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Enter the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition
16 May 2017
This annual competition, which for 2017 includes an astronomy category, celebrates the role great images play in making science accessible to a wide audience. Deadline for entries: 31 August.
Winter Meeting Special Session and Town Hall Proposal Deadline Approaching
16 May 2017
Time to start thinking about the AAS winter meeting, taking place in Washington, DC, 8-12 January 2018. Special Session and Town Hall proposals for the 231st AAS meeting are due 26 May.
This Month in Astronomical History: Women Computers at Dudley Observatory
16 May 2017
Each month in this series from the Historical Astronomy Division, an important discovery or memorable event in the history of astronomy will be highlighted. This month, we look at the women working at Dudley Observatory.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 30 April - 13 May 2017
16 May 2017
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Apply for the 2018-2019 Fulbright Scholar Program
15 May 2017
The Fulbright Scholar Program offers over 50 awards in physics and astronomy, including a new Astronomy & Antarctic Studies Award for postdoctoral/early career scientists. Current award application deadline: 1 August.
Calling All AAS Members: Attend the Annual Members’ Meeting at AAS 230
15 May 2017
Come hear brief reports from the Society's leadership and propose candidates to the AAS Nominating Committee during the annual Members' Meeting at the 230th AAS meeting in Austin, Texas.
Register for Hack Together Day at the 230th AAS Meeting
12 May 2017
Hack Together Day is a day to work intensively on collaborative projects of interest to the astronomical community. No hack day or programming experience necessary to participate!
Important Lessons from Congressional Visits Day
11 May 2017
Jesus Rivera, a graduate student at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, describes his experience at the March 2017 AAS Congressional Visits Day.
Update to Meetings Policy: Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities
9 May 2017
A recently adopted AAS meetings policy reinforces the Society's commitment to making its meetings welcoming to all attendees, regardless of identities such as sexual orientation and gender expression.
Afternoon Astronomy Coffee Hangout on 11 May
8 May 2017
Join an online hangout on Thursday, 11 May, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about gravitational lenses and a newly discovered gravitationally-lensed type Ia supernova.
AAS Action Alert: Support for NSF
8 May 2017
Ask your senators to sign onto a "Dear Colleague Letter" to show their support for robust funding for NSF.
Help Make the Eclipse Megamovie a Coast-to-Coast Success
7 May 2017
If you plan to photograph the August 21st total solar eclipse or know others who plan to do so, please join and/or promote the Eclipse Megamovie citizen science project.
Congressional Agreement on Funding FY 2017
3 May 2017
Congress has reached an agreement on funding for FY 2017. Here we provide some detail about the funding for NASA, NSF, and DOE.
AAS 2018 Prize Nominations Are Due 30 June
3 May 2017
Nominations for most AAS prizes and awards for 2018 are due in the Secretary's office by 30 June 2017. All of these prizes and awards are now open to self-nominations, thanks to a change in the rules.
Plan Now for "Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2018"
3 May 2017
From 24 to 28 March 2018, Japan's brand new Fukuoka City Science Museum will host the world's largest conference on astronomy communication.