From stuart.ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au Mon Nov 22 15:28:13 2021 From: stuart.ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au (stuart.ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au) Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:28:13 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Australian LSST Workshop 2021 Message-ID: <00a501d7df59$5da09f50$18e1ddf0$@astronomyaustralia.org.au> Dear colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to the 2021 Australian LSST Workshop, to be held on-line on Monday 13 Dec 2021 from noon-5pm AEDT (9am-2pm AWST). Australian Science Lead for the Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Prof. Sarah Brough will provide an update on our in-kind contributions and funding to secure LSST data access rights for 47 Australian PIs (and a further 188 Junior Associates). After that we'd like to hear from you about any recent work you or your group are involved in that relates to the LSST or the various LSST Science Collaborations, and discuss how we can all help build a better LSST at Australia community for everybody. To register for the event, and indicate your interest in giving a short (~10-15 min) presentation please complete this registration form . There is no workshop registration fee, but in order to allow time to prepare the program the deadline for presentation submissions will be Friday 3rd December 2021. For those unable to attend live, we will be able to present a pre-recorded presentation on your behalf, as well as provide a temporary link to a recording of the workshop on request. Please contact Sarah Brough (s.brough at unsw.edu.au ) or myself if you have any questions about the event, and we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on-line next month. 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Our Vice-President Joss Bland-Hawthorn will be attending and we would like to send one or two early or mid-career researchers as well. Diversity in representatives is important. Cheers all John L ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Misha Schubert Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 at 15:26 Subject: STA Member Update | 19 November 2021 To: john.lattanzio at monash.edu ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? *The STA Member Update is sent to the leadership of member organisations. You can forward to your executive and membership.* Dear John, It?s on! Registrations are now open for Science meets Parliament 2022 ? with a truly stellar program. Global science superstar Brian Cox will headline the event in conversation with another scicomm superstar, Wiradjuri astrophysicist Kirsten Banks. We will have further announcements in coming weeks about more of the superb sessions and brilliant speakers ahead. Book now to secure the early bird rate ? only available until December 20. STA has unveiled the science and technology sector?s 2022 election priorities . Setting the policy agenda, this blueprint was the product of STA?s annual Presidents and CEOs leadership dialogue. We?ve highlighted our push for deeper investment in R&D and a new Research Translation Fund in my comments in widespread media coverage . STA President Jeremy Brownlie also noted in the *Australian Financial Review* that deeper R&D investments are needed to enable science and technology to drive Australia?s climate transition. We were honoured to give evidence to the Senate inquiry on manufacturing last week, noting STA?s proposals for a Research Translation Fund , bench-to-boardroom scientists , and extending the patent box to clean energy technologies . STA Policy Chair Sharath Sriram joined our President and me to give testimony . We were delighted to see Sharath recognised as a finalist for the AFR?s emerging leaders in higher education award ? check out his opinion piece here . We also welcomed this week?s announcement of $111 million in quantum technologies. This is our last STA Member Update before Jeremy Brownlie hands the STA Presidency to Mark Hutchinson. On behalf of the whole STA community, we thank Jeremy for his tireless leadership of this organisation and the sector ? and his remarkable 11 years of service on STA?s Board. We have been blessed to have a leader of his vision, skill, kindness and grace in the Presidency in the extraordinary years of a global pandemic. We will have more to say on this at the AGM. Finally, if you haven?t already, please register ASAP to attend the virtual AGM ? or register a delegate to represent your organisation. We need a strong turnout to ensure quorum. Until next time, Misha Schubert CEO, Science & Technology Australia *UNDERSTANDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY* STA has partnered with IP Australia to deliver a free members-only webinar. Minimum numbers are required, so please invite your broader membership to attend. The session will be a practical guide to understanding IP rights and how to secure them. Register now . *NEW REPORTS AND POLICY CHANGES* *Reports of interest:* - Updated Guidelines to Counter Foreign Interference in Australia?s University Sector were released Wednesday. - The Prime Minister gave a speech on emerging, critical and cyber technologies. - The PM also announced a