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NSO Observing Proposal Deadline 15 November: Service Mode Information
The current deadline for submitting observing proposals to the National Solar Observatory is 15 November 2012 for the first quarter of 2013. Information is available from the NSO Telescope Allocation Committee at P.O...
Cominsky Named Woman Physicist of the Month
AAS member and and former deputy press officer, Lynn Cominsky, was named Woman Physicist of the Month for September 2012 by the American Physical Society.
http://aps.org/programs/women/scholarships/womanmonth/2012.cfm
Long Beach Abstract Deadline Today
2013 Online Renewals Open - Renew Now!
New Member Benefit - AAS Partners with NASA Federal Credit Union
The AAS has partnered with the NASA Federal Credit Union to offer a new member benefit. Members of the AAS may now join the NASA FCU.
Please see the NASA Federal Credit Union flier for more information.
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AAS Warns of Pirate Housing Groups
A housing pirate is an unauthorized housing provider that often claims a vague affiliation with a conference and offers reduced rates to attendees. The AAS Executive Office is the official housing bureau for the 221st...
*NEW* Astronomy Ambassadors Workshop for Early-Career AAS Members: Resources and Techniques for Effective Outreach to Students and the Public
5-6 January 2013, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST
The newly established AAS Astronomy Ambassadors program is designed to support early-career AAS members with training in resources and techniques for effective outreach to students...
Advancing Science, Acknowledging Service, Recognizing Research
Click here for more information about The 2012 Campaign
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is committed to programs that recognize the active involvement of our members. By participating in our...
Data Behind the Figures
There have always been data in the journals, in the form of tables and images. Much of the data that the journals handle is explicitly tabular, and is therefore easy to exchange and manage using the wide array of mature...
Large Figure Sets
The AAS journals now offers the option of publishing large sets of online-only figures in the electronic edition. For a recent example, see the Figure Set in the paper by Tommasin et al. in the The Astrophysical Journal...
Data Set Linking
In partnership with the NASA Astronomical Data Service (ADS) and several NASA data centers, the AAS has a new project to allow authors to tag data sets from participating data centers in their papers using the AASTeX “\d...
AAS President Publishes Op-Ed in Space News
AAS President Debra Elmegreen wrote an op-ed piece entitled "A Return on America's Investment" that was published in this week's issue of Space News.
From the Executive Office
As I write this column, I am preparing and packing for the long trip across the Pacific Ocean to the 28th International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly in Beijing, China. More than 500 US astronomers will be...
What Makes an Astronomy Story Newsworthy?
Former AAS Press Officer Steve Maran once said, “News is what reporters want to cover, not necessarily what organizations, agencies, and institutions want to publicize.” In other words newsworthiness, like beauty, is in...