Public Policy

The Astro2020 Co-Chairs will hold a decadal town hall at AAS 233, have extended the science white paper deadline (to 19 February) and released some examples.

Make a phone call now! Tell your representatives in Congress how the shutdown is impacting you in your professional and personal life, and ask them to pass legislation today.

In this monthly feature of the AAS Policy Blog, we share a calendar of upcoming events in science and space policy that may be of interest to our members.

Are you an AAS member interested in advocating for your science with policymakers? If yes, then you should volunteer for Congressional Visits Day (11-13 March 2019)! Deadline: 25 January 2019.

Do you love writing, giving talks, and meeting new people? Are you interested in a career in science policy? Then you should apply to be the AAS's next John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow! Deadline: 1 March.

A new report from the National Academies says that new investments are needed to sustain NASA's instrumentation and facilities for future extraterrestrial sample analyses.

In this monthly feature of the AAS Policy Blog, we share a calendar of upcoming events in science and space policy that may be of interest to our members.

The National Academy of Sciences has appointed two leading scientists to co-chair the next Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics, which will set community priorities for the 2020s.

Anyone wishing to provide scientific input to the next Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020) will have an extra month to do so. White papers will be accepted from 7 January to 19 February.

In this monthly feature of the AAS Policy Blog, we share a calendar of upcoming events in science and space policy that may be of interest to our members.