AAL committees

AAL currently has two advisory committees, the Australian Antarctic Astronomy Advisory Committee (AAAAC) and the Australian GMT Advisory Committee (AGMTAC). AGMTAC is a new committee which AAL formed in the middle of 2007. AAAAC was created as an independent committee in early 2007, and was incorporated as an AAL committee on 31st October 2007.

Other astronomy committees

Rather than seek to form new committees for all projects with which AAL is involved, AAL will seek to take advice from existing committees where such structures exist. Currently, AAL takes advice from the Australian Gemini Steering Committee on issues relating to existing 8m-class telescopes.

NCRIS Strategic Options

As required by the Astronomy NCRIS contract, AAL has formed the Astronomy NCRIS Strategic Options Committee (ANSOC). ANSOC is a special purpose committee that will assess future Optical Astronomy options for the Australian community. It will meet only once during September 2008, report to the AAL Board, and then disband.