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Attendees arriving early to the 231st AAS meeting in Washington, DC, are invited to attend the NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship Symposium on 7-8 January.

We take a look at the stopgap funding measure known as a Continuing Resolution (CR) that passed on Thursday, 7 December, but that keeps the government open only through 22 December 2017.

Each month in this series from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, an important event in the history of astronomy will be highlighted. This month, we remember AAS member John Bahcall.

Attend the WorldWide Telescope workshop at the AAS winter meeting to learn how to use WWT for research, education, or outreach.

Gemini Observatory is offering users and potential users personalized help at the Gemini booth in the Exhibit Hall at the 231st AAS meeting near Washington, DC, in January.

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 Executive Office seeks members — several hundred! — to judge posters for the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards at the 231st AAS meeting. Can you help?

This week, ask your Senators and Representative to strongly oppose the repeal of the income exclusion for graduate tuition waivers in the final version of the tax reform bill.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 14 December, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear how stars can form and survive near a galaxy's central supermassive black hole.

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.

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

Arizona State University has joined the mission to build the world’s largest telescope, the Giant Magellan Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.

Career services and professional development opportunities abound at the upcoming 231st AAS meeting in Washington, DC, but you need to make your plans soon!

The week after Thanksgiving includes #GivingTuesday. Celebrate by making a special gift to the AAS. Your donation supports the Society's mission and helps make astronomy happen!

Some AAS members have received emails offering to sell contact lists of our meeting attendees. We are investigating these emails and the company that claims to be the source of the information.