Announcements

Thanks to the hard work of volunteers, the AAS was able to provide information about the Solar Eclipse Across America to every congressional office.

This Action Alert requests that AAS members contact their representative to ask that they oppose the current House Budget Resolution and support a bipartisan budget deal.

LCO is accepting applications for new education partners with organized educational programs that include observing time and the use of the data in educational activities. Proposal deadline: 23 September.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 27 July, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about Mercury's curious exosphere and the origin of some of its material and features.

The House Appropriations Committee recently passed the Commerce, Justice, Science and Energy & Water FY 2018 Appropriations bills. We summarize the House's funding levels for NASA, NSF, and DOE.

Join scientists and the public on the second and fourth Thursday of every month for an online hangout highlighting the amazing research being done by our colleagues in the astronomical community.

The FIRSIG-LC invites applications to fill up to four council vacancies, to begin 1 September. Terms are flexible depending on availability. Applications are due 18 August by 5:00 pm PT.

The regular registration deadline for the 48th meeting of the AAS Solar Physics Division is Thursday, 13 July. Register today to avoid higher rates!

If you want to cast your ballot for the AAS Council-adopted new Articles of Incorporation and new Bylaws, but aren’t sure how, we have a video for you!

Registration is now open for the 49th meeting of the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences. The regular abstract deadline is 26 July, and the regular registration deadline is 31 July.

The regular registration deadline for the 16th meeting of the AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) is Friday, 28 July, so register soon to avoid higher rates.

The fifth meeting in the AAS Topical Conference Series, held in May in Palm Springs, California, addressed the interdisciplinary topic of star-planet interactions from a variety of perspectives.

If you're a Junior Member of the AAS, please take a few minutes to verify or update your information in our records to confirm your appropriate membership class.

AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

If your representative is on the House Budget Committee, then contact them by 13 July and ask them to support a bicameral, bipartisan agreement to stop sequestration and raise the spending caps for FY 2018.