Announcements

Update your contact information online for the 2016 Membership Directory by Wednesday, 18 March.

The AAS Ethics Task Force was charged with revising the AAS Code of Ethics in October 2015. A draft is ready and we need your input.

We are pleased to announce some exciting changes at AAS Publishing that were recommended by the AAS Journals Futures Task Force in 2014 and unanimously approved by the AAS Council in January 2015.

Iran has experienced a science boom in recent years, including an increase in students pursuing science and the construction of a 3.4 meter, multipurpose, international research telescope.

Sponsor or exhibit at the AAS summer meeting, which provides a more intimate, collaborative environment for you to connect with the decision makers attending the meeting. Hurry, only six exhibit spots left!

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

The AAS Council established a Task Force on Society Governance at the 2016 winter meeting. That task force will hold its first meeting 10-11 March and will be accepting feedback from AAS members and non-members.

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Optical/Infrared Telescope Data Center is pleased to announce a new public archive of processed spectra obtained from CfA's ground-based telescopes.

The AAS Ethics Task Force is seeking your input on the draft of the revised AAS Ethics Statement. Comments can be submitted anonymously online through 4 April.

Help the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences review proposals and support the latest scientific advances by becoming a Program Officer. Application Deadline: 31 March 2016

The AAS/Historical Astronomy Division (HAD) Obituary Committee is responsible for commissioning and compiling obituaries for deceased members of the Society. These obituaries are published as a tribute and for the...

Students in the final months of their PhD program with a confirmed postdoctoral position or postdocs in their first year of appointment are encouraged to apply for this fellowship through the IAU. Deadline: 31 March 2016

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today as a membership benefit. The latest issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

The National Optical Astronomy Observatory invites proposals for the use of its telescopes and those of its partners during the period August 2016 to January 2017. Deadline: 31 March 2016.

The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute is sponsoring a year-long program around statistical methods for astronomers. The opening workshop will take place 22-26 August 2016.