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Meetings
Join Us at AAS 240 in Pasadena
16 Feb 2022
The AAS and community members have put together a fantastic scientific program for AAS 240, including 16 plenary and prize talks. We hope you will join us in Pasadena and enjoy the lovely weather and clear skies in early...
New Task Force on AAS 239 Cancelation Response
6 Jan 2022
AAS President Paula Szkody details how the newly formulated task force is discussing possible virtual gatherings to help alleviate the lost connections and information sharing due to the cancelation of the 239th AAS...
UPDATE: AAS 239 Meeting Canceled
23 Dec 2021
The AAS Board of Trustees has voted to hold neither the in-person nor the virtual portion of the 239th AAS meeting. AAS 240 will be programmatically adjusted to be the major astronomical meeting of 2022.
AAS 239 In-Person Meeting Canceled
22 Dec 2021
The AAS Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to cancel the in-person component of the 239th AAS meeting.
New: Include Interactive FITS Images in Your AAS 239 iPosters
15 Dec 2021
The AAS WorldWide Telescope project has collaborated with the iPosters team to make it possible to include WWT's interactive FITS image viewer right inside your iPoster.
Supercharging Your Science with Software: The Asclepias Project Special Session at AAS 239
13 Dec 2021
To celebrate the public release of the Asclepias tool, join us for a special session at the 239th AAS Meeting in Salt Lake City on Monday, 10 January 2022.
Confirmed: 239th AAS Meeting Will Be In-Person
8 Oct 2021
The AAS Board of Trustees has confirmed its decision to hold the 239th AAS meeting in person in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a partial virtual component available to registrants unable to attend in person.
ASP's 2021 Annual Meeting: Call for Abstracts
1 Oct 2021
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) invites abstracts submissions for its ASP2021 virtual conference. The abstract deadline is 6 October 2021.
FAMOUS Travel Grants to Promote Diversity at AAS Meetings
10 Sep 2021
The Society's FAMOUS (Funds for Astronomical Meetings: Outreach to Underrepresented Scientists) Travel Grants program helps members from historically underrepresented groups attend AAS meetings. Deadline: 29 October.
Press Conference to Follow Satellite Constellations 2 (SATCON2) Workshop
12 Jul 2021
On 16 July 2021 astronomers will discuss findings from SATCON2 at a virtual media briefing on minimizing the negative impacts of satellite constellations on astronomy and the night sky.