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AAO Users' Committee (AAOUC)

Introduction

The AAO Users' Committee came into being on 1 January 2000, combining and extending the functions of the Advisory Committee for Instrumentation on the AAT (ACIAAT) and the policy role of the Schmidt Telescope Panel (STP).   The terms of reference are listed below. The committee comprises six external users, four from Australia, one from the UK and an international representative.  Members of the AAOUC will be nominated by the Director and approved by the Board.   The current membership is:


Member
Nationality
End of term
Michael Brown (Chair)
Australia
Feb 2011
Emily Wisnioski
Australia
Jul 2012
Hugh Jones (Deputy Chair)
UK
Feb 2010
Tom Jarrett
International
Jul 2010
Julia Bryant
Australia
Jul 2012
Brad Carter
Australia
Feb 2011

Next Meeting

The AAO users' committee meets in person once a year at Epping in July, with a teleconference held every February. The next meeting of this committee is scheduled for 9 February 2010.   However, the Director will consult with the AAOUC throughout the year on matters requiring timely input.  To solicit the community's views, the AAOUC Chair will post appropriate material on this WWW page.

The  AAOUC seeks the comments of the AAO user community on the following issues. Please send your comments to the AAOUC Chair.

AAOUC Terms of Reference

Current Documentation

Documentation for the February 2010 Teleconference

Documentation from recent meetings

Documentation from the July 2009 Meeting
Documentation from the February 2009 Teleconference
Documentation from the July 2008 Meeting

All older AAOUC documents



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