new Blueprint for Critical Technologies and related Action Plan . - In the same speech, the PM announced $111 million to back a new National Quantum Strategy led by Australia?s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley. $70 million is for a Quantum Commercialisation Hub. - The Department of Home Affairs released the Critical Technology Supply Chain Principles . - Modelling for The Plan to Deliver Net Zero - The Australian Way , was released last Friday. - They went into overtime, but the COP26 negotiators reached a deal ? The Glasgow Climate Pact . - Victoria University?s Centre of Policy Studies has an analysis of economic benefits of transitioning to net-zero . - The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released a report on the short-term health impacts of the 2019?20 bushfires . - The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet released its National Review of Quarantine . *Opportunities for submissions:* - The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources and the Clean Energy Regulator are consulting on the Emissions Reduction Fund: - Biomethane method package ? submissions close 30 November. - Plantation forestry method ? submissions close 22 November. - The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment wants feedback on its Draft National Hitchhiker (Contaminating) Plant Pest Action Plan . - The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is seeking comments on the listing assessment of nine species . - The Department of Health wants radiation technologies users to complete its survey to inform the draft National Strategy for Radiation Safety. - Standards Australia is consulting on the draft Handbook SA HB 204, Measuring Social Value ? guidance on approach and methodologies. Further information: STA Director of Policy and Advocacy Sarah Tynan - sarah.tynan at sta.org.au *STA MEMBER EVENTS OF INTEREST* - The Society for Reproductive Biology will hold its combined Annual Scientific Meeting online from 21-24 November. - The Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society has its International Forum of Meteorological Societies conference running until 15 December, with events each week. - The Ecological Society of Australia will hold its annual conference online from 22-26 November. - The Australian Society of Plant Scientists hybrid conference is on 25 November. - The AMSI BioInfoSummer2021 hybrid conference will be held 29 November-2 December with event hubs around the country. - The Nutrition Society of Australia will hold its annual scientific meeting online from 2-3 December. - The HBPRCA Annual Scientific Meeting will run from 8-10 December. To add an event, contact STA Events & Membership Manager Lucy Guest ? lucy.guest at sta.org.au *GRANTS, FUNDING AND OPPORTUNITIES* - Nominations for the Women in AI awards are now open and will close on 17 December. - The Australian Space Awards supported by the Australian Space Agency are open ? nominate here . Applications close 25 November. - The Australian Fisheries Management Authority has called for expressions of interest for potential funding opportunities , due by 3 December. - Applications are open for organisations to apply for MRFF 2021 Research Data Infrastructure grants . Applications close 8 February 2022. - The National Foundation for Australia?China Relations targeted grant round includes funding for projects 'Fostering constructive engagement and cooperation between Australia and China on environmental management, climate change and the transition to low emissions technologies'. Applications close 6 December. - Applications for Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards for funding commencing in 2023 are now open, closing 2 February 2022. - Funding is available for feasibility studies of lower-cost, accurate technical solutions to measuring soil organic carbon. Applications close 10 December. - The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade?s Australia?India Council has opened applications for its 2021?22 grants round. - The Australian Fisheries Management Authority is seeking applications for upcoming vacant Chair positions on a number of its Management Advisory Committees. *STA MEMBER STORIES * The Ecological Society of Australia has released a stunning 2022 calendar - order yours today. Know of a terrific STEM idea, technology, innovation, product or program that has been translated or commercialised? Please tell us about it! Email our Director of Communications Martyn Pearce <+martyn.pearce at sta.org.au>. Get in the picture: Are you following Science & Technology Australia on Instagram ? If you?re an STA member using Insta, please follow us and we?ll follow you back! -- *I am an LGBTIQ Ally** - Find out more at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/gRV9CZY1Nqi59wRg6uWDHBS?domain=monash.edu * Professor John Lattanzio President, Astronomical Society of Australia School of Physics and Astronomy Monash University Victoria 3800 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 (0)3 9905-4428 WWW: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/MWpyC2xMQzipz4G3YHYp1dd?domain=users.monash.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YIWrC4QOPEiBKnW5VhlolQt?domain=orcid.