODqpsq6kJG?domain=forms.gle IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission deadline: Friday Nov 6th, 2020 Registration deadline: Friday Nov 20th, 2020 Conference period: Tuesday 1st to Friday 4th of December, 2020 *** Scientific Organising Committee: Tracy Clarke (NRL) Greg Hallinan (Caltech) Tara Murphy (USyd) Cath Trott (Curtin) Ralph Wijers (UvA) Jason Hessels (ASTRON/UvA) Joe Callingham (Leiden/ASTRON) Annalisa Bonefede (U of Bologna) Keith Vanderline (UofT) Resmi Lekshmi (IIST) *** Local Organising Committee: Jason Hessels (ASTRON/UvA) Ralph Wijers (UvA) Joe Callingham (Leiden/ASTRON) *** Please forward to anyone who may be interested in attending and please let me know if you have any questions. 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For further details on the position and how to apply, please use the following link to our website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/AAJpCP7LAXf8xBNxHztUJj?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au Applications close at 9am on Monday the 26th of October. Any further questions can be directed to applications at astronomyaustralia.org.au or via phone to James Murray on 0409703929 ______________________________________________ Dr James Murray Director of Operations Astronomy Australia Ltd T: 03 9214 8426 M: 0409703929 E: james.murray at astronomyaustralia.org.au W: astronomyaustralia.org.au P: P.O. Box 2100 Hawthorn VIC 3122 My normal work days are Monday to Thursday [aal_logo_notext] AAL is committed to equity and diversity and endeavours to create an environment in which every individual is treated with dignity and respect. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Projects that have previously been discussed with the Australia Telescope User Committee (ATUC) include (i) an ASKAP fast transient detector, currently under consideration by the ARC, and (ii) an Ultra-Wide-Band Receiver for Parkes covering ~4 GHz to ~24 GHz (or higher), although suggestions for other projects are also welcomed. CASS is not able to lead LIEF projects, but is willing (within resource constraints) to partner with Universities on projects that will enhance the National Facility for all users. Expressions of Interest, in the form of a one-page outline of the project and an indication of potential contributions from partner institutions, should be emailed to Nic.Svenson at csiro.au by Tuesday 10th November. EoIs will be considered by CASS, in consultation with ATUC, and by mid-November we will provide an initial assessment of which proposals CASS may be able to support. For further information please contact Tasso Tzioumis (Tasso.Tzioumis at csiro.au). 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As discussed during the JWST Master Class in Melbourne during March (feels like years ago!), we are advertising a few one hour zoom help sessions for the community to assist with technical details related to their proposals. Unlike HST, the JWST proposals need to include a fully developed ?Phase 2? observing plan, therefore, it was felt during the Master Class that such sessions will be beneficial to the proposers. We will have three sessions: 30th October, 6th November and 13th November from 3pm to 4pm AEDT each day. So if you are planning to submit a proposal for cycle 1 and - you would like to obtain some 1 to 1 help and/or - would like to receive the JWST Master Class material please fill up this form and indicate your preferences: https://forms.gle/vCpquvNwwGujrNto6 JWST Cycle 1 call for proposals deadline [08:00 pm Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday November 24, 2020] is slowly approaching, so if you haven't planned how JWST might be useful for your science, we encourage you to do so soon. Please reach out to us if you have any questions. Happy Long Weekend for all Victorians and THANK YOU! Themiya Nanayakkara on behalf of the JADC Team [Karl Glazebrook and Colin Jacobs]. **************************************** Themiya Nanayakkara, Laureate Postdoctoral Astronomer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia. 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On the 18th, an Open Session will be held that consists of reports and updates on the various aspects of ATNF operations. All users are welcome to attend the Open Session. An agenda, with details for remote participation, will be made available on the ATUC web page (see below) shortly. The Open Session is expected to run from approximately 11:00 - 15:30 AEST (TBC). If you, as a user (or potential user) of the ATNF, are aware of any issues that need to be raised at the next ATUC meeting, or would like to offer praise or feedback on ATNF activities, please contact any member of ATUC in advance of the meeting. Information on ATUC and how to contact its members can be found at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/dlL-CZY1Nqil4wD8UzzoHV?domain=atnf.csiro.au (agenda, ATUC reports, responses). Regards, Cormac Reynolds (for ATUC) From Lachlan.Campbell at csiro.au Fri Oct 23 19:14:18 2020 From: Lachlan.Campbell at csiro.au (Campbell, Lachlan (Pawsey, Kensington WA)) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:14:18 +0000 Subject: [ASA] An event to discuss opportunities for extreme scale computing Message-ID: Dear ASA members, following on from the announcement of the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre's new system, we are excited to announce opportunities for exploring research at extreme scales of computing. Please find below details of an initial virtual event to be held on Thursday October 29, 10am (AWST). Around the world, science is leading the response to some of humanity?s greatest challenges, from cancer research to climate change and the discovery and exploration of new galaxies. The power and possibilities of scientific discovery are enabled by world-class supercomputing infrastructure such as that provided by the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. As Pawsey undergoes its biggest upgrade since inception, this virtual event will bring together leading researchers from different scientific domains including health, radio astronomy and engineering to discuss the new capacity for discovery and breakthroughs that modern supercomputers like Pawsey?s will enable. The event will explore the research possibilities that we can expect to see in the future as scientists leverage significant leaps in technology and look forward to exascale computing to tackle some of Australia (and the world?s) greatest challenges. Join us to discover the potential that supercomputers can bring to diverse research fields such as health, AI, and astronomy in a panel discussion moderated by Mark Stickells, Pawsey Executive Director. Hear about the biggest scientific discoveries enabled by HPC, and the next era of science and supercomputing from Australia?s leading researchers. Pawsey is pleased to host: ? Melanie Johnston-Hollitt, Director, Curtin Institute for Computation & Director, Murchison Widefield Array. Astronomy ? Amanda Barnard, Australian National University, Senior Professor of Computational Science, ANU. Machine learning and HPC ? Alan Mark, Affil Professorial Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland. Health If you are an Australian researcher with a computational problem at scale or an HPC enthusiast, this event is for you! Register here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/irgeCVARKgC3vOA4SGRyFO?domain=pawsey.org.au Cheers, Lachlan. Dr Lachlan Campbell Astronomy Specialist [cid:fce422a0-bd47-412d-a9a0-a08dfe81b665] Tel: +61 8 6436 8606 Pawsey Supercomputing Centre 26 Dick Perry Avenue, Technology Park Kensington WA 6151 pawsey.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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