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Community input is needed to determine what optical/infrared supporting capabilities will be needed to maximize the science enabled by the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. Deadline: 15 January 2016.

Are you coming to the 227th AAS meeting in Kissimmee, Florida, 4-8 January 2016? The AAS Career Center in the Exhibit Hall has resources and services for job seekers and hiring managers alike.

Different aspects of public policy will be featured at #aas227 in Kissimmee, Florida, during sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, 5 and 6 January. Join us at a plenary or town hall, or at the AAS booth! 4 Jan: Updated...

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 US- and Europe-based scientific collaborations seek astronomers interested in signing agreements for the identification of electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational-wave triggers. Deadline: 7 February 2016.

The National Science Foundation seeks community input on viable concepts for the future continued operation of Arecibo Observatory. Read and respond to NSF's Dear Colleague letter by 15 January.

The Spitzer and Chandra space telescopes will schedule simultaneous monitoring of Sgr A*, the variable source at the center of the Milky Way, in July 2016. We invite other observatories to join the campaign.

The AAS Historical Astronomy Division wants to interview astronomers at all career stages at the 227th AAS meeting in Kissimmee, Florida, in January 2016. Please sign up to be interviewed!

We're in the home stretch of our annual renewal drive! Time is running out to renew your AAS membership and secure your AAS journal author savings.

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The James Webb Space Telescope project invites community input to help us plan the Early Release Science program. Please complete our brief survey by 15 January 2016.

If you're interested in working inside the halls of Congress, apply for a Congressional science fellowship through the American Institute of Physics. Application deadline for the 2016-17 term: 15 January 2016.

Apply now for the six-week Kavli Summer Program in Astrophysics, funded by the Kavli Foundation at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Application deadline: 22 January 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.

December 1st is #GivingTuesday. Donations to the AAS help promote the astronomical sciences by advancing student achievement, recognizing extraordinary service, and honoring outstanding research.

Use our online form to submit questions for the director of the National Science Foundation, whose plenary talk is on 5 January. Deadline: 18 December.