From: <Tony.Wong_at_email.protected>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:55:13 +1000

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>From: Christopher Wright <c.wright_at_adfa.<!--nospam-->edu.au>
>Date: 17 March 2006 4:43:47 PM
>To: warrick.lawson_at_unsw.<!--nospam-->adfa.edu.au, Robert Smith
><R.SMITH_at_adfa.<!--nospam-->edu.au>, Kate Brooks <Kate.Brooks_at_csiro.<!--nospam-->au>, Brad Carter
><carterb_at_usq.<!--nospam-->edu.au>, melanie_at_hilbert.<!--nospam-->maths.utas.edu.au, "Lomb, Nick"
><NickL_at_PHM.<!--nospam-->GOV.AU>, Sarah Maddison <smaddison_at_swin.<!--nospam-->edu.au>, Stuart
>Ryder <sdr_at_aaoepp.<!--nospam-->aao.gov.au>, Tony Wong <Tony.Wong_at_csiro.<!--nospam-->au>
>Cc: john.lattanzio_at_sci.<!--nospam-->monash.edu.au
>Subject: SOC email
>
>17 March 2006
> 
>Dear All,
> 
>Firstly, many thanks for responding positively to our invitation to
>sit on the Scientific Organising Committee for the 2006 ASA Annual
>Scientific Meeting. Welcome! You can probably see from the adressee
>list who your fellow SOC members are, but for completeness we are:
>Warrick Lawson - UNSW_at_ADFA   Chair
>Chris Wright - UNSW_at_ADFA  Assisting Chair
>Kate Brooks - ATNF
>Brad Carter - University of Southern Queensland
>Melanie Johnston-Hollitt - University of Tasmania
>John Lattanzio -  Monash University
>Nick Lomb - Sydney Observatory
>Sarah Maddison - Swinburne University
>Stuart Ryder - AAO
>Tony Wong - UNSW/ATNF
> 
>We think this SOC structure represents a pretty good balance
>between early and mid-career people, and a broad cross section of
>astronomical interests and techniques.
> 
>Time is marching on, and it is in fact less than 4 months until the
>meeting. The LOC will be bringing up the web site hopefully next week,
>and a call for contributions will be made then too. But the SOC can
>already start thinking about the scientific sessions.
> 
>Suggestions we have received thus far are for:
> 
>1) A dedicated educational session. This has been supported by the
>ASA's Education and Public Outreach Committee (EPOC), and will be run
>by Nick Lomb (Chair of the EPOC). What we have to decide upon is a
>request that speakers in this session be given the flexibility to also
>present a scientific paper, the argument being that if forced to give
>only one presentation then an attendee will choose to present their
>science paper. So we need to decide whether people can give two papers
>at the ASM, and if so do we cap that at some number (with the proviso
>that one of the papers be education-related)? Nick has said that there
>are already 3 people who wish to give two papers. Assuming that a
>whole session cannot be filled by 15 min talks, Nick has also
>suggested a panel discussion.
> 
>2) A dedicated Gemini results session. This was suggested by a senior
>member of the ASA Council. The main reason (I believe) is that the ARC
>is funding Australia's involvement in Gemini, and we as a community
>should be pro-active in "advertising" the good science we get from
>Gemini.
> 
>3) A discussion forum on the future of the Publications of the
>Astronomical Society of Australia (PASA). Again, this was suggested by
>a senior member of the ASA Council. Apparently the cost to the ASA
>(paid to CSIRO) is fairly substantial, and the question of
>cost-benefit is being raised.
> 
>4) A session/discussion forum on Women in Astronomy. This was
>suggested by Sarah Maddison, as a prelude to her and Anne Green going
>to the 2006 IAU GA in Prague. Anne and Sarah are co-Chairs of the IAU
>Working Group on women in astronomy. Sarah suggested a lunch-time
>slot.
> 
>That's it for sessions so far, but as you can see there is already a
>fair bit to think about.
> 
>Finally, the SOC also has the opportunity to suggest candidates for
>the Harley Wood Public Lecture. If you can think of a suitable person,
>perhaps an overseas visitor at your institution, then please make your
>suggestion. A potential candidate (Mike Dopita, RSAA ANU, Federation
>Fellow) has already been put forward by a senior ASA Council member.
> 
>Anyway, that's it for now.
> 
>Cheers
>Chris
>  
> 
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