From gavin.rowell at adelaide.edu.au Mon Apr 25 11:30:25 2022 From: gavin.rowell at adelaide.edu.au (Gavin Rowell) Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 01:30:25 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ACAMAR Meeting on Astroparticle Physics June 22 - 24 - calling for contributed talk abstracts. Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We would like to announce the forthcoming ACAMAR meeting on Astroparticle Physics, to be held June 22 to 24. Supported by ACAMAR (Australia-China Consortium for Astrophysical Research), this meeting aims to bring together the Chinese and Australian astroparticle physics communities to review and discuss a variety of topics within this growing field at the intersection of astrophysics and particle physics. China and Australia are both key players in this field, with involvements in a number of world-leading facilities, and host to major theoretical activities. This workshop in particular will look at the nature of dark matter, other 'cosmic relics' and studies of high-energy particles and their origins. We encourage contributions from all relevant activities: from astronomy, particle physics, particle cosmology, experiment to theory, from radio waves to gamma rays, cosmic rays and neutrinos. To set the scene, we have confirmed a number of invited speakers to review several of these topics. We specifically encourage PhD students and early career researchers to present their ongoing and emerging projects. Our aim is to bring together a diverse group of researchers to discuss some of the greatest scientific questions of our time. We look forward to hearing from you! The meeting will be virtual (Zoom details to follow soon) but we have funding to support catering at local hubs. To register and submit a contributed talk, please go the meeting website below: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/BDr9CjZ1N7ijl5o88fWyScn?domain=astropart-acamar.casconf.cn If you're interested in hosting a local hub for catering purposes, please get in touch with me (gavin.rowell at adelaide.edu.au) and/or if you have any further questions. Gavin (for the ACAMAR Astoparticle Physics Meeting SOC) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavin Rowell ph +61883138374 High Energy Astrophysics Group fax +61883134380 School of Physical Sciences email: gavin.rowell at adelaide.edu.au University of Adelaide 5005, AUSTRALIA web: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/S1ptCk81N9tnYW299uVDuFb?domain=researchers.adelaide.edu.au --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christopher.onken at anu.edu.au Wed Apr 27 08:36:14 2022 From: christopher.onken at anu.edu.au (Christopher Onken) Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:36:14 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Australian Call for LCO Proposals - 2022B Message-ID: As a host institution for the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) global network of telescopes, ANU is entitled to a share of the network's observing time, which it is now making available to all Australian astronomers. The closing date for observing proposals for the 2022B semester (from 1 August 2022 to 31 January 2023) will be 12noon AEST, Wednesday, 1 June 2022. For the first two years of the wider Australian access (i.e., through 2023A), proposals led by astronomers outside of ANU will be limited to half of the available total within each class of telescope. In addition, under the ongoing ANU host agreement with LCO, at least half of the overall ANU time consists of contributions to LCO Key Projects (see https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Qwd9CJyBrGf8p3wqmFVePuB?domain=lco.global ). Thus, proposals to support the Key Projects are strongly encouraged, but will be assessed on scientific merit like any other proposal. ANU's time for 2022B will be 100 hours on the 2m telescopes, 200 hours on the 1m telescopes, and 200 hours on the 0.4m telescopes. Note that this access can utilise any of the two 2m telescopes, thirteen 1m telescopes, or ten 0.4m telescopes in the entire LCO global network. During the 2022B semester, LCO expects to begin replacing the SBIG cameras on the 0.4m telescope with new imagers. Please find further details, exposure time calculators, and target visibility calculators in the official LCO CfP at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/guoxCK1DvKTq8zW2vFv70Wa?domain=lco.global Proposed observations can use any of the three observing modes: standard queue-scheduled, Time Critical, and Rapid Response. All proposals that request Time Critical or Rapid Response time will be technically reviewed by LCO. The proposals must explicitly justify the need for TC/RR time. LCO will work with the PIs to make any changes to the queue/TC/RR allocations if it is determined that the science can be done with less restrictive scheduling modes. Proposals lacking justification will automatically get standard queue-mode observations. Proposals will be assessed on scientific merit by the ANU TAC, taking into account that the Australian PI must be a significant team member. Note that this is not a call for large proposals, and any proposal that appears to compete with a Key Project would need to justify why it is different. A maximum 2 page scientific and technical justification should be sent to lco_proposals at mso.anu.edu.au In addition, list on a separate page: * Proposers and institutions. * Whether the data is an important part of a PhD thesis. * Requested telescope(s) and instrument(s). * Requested number of (integer) hours in each observing mode (queue/TC/RR) for each telescope/instrument, and minimum useful allocation. * An estimate of how much time is required beyond this semester. Please contact Christopher Onken if you have any questions about LCO or about ANU's access to the network. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Observing proposals must be submitted electronically via the RSAA web pages. Full instructions are available at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/mWnbCr81nytAwqgl2u7atRg?domain=rsaa.anu.edu.au *************************** PLEASE NOTE *********************************** The ANU 2.3-metre telescope at Siding Spring Observatory is scientifically productive and a valuable resource for student training and instrument development. These diverse and significant benefits justify its continued operation for the foreseeable future. The full cost to the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) of operating the 2.3m telescope (including staff, maintenance and repairs) corresponds to approximately $2000 per night. To defray this cost, RSAA is offering priority on the 2.3m telescope to paying customers from Australia and elsewhere, while simultaneously ensuring a level of open access to astronomers at all Australian institutions. 60% of the telescope time will be allocated to paid priority proposals, which will need to contribute $1200 per night towards the running costs of the telescope. The remaining 40% of the time is open-access and remains free. To be eligible to apply for open-access time, 50% or more of the proposers must be based at Australian institutions. In future years the price of a priority night will increase and the fraction of open-access nights will decrease. Full details can be found at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/j7bsCvl1rKiWO9QzAFXONMM?domain=rsaa.anu.edu.au The latest information on using the telescope and its instruments can be found at http://https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/f4iiCwV1vMfL0jB3yS9335D?domain=rsaa.anu.edu.au *************************************************************************** If you have questions or technical problems in using the web-based submission process, please email tacinfo at mso.anu.edu.au. Paul Francis Chair, ANU TAC Prof. Paul Francis (he/him) ANU Distinguished Educator, Astrophysicist Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics Education Centre, Research School of Physics ANU College of Science Mt Stromlo Observatory and Building 38a The Australian National University Canberra ACT 2600 T +61 6125 2824 or +61 6125 8031 Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 645-796-9990 paul.francis at anu.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ouAxCxngwOfJmlYoxUwMaHt?domain=mso.anu.edu.au CRICOS Provider #00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906 The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates, and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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