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Anyone wishing to provide scientific input to the next Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020) will have an extra month to do so. White papers will be accepted from 7 January to 19 February.

The AAS Committee on Light Pollution, Radio Interference, and Space Debris will host a dark-sky LED workshop from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm PST on Monday, 7 January, at AAS 233 in Seattle.

AAS Publishing has launched a new, sleeker AAS Journals website at https://journals.aas.org. Among its many enhancements, it features a cleaner layout, easier navigation, and improved compatibility with smartphones and...

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

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Balloting for the next election of AAS Officers and Trustees opens in mid-December 2018 and closes at the end of January 2019. Here is the slate of candidates.

With 2019 just around the corner, the Society's membership renewal season is in full swing. Please watch your mailbox for the renewal reminder, which includes information on how you can support the Society through our...

Is your company or institution seeking qualified candidates for open and new positions? Then you will want to check out these resources and opportunities at the upcoming AAS winter meeting.

JWST Observer News Roundup is a bimonthly email newsletter that provides a summary of Webb Telescope news with links to more information on the Space Telescope Science Institute website.

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 is aware of suspicious emails that are sometimes sent to members and meeting attendees. Keep in mind that official AAS emails will come only from an aas.org email address.

Join Tony Darnell and Carol Christian for an Afternoon Astronomy Coffee hangout on Thursday, 8 November, at 3:00 pm ET to learn about the intriguing relationship of metal content and the formation of planets.

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) will be open for tours during the January 2019 AAS meeting in Seattle. SOFIA will be based at nearby Boeing Field.

In this monthly feature of the AAS Policy Blog, we share a calendar of upcoming events in science and space policy that may be of interest to our members.

The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship places science, engineering, and mathematics students and postdocs at media organizations nationwide. 2019 application deadline: 15 January.