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There are a plethora of career and professional development sessions at the upcoming AAS winter meeting in Grapevine, Texas. Alaina Levine provides tips on how to make the most of your meeting experience.

The Town of Nantucket has agreed to reconsider their plan to install new utility poles and wires that would ruin the historic observatory's view of the southern sky.

Applications are now being accepted for the Society of Physics Students 2017 summer internship program. Undergraduates and rising graduate students are encouraged to apply. Application deadline: 15 January.

The Astrophysics Source Code Library compiled the following list of astro-focused software events being held at next month's AAS meeting; rich offerings for the computational astronomer!

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 8 December, at 3:00 pm ET, to learn about the discovery and investigation of the galaxy Dragonfly 44, which is made almost entirely of dark matter.

Eclipse.aas.org will help prepare the country for the 21 August 2017 total eclipse of the Sun, and our small-grants program will fund activities aimed at engaging the public with the eclipse.

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.

Each month as part of this series from HAD, an important discovery or memorable event in the history of astronomy will be highlighted. This month, we look at the winter solstice and archaeoastronomy.

The Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards needs additional judges to evaluate student posters during the 229th AAS meeting in Grapevine, Texas. Please consider volunteering!

Hurry! The 229th AAS meeting late abstract deadline is Thursday, 1 December, and the hotel reservation deadline is Monday, 5 December.

This week, please consider donating to the AAS FAMOUS Travel Grant Fund, Initiative Endowment Fund, or any of the more than 50 additional funding choices available to support the Society and its Divisions.

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 SETI Institute is soliciting input to advance the search for intelligent life in the universe, and for the creation of a multidisciplinary Virtual Institute for SETI Research.

Ten winners and five honorable mentions will receive support to present their dissertation talks at the 229th AAS meeting in Grapevine, Texas, in January.

It is the responsibility of each of us to treat every member of our Society — and of society more generally — with respect and dignity, says AAS President Christine Jones.