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Meetings
AAS Press Conferences: Not Just for Reporters
6 January 2021
News briefings at AAS meetings are open to all attendees — no press badge required. Is a colleague or student of yours participating in a press conference? Come show your support!
Career Services and Sessions at AAS 237
6 Jan 2021
Don't miss the career happenings at AAS 237! We'll have a bit of everything, from career workshops to drop-ins at the AAS Career Center, plus a CV Collection for job seekers to post and for hiring managers to peruse.
If It’s Virtual, Why Does It Cost Anything at All?
9 Dec 2020
AAS Executive Officer Kevin Marvel compares the costs of hosting virtual meetings versus in-person ones. Yes, virtual meetings cost less, but not as much less as you might think.
IAU General Assembly Postponed, IAU Membership Applications Due
3 Dec 2020
Due to uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Astronomical Union has decided to postpone the XXXI General Assembly in Busan, South Korea, one year to August 2022.
Virtual ASP Meeting on Astronomy Education and Outreach
25 Nov 2020
This year's virtual meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (3-5 December) gives everyone working in astronomy education and outreach a chance to share information, tips, and tools at this complex time.
AAS Meeting Attendee Lists Are Not for Sale
12 Nov 2020
If you've received an email offering a list of AAS meeting attendees for sale, you're being scammed. We do not share our attendee lists with third parties. Buyer beware!
Judges for Student Posters Needed for AAS 237
12 Nov 2020
The AAS Executive Office seeks more members to judge posters for the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards at the 237th AAS meeting in January 2021. Can you help?
AAS 237 Doxsey Prize Judges Needed!
15 Sep 2020
It’s time to choose our Doxsey Prize winners from among those giving dissertation talks at the 237th AAS meeting. We seek members willing to review and rank dissertation abstracts. Sign-up deadline: 12 October.
Holy Cow! Sherry Suyu to Receive 2021 Berkeley Prize
30 Jul 2020
Sherry Suyu will receive the 2021 Lancelot M. Berkeley–New York Community Trust Prize for her leadership of the H0LiCOW collaboration, which is measuring the cosmic expansion rate using gravitationally lensed quasars.
AAS Names Paul Demorest as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer
28 Jul 2020
At AAS 237 in January 2021, the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture will be given by Paul B. Demorest (National Radio Astronomy Observatory) on NANOGrav, the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves.