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22 May 2018
AAS 232 for the Policy Crowd
Ashlee Wilkins
The 232nd meeting of the American Astronomical Society is upon us! While the full meeting schedule is available through our website, I would like to highlight several AAS 232 events — concurrent sessions, splinter meetings, town halls, panels, plenaries, and special sessions — that are particularly relevant to the public-policy-interested among our membership.
In particular, I aim to draw your attention to items in the AAS 232 itinerary that relate to informing and/or developing the public policy that governs federally funded research in the astronomical sciences, which includes advisory group meetings, 2020 decadal-survey planning, agency town halls, and more.
Other roundups in preparations for the meeting include:
- Press Conferences (not just for reporters!)
- Workshops and Events
- Exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall, open Monday-Wednesday
- AAS 232: Career and Professional Development
- Other events advertised by members and sponsors on the #AAS232 hashtag.
If you are interested in engaging in AAS 232 like a Policy Fellow, check out the following events throughout the week (all times MDT):
Saturday, 2 June
AAS Board of Trustees Meeting
8:00 am − 5:00 pm
Governor's Square 14
Monday, 4 June
109. NASA Town Hall
1:40 pm − 2:40 pm
Plaza Ballroom BE
AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA) Priorities in the 2020s
6:00 pm − 7:30 pm
Plaza Court 3
127. The Promise of Multimessenger Astrophysics Town Hall
6:40 pm − 7:40 pm
Tuesday, 5 June
208. National Science Foundation (NSF) Town Hall
1:40 pm − 2:30 pm
Plaza Ballroom BE
214. Astrophysics Archives in the 2020s
2:50 pm − 4:20 pm
Governor's Square 16
Drafting "State of the Profession" White Papers
6:00 pm − 7:30 pm
Plaza Court 3
224. AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division (LAD) Town Hall: Business Meeting
6:40 pm − 7:40 pm
Plaza Ballroom BE
Wednesday, 6 June
301. Decadal Survey Preparations: State of the Profession
10:40 am − 12:10 pm
Governor's Square 10
308. National Solar Observatory (NSO) Town Hall
1:40 pm − 2:40 pm
Plaza Court 4
309. Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Town Hall
1:40 pm − 2:40 pm
Plaza Ballroom BE
AAS Members' Meeting
6:40 pm − 7:30 pm
Plaza Ballroom BE
Have I missed something? Get in touch to recommend additions to the list!