Registration Now Open for Women in Astronomy IV

Registration is now open for "Women in Astronomy IV: The Many Faces of Women Astronomers" (WiA IV), a conference sponsored by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS), with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The conference will take place 9-11 June 2017, following the 2017 AAS summer meeting in Austin, Texas.

Feminist educator Peggy McIntosh will lead off the conference with a plenary talk on unearned advantage and disadvantage. Through extensive use of workshops, panels, and small group discussions, WiA IV will address the challenges specific to women and what institutions can do to create welcoming, equitable workplaces. Workshops and breakout sessions will be structured with the aim of producing policy white papers, tool kits, and resource lists. Topics of workshops and panel discussions will include:

• The Overlooked Scientific Legacy of Women
• Graduate Admissions in a Post-GRE World
• Policy, Logistics, and Strategies to Curtail Harassment
• Designing Demographic Studies with Actionable Consequences
• Including Equity in Teaching
• Controlling Your Course Through Science

The conference website now includes: registration; a preliminary program; a travel grant application form; a hotel reservation form for the conference venue, the JW Marriott; and a poster abstract submission form.

Deadlines are as follows:
Travel grant application – 2 April
Early registration – 15 April
Abstract submission – 9 May
Late registration – 11 May

Astronomy professionals at all career levels and in all settings are invited to participate. Questions can be addressed to [email protected] or to the Organizing Committee chair, Nancy Morrison.