Past AAS Meetings and Other Meetings

The CSWA hosts special topical sessions at many AAS meetings. Below you will find presentations and Q&A session summaries that have been provided to us for posting.

Past AAS Meeting Presentations (PDF and/or PPT)
January 2013: Long Beach, CA	Special session, "Family Leave Policies and Childcare for Graduate Students and Postdocs." Listing, with abstracts, from full meeting program (PDF, 223 KB)
June 2012: Anchorage, AK	Town hall, "Introduction to Astronomical Bullying" by Joan Schmelz (slide show, PDF, 1.8 MB) Listing, with abstract, in full meeting program
January 2012: Austin, TX	Special session, "Increasing Diversity in Your Department," cosponsored with the Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy and the Working Group on LGBTIQ Equality (WGLE). Listing in full meeting program
May 2011: Boston, MA	Panel discussion, "Transforming Cultural Norms: Mentoring/ Networking Groups for Women and Minorities," cosponsored with the Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy
January 2011: Seattle, WA	Plenary lecture by Abigail Stewart (U. Mich.), "Addressing Unconscious Bias: Steps toward an Inclusive Scientific Culture" (PowerPoint, 680 KB) CSWA Town Hall: What Can Men Do to Help Women Succeed in Astronomy? (PowerPoint, 80 KB) Special session co-sponsored by CSWA and the AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy, Strategies for Addressing Harassment and Prejudice: Presentation by Sheryl Bruff and Bernice Durand, "Building Respect and Inclusion in Astronomy: Strategies for Addressing and Overcoming Harassment"
May 2010: Miami, FL	Special Session on Addressing Unconscious Bias CSWA Town Hall: Designing a 21st Century Astronomy Career Track
January 2010: Washington, DC	Special Session on Mentoring Longitudinal Study of Astronomy Grad Students
May 2007: Honolulu, HI	Women in Solar Physics and Harassment Issues
Jan. 2007: Seattle, WA	CSWA Longitudinal Study and Maternity Leave Discussion
June 2006: Calgary, Canada	Women in Astronomy in Canada and their Science
January 2006: Washington, DC	AIP Statistics and the Second IUPAP Conference
May 2005: Minneapolis	Institutional and Individual Solutions to the Two-Body Problem
January 2004: Atlanta	Family Issues and Workforce Statistics

Links to Other Past (Non-AAS) Meetings
March 2002: Paris, France	1st IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics - Resolutions - Recommendations
July 2003: Sydney, Australia	1st IAU Women in Astronomy
May 2005: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics
August 2006: Prague, Czech Republic	2nd IAU Women in Astronomy

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