Special Session, Town Hall, Meeting-in-a-Meeting, Splinter, and Workshop Proposals are now being accepted for the AAS 216th Meeting in Miami, FL. How to submit proposals for meeting contentSpecial Session and Town Hall Proposals: please visit the Members Only section of the AAS Website. Meeting-in-a-Meeting Proposal: please submit the Meeting-in-a-Meeting webform. Workshops and Splinter Meetings Proposals: please visit the Splinter and Workshop Proposal Form. |
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3-7 January 2010Washington Marriott Wardman Park2660 Woodley Road NW Washington, DC 20008 Deadlines
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Electronic hosting of journals makes it possible to collect related articles into what amounts to virtual special issues. In December 2008, the AJ published several papers from and related to the THINGS project as a special section of that issue. Our electronic compilation brings together those first papers with papers published in later issues (and may include additional papers published in future). Many options are imaginable but to start we have gathered a handful of paper series, each covering a common topic and written by a relatively well-defined set of authors. |
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You can renew your 2010 membership and subscription dues online now. Log in to the members only section. Click 'e-Billing Reminder' and pay your dues online with a credit card. If you have any questions please email or call 202-328-2010 x101. To be included in the 2010 AAS Membership Directory you must renew by February 2010. Take a look at the updated Membership Benefits. Our newest benefit is our partnership with the NASA Federal Credit Union which allows members of the AAS to join the NASA FCU. While renewing your membership help the AAS go green! Sign up for a paperless renewal notice. Please take a moment and opt out of receiving your renewal notice by US mail. You will need your member login and password. If you have not used this before, send an email to membership@aas.org or you can reset your password on line. |
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23-27 May 2010Hyatt Regency Miami400 SE Second Avenue Miami, FL 33131-2197
Preliminary information is now available for the 216th AAS Meeting in Miami, FL. |
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We are attempting to gather data on our various communications channels, particularly our new-media efforts. Please take a moment to participate in the AAS Communication Channels Survey and help the AAS! The results of this survey will be used to help us focus our efforts in helping members communicate with each other and to help the AAS communicate to all of it's members more effectively.
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The AAS will be participating as a partner organization in LaserFest 2010, which is the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser, a fundamental component in our modern technology. The purpose of this celebration is to recognize and honor the accomplishments of the scientists, engineers, inventors, and entrepreneurs who made possible the discovery, development, and application of the laser; to inform students, educators, legislators, funding agencies, and the general public about the impact that the laser has had on the economy and how it has affected and continues to affect their lives in many ways; and to use the story of the laser to illustrate the importance of the scientific discovery and technological innovation. To find out more information visit the LaserFest website. |
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By donating to the AAS, members of the public can help enable astronomers to make new discoveries, collaborate more effectively and share their results with the public through publication. |
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See the President speak at the White House Star Party. President Obama kicked off Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House. Some 150 middle school students from the Washington area got to learn more about their universe using more than 20 telescopes provided by NASA and other organizations. They observed Jupiter, the moon and selected stars. Other activities included science presentations with samples of meteorites and moon rocks. NASA's Museum Alliance, a consortium of museums, science centers and planetariums conducted activities worldwide to coincide with the White House event. Astronomy Night helped note the International Year of Astronomy, a global celebration of contributions to society and culture in the 400 years since Galileo first used a telescope. |
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