[ASA] Registrations Open/Call for Abstract Submissions - 2021 ASA ASM and HWSA

[KIM Dorrell]

Dear ASA Members,

2021 ASM and HWSA

The University of Melbourne is delighted to announce that registrations and abstract submissions for the 2021 ASA Annual Scientific Meeting and Harley Wood School for Astronomy are now open. Full details are available on the meeting website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/AjoqCZY1Nqi5xq9Zrsz5Emd?domain=blogs.unimelb.edu.au

The ASM will be held in the week of Monday 12th July - Friday 16th July, with five in-person hubs complementing a fully virtual programme.

This year's HWSA will be held from Friday 9th July - Sunday 11th July at the Albury-Wodonga campus of La Trobe University.

We might be largely online this year but we won't be boring!

Highlights include:


  *   Some kind of Meta Talk on Climate Science featuring Dr Karl S. Kruszelnicki, Julius Sumner Miller Fellow and Prof Peter Tuthill, (both University of Sydney)
  *   An industry engagement session presented by AAL
  *   A sustainability seminar and challenge with $$$ prizes
  *   Mental health discussions
  *   Rainbow Astronomy get-togethers

Scientific Organising Committee


  *   Christian Reichardt  (University of Melbourne, Co-Chair)
  *   Emma Ryan-Weber  (Swinburne University of Technology, Co-Chair)
  *   Nichole Barry  (University of Melbourne)
  *   Jackie Bondell  (Swinburne University of Technology)
  *   Barbara Catinella  (University of Western Australia)
  *   Andrew Cole  (University of Tasmania)
  *   Christoph Federrath  (Australian National University)
  *   Devika Kamath  (Macquarie University)
  *   Ivo Rolf Seitenzahl  (University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy)
  *   Khaled Said Soliman  (University of Queensland)
  *   Linqing Wen  (University of Western Australia)

Local Organising Committee


  *   Christian Reichardt  (University of Melbourne)
  *   Rachel Webster  (University of Melbourne)
  *   Kim Dorrell  (University of Melbourne)
  *   Hub Contacts (tbc - please check website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/AjoqCZY1Nqi5xq9Zrsz5Emd?domain=blogs.unimelb.edu.au/ )

Venue Information

Participants are welcome to attend an in-person hub from any location (subject to local COVID travel and visitor guidelines and the policy of their home institution).

Hubs will be located at:


  *   Brisbane (Qld) - University of Queensland (tbc)
  *   Sydney (NSW) - AAO Macquarie
  *   Canberra (ACT) - RSAA, Mt Stromlo
  *   Melbourne (VIC) - University of Melbourne (event hosts)
  *   Perth (WA) - ARRC Building, CSIRO

All talks and activities advertised as part of the national programme will also be broadcast via Zoom. Links will be sent out to registered participants prior to each day of the meeting. Local hubs may also organise social and other events that will not be available virtually.

Registration Costs


  *   In-person hub participation (Full ASA Members) - $150 plus GST includes daily lunches and refreshments
  *   Online-only participation (Full ASA Members) - $50 plus GST
  *   In-person hub participation (Student/Retired ASA Members) - NO CHARGE includes daily lunches and refreshments
  *   Online-only participation (Student/Retired ASA Members) - NO CHARGE

To register and submit an abstract or poster: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/qJSqC1WLPxcMOANy2hGe-DD?domain=blogs.unimelb.edu.au

We can't to wait to see you either online or in person somewhere around the country!

Kind regards

Kim Dorrell
On behalf of the Local and Scientific Organising Committees

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Kim Dorrell  | Centre Coordinator
ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav)
ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D)
School of Physics  |  Faculty of Science
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