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The Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3-meter telescope optimized for infrared observations and located atop Mauna Kea, Hawai'i. Proposals for observations beginning in February 2018 are due by 2 October.

The Kavli Prize is awarded by The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for outstanding scientific achievements in Astrophysics, Nanoscience, and Neuroscience. The nomination deadline is 1 December 2017.

Planning to attend the DPS meeting in Provo this October? Reserve a hotel room and register soon! Book your hotel room before the meeting block closes on 20 September and register by 21 September to avoid higher rates.

The International Astronomical Union is accepting nominations for the 2018 IAU PhD Prize, recognizing outstanding scientific achievements in astronomy by PhD students worldwide. Application deadline: 15 December.

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

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.

Proposals are now being accepted by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory for observing time from February 2018 through July 2018 at various facilities. The deadline for proposals is 2 October.

The Association for Women in Science invites AAS members to participate in its fall webinar series, designed to add to your personal and professional development.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to reach out and share the excitement of the solar eclipse with someone.

AAS President Christine Jones responds to the devastating events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 24 August, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about WASP-121b, an exoplanet with a scorching hot atmosphere.

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 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA issue this open letter to the international scientific community to announce plans for enabling community participation in XARM.

If you plan to attend the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences meeting in Provo this October, note that the regular registration deadline is Tuesday, 29 August, and late abstracts are due Thursday, 31 August!

Applications for the 2018 Robert L. Brown Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award are now being accepted from recent PhD recipients whose doctoral thesis is based on data from an AUI facility. Deadline: 31 December.