<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">Hello</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">I wanted to let you know that I am organizing a special hour long session at the interop on the topic of the IVOA's engagement with the IAU. </span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">There are two goals to this meeting:</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">- Provide a brief introduction to to the IAU for people who are not familiar with it</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">- Foster a discussion on how the IVOA can best engage with the IAU.</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">The session is scheduled for Tuesday April 26 at 1330UT. </span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">I would encourage you to attend if your schedule permits. The IAU is the major international for body for promoting and safeguarding astronomy in all its
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including research, communication, education and development. It will be important for the IVOA to engage with this body. If anyone wishes to present at this session, please let me know by April 11. </span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">The format will be a series of short talks, followed by approx 30 mins of discussion.</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""> So far, the speakers will be</span></font></div><div class=""><div class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><font class="" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Chenzhou Cui </font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><font class="" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Gabrielle Giovanni - the president of IAU Division B: Facilities, Technologies and Data Science </font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><font class="" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Kevin Govender - the Head of IAU OAD.</font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><font class="" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Marie Lise Dubernet - the head of the IAU Lab Astro working group</font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><font class="" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> and myself.</font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><font class="" face="Arial" size="2"><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><font class="" face="Arial" size="2">Titles will be added later.</font></span></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">I will work on the schedule for the session when I get back from vacation on April 11.</span></font></div></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">Cheers</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">Bruce</span></font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-size: 14px;"><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-size: 14px;"><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="">
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