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "...it?s a human story that builds to a climax and it?s personal from end to end. You start out wondering why you bought those blue pajamas and later you?re wondering why you were born. 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URL: From jhurley at swin.edu.au Wed Nov 24 21:18:58 2021 From: jhurley at swin.edu.au (Jarrod Hurley) Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:18:58 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Reminder - ASTAC Call for Proposals for astronomy supercomputing time in Q1-Q2 2022 (ASTAC 2022-A) closes this Friday In-Reply-To: References: <9E7F297D-CD45-4622-AA9D-95CDC3D22F0C@swin.edu.au>, , , , , , , Message-ID: ________________________________ From: asa-bounces at mailman.sydney.edu.au on behalf of Jarrod Hurley Sent: Wednesday, 10 November 2021 4:11 PM To: asa at physics.usyd.edu.au Subject: [ASA] ASTAC Call for Proposals for astronomy supercomputing time in Q1-Q2 2022 (ASTAC 2022-A) ________________________________ Astronomy Supercomputer Time Allocation Committee CALL FOR PROPOSALS: ASTAC 2022-A ** The current call for proposals closes at 8pm Friday 26th November 2021 ** The Astronomy Supercomputer Time Allocation Committee (ASTAC) call for proposals for Q1-Q2 2022 is now open. The deadline for this call is 8pm Friday 26th November 2021. Within this call we have 6 million service units available to allocate to the astronomy community on national supercomputing facilities (including allocations for CPU-only and GPU-specific applications) and up to 500 virtual CPUs to allocate on OpenStack virtual machines on the NeCTAR network. The following resources are available: 1. NCI Astronomy Program: up to 4,000 kSUs on the Gadi system; 2. Swinburne: up to 2,000 kSUs on OzSTAR; 3. OpenStack Virtual Machines: up to 500 virtual CPUs. Full details on ASTAC and the current call can be found at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/md_3CXLW2mUXozAOZh65ls3?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au or you can access the information sheet for the current call, including details on how to apply, directly via: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/N4TwCYW8NocL24YAXfG8cjG?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au ASTAC is formed by Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) and the ASTAC process is managed by Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS). Best regards, Jarrod Hurley (on behalf of ADACS and ASTAC) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From clancy.james at curtin.edu.au Sat Nov 27 23:52:58 2021 From: clancy.james at curtin.edu.au (Clancy James) Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2021 12:52:58 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Political advocacy workshop: 4pm AEDT Friday December 3rd Message-ID: Dear ASA, Science meets Parliament (SMP) (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/_tqdCnx1jni7DnVxRU9u7o_?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au ) and the upcoming federal and state elections scheduled for next year provide a valuable opportunity for astronomers to lobby politicians for positive change in the sustainability front. The ASA Sustainability Working Group is organizing an information event for Australian astronomers to help you get acquainted with basic principles in talking to and lobbying politicians. The event will take place on the 3rd of December from 4-5pm AEDT via zoom: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/rFOdCoV1kpfrYkm8yFzHLzz?domain=swinburne.zoom.us . The workshop will start with a key-note talk by Michael Cornish under the title of ?Lessons for Advocacy?. Michael is a public policy professional with specialist experience in economics, law, advocacy, and conflict management. He has worked in economic consultancy and international aid project management roles, as a policy advisor for a Federal Parliamentarian and lecturer in economics and social sciences. Michael has a passion for public service and the environment. This will be followed up with a panel discussion focusing on two sides of the SMP events. The panel will be formed of active astronomers with SMP experience. It will include Colin Jacobs, who was formerly the Director of Policy for the Australian Greens in the Federal Parliament; Natasha Hurley-Walker, who attended SMP remotely in 2021 as part of the Superstars of STEM programme; Sabine Bellstedt, who attended SMP in 2019 and 2021, and co-authored the 2019 analysis into Australian astronomy?s carbon emission; and Vanessa Moss, who attended SMP in 2016, is an executive member of the EMCR Forum and is working on exploring the future of meetings. If you have specific questions about the event, please reach out to us. Hope to see you there. Clancy and Themiya, on behalf of the ASA SWG Clancy W. James Senior Lecturer | Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy Curtin University Tel | +61 8 9266 9473 Fax | +61 8 9266 9246 Email | clancy.james at curtin.edu.au Web | https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/odPbCp81lrtno5ZyRuYzvw7?domain=curtin.edu.au [1515375853904_PastedImage] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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