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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Peter Grimley <pgrimley@ras.ac.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> 14 October 2025 14:38<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> RAS Points of Contact to note: Invitation to RAS Public Policy event, 21 October<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear RAS Points of Contact,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please see the message below from Marieta and Robert about a forthcoming RAS policy event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">There are still a few places left for the event so the invitation is being extended to a wider audience — hence this rather last-minute email to you all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Peter Grimley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Subject: Invitation to RAS Public Policy event, 21 October</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">Dear RAS Point of Contact, </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">As you know, the RAS has a longstanding commitment to public policy and advocacy in support of our sciences, namely astronomy, space science and geophysics. To that end, we regularly
engage with elected politicians, civil servants and others in support of our aims, commission quantitative research and make statements to the press.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">We are now reviewing our public policy priorities to help shape our activity over the next few years. It is of the utmost importance to us that these are based on input from our
Fellowship as well as taking account of external drivers. A small group of trustees has helped us with this at the outset, and we would now like to invite you to attend a
<b>workshop at the RAS offices in Burlington House</b> on <b>Tuesday 21st October
</b>from <b>10.30am to 12.30pm</b> to help us develop these and a work plan for the Society.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">The workshop will be
<b>in person and limited to 20 participants</b>, and will be free to attend with catering provided.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">If you or a colleague in your research group would like to come along, we are offering places on a first come first served basis, so please register using the following link:
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-person-workshop-on-the-ras-public-policy-priorities-tickets-1757820982879?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-person-workshop-on-the-ras-public-policy-priorities-tickets-1757820982879?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-person-workshop-on-the-ras-public-policy-priorities-tickets-1757820982879?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span><span style="color:#242424"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">As ever, if you have any questions, please do get in touch. Thank you once again for the support for the RAS and its work.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">Best wishes,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">Marieta Valdivia Lefort (RAS Policy & Diversity Officer) and Robert Massey (RAS Deputy Executive Director)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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