American Astronomical Society

Editor: Judith M. Johnson
Associate Editor: Crystal Tinch
AAS Executive Officer: Kevin B. Marvel
Associate Editor, Letters: Jeffrey Linsky, U. Colorado

The AAS Newsletter is now published six times a year and is mailed periodical postage rate to all AAS Members.

More Information:

On Contents:

• Special Features by Issue
• Usual Features

How to Submit Material:

• Submission of Articles, Deadlines
• Submission of Meetings for the Calendar Section
• Submission of Letters to the Editor, Deadlines

Electronic Announcements

OnLine Newsletters

Contents

Special Features of Each Issue:

• January/February
• March/April: AAS Election results; Highlights of the Winter AAS meeting and Council actions at that meeting; Proposal Solicitation for next Winter Meeting; information about Spring meeting;
• May/June: Annual AAS and Division Prizes;
• July/August: Preliminary Slate of Candidates for AAS office; Highlights of the Spring AAS meeting, and Council actions at that meeting;
• September/October: Final Slate, AAS Elections; Winter Meeting Information; Proposal Solicitation for next Spring/Summer Meeting;
• November/December: Statements of the Candidates for AAS Office and the Election Ballot.

All Issues Include:

• Society Business, Executive Office Administrative items
• Committee reports and Education columns, as available
• Calendar section
• Highlights of recent Division Meetings; Division News
• Announcements of Grant Opportunities, Call for Observing Proposals
• Nominations for various awards and honors; and other news, etc.
• Honors received by AAS members
• News from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• Washington News: Updates on federal and congressional actions affecting astronomy

How to Submit Material

Submission of Articles:

Items of general interest to be considered for publication in the AAS Newsletter should be sent to Crystal Tinch, Associate Editor at tinch@aas.org. Appropriate pictures and graphics are welcomed. If digital, images should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Also, black and white or color photos of any size will do. The deadline for submission of articles is approximately six weeks prior to the first of the publication month. Articles will be published and edited at the discretion of the Editor.

Calendar Section:

Meetings of interest to astronomers are listed but, as space is limited, the AAS Newsletter generally only publishes notice of meetings.

1. occurring in North and Central America;
2. meetings of the IAU Commissions and Colloquia; and
3. other meetings as requested by AAS Members.

Meetings that fall within 30 days of publication are not listed. A complete list of international astronomy meetings is maintained at http://cadcwww.hia.nrc.ca/meetings/.

The AAS has endorsed the Pasadena Recommendations for Gender Equity in Astronomy.  Recommendation five (5) of this document states:

"Organizations and academic institutions should offer women equal opportunity for scientific recognition in the form of awards (AAS awards and others) and invitations to present invited talks in a variety of circumstances, including AAS meetings, topical professional meetings, and traditional colloquia/seminars. Prize nominee pools and invited speaker lists should adequately reflect the diversity of the astronomical profession. The institutions responsible for selecting awardees and invitees should review periodically their policies and progress in this area, in order to ensure that the achievements of women are being represented fairly."

The AAS urges all meeting organizers to take this recommendation into serious consideration along with the inclusion of other under-represented groups, while structuring their scientific meeting. 

Letters to the Editor:

Letters on current issues of importance to astronomers are welcomed. Letters must be signed and should not exceed 250 words. The deadline for submission of letters to the Editor is published in each AAS Newsletter and is approximately seven weeks before the first of the publication month. Letters must be sent to Jeff Linsky, Associate Editor, Letters, jlinksy@jila.colorado.eduphone 303-492-7838, or FAX 303-492-5235. The Associate Editor may edit letters, but will consult with authors before doing so. Letters will be published at the discretion of the Editors.

Newsletter OnLine:

Some Newsletter back-issues are available in PDF. Since the AAS Newsletter is distributed as a benefit of membership in the AAS, current issues will not be posted.