Meetings

Hear brief reports from the Society's officers and get to know our new leaders as we close out the virtual 238th AAS meeting on Wednesday, 9 June.

The virtual 238th AAS meeting, 7-9 June, features a terrific selection of prize lectures and invited talks by distinguished astronomers, a diverse assortment of topical sessions, and a half dozen workshops. Register soon...

The National Science Foundation is sponsoring a community workshop to explore novel ideas for future scientific, educational, and cultural activities at the Arecibo Observatory. The workshop will begin on 2 April.

With the 8 April 2024 North American total solar eclipse just three years away, the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force is organizing another workshop for local, state, and national planners, this time virtually, 9-10 April.

The American Astronomical Society invites all members and colleagues to submit proposals from all areas of the astronomical sciences for the AAS Topical Conference Series.

Congratulations to the winners of the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards poster competition held at the virtual 237th AAS meeting, 11-15 January 2021!

The International Astronomical Union Commission C2 — Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) — will host a virtual edition of its CAP Conference series in May. Registration is free; abstract deadline: 15 March.

The AAS Board of Trustees has decided that the 238th AAS meeting in June 2021, originally planned for Anchorage, Alaska, will be held virtually due to the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and ongoing travel risks.

Astrobites has published summaries of many of the plenary talks and press briefings from throughout the 237th AAS meeting. You can also read them on AAS Nova.