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AAS Informational Email 2010-14
Subject: Bay Area AAS Decadal Survey Town Hall Meeting
All AAS members in CA, NV and OR are advised that a Bay Area AAS Decadal SurveyTown Hall will be held on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley on 29 November from 1pm to 4pm.
This special Town Hall, hosted by Imke de Pater and the UC Berkeley has an exciting range of speakers and there will be plenty of time for discussion and questions. Don't miss this unique opportunity to delve deeply into the recommendations of Astro2010.
Informational Email 2010-12
Bethany Johns, John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow, bethany.johns at aas.org
Subject: Plutonium 238 Production: An Ongoing Issue for Washington
AAS Informational Email 2010-11
The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey Town Hall Meeting
29 November 2010
12:30pm-4:00pm (Session begins at 1:00pm), refreshments provided.
University of California, Berkeley
Location on the Berkeley campus: TBA
Scientific Organizing Committee: Imke de Pater, University of California, Berkeley (Chair) Roger Blanford, Stanford University Michael Levy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Contact Barbara Hoversten (bhovers at astro.berkeley.edu) with any questions
AAS Informational Email 2010-10
Subject: Correction to October Electronic Alerts
The following items were inadvertently left out of the October Electronic Announcement and we are forwarding them to the membership due to time-critical content.
Kevin B. Marvel, Executive Officer
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REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY INPUT FOR THE SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS DECADAL SURVEY
Deadline for Submission: 12 November 2010
AAS Informational Email 2010-6: More Decadal Survey Town Halls
Debra M. Elmegreen, President
Subject: Next round of AAS Decadal Survey Town Halls
As noted last week, to foster community understanding of and support for the recommendations of the Astro 2010 Decadal Survey, "New Worlds, New Horizons," the AAS has coordinated a series of Town Halls with regional hosts so that a Decadal Survey member can present the results in a forum that enables questions and discussion at the individual level.
Scheduled Town Halls include:
AAS Informational Email 2010-5.1: Special Decadal Survey Town Hall Notice
Debra M. Elmegreen, President
Subject: First AAS Decadal Survey Town Hall to be held Thursday, September 2 in Washington, DC
To foster community understanding of and support for the recommendations of the Astro 2010 Decadal Survey, "New Worlds, New Horizons," the AAS has coordinated a series of Town Halls with regional hosts so that a Decadal Survey member can present the results in a forum that enables questions and discussion at the individual level.
AAS Informational Email 2010-5
Subject:
Decadal Survey Report and AAS Decadal Survey Town Halls
From:
Debbie Elmegreen, AAS President
John Huchra, AAS Past-President and CAPP Chair
Kevin Marvel, AAS Executive Officer
AAS Informational Email 2010-4
Subject: AAS Decadal Survey Release Event and AAS Decadal Survey Town Halls: Member Support Requested
Debbie Elmegreen, AAS President
John Huchra, AAS Past-President and CAPP Chair
We eagerly anticipate the 2010 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey Committee report that will be released Friday, August 13, and look forward to the announcement of the exciting opportunities it will present. It is vital that we uniformly support the report and its recommendations .
NRC Release Event
AAS Electronic Announcement #210 – July 2010
Date Emailed: 9 July 2010
CONTENTS: