The AAS has had repeated requests from members for information on topics likely to be featured in the news media during and immediately after the national meetings of the Society. The most likely topics are those featured in press conferences at the meetings.
Here is a list of the press events anticipated at the Albuquerque meeting, along with the abstract numbers of the related papers. It is emphasized that topics are selected on the basis of what we believe is newsworthy (likely to be reported widely) and that the Society does not endorse individual scientific results nor judge their scientific significance. All times are MDT.
Monday, 3 June 2002
- 9:30 AM Press Conference:
- GLOBULAR STAR CLUSTER TORN ACROSS TEN DEGREES ON THE SKY BY TIDAL ACTION IN THE MILKY WAY
- Based on paper
10.01.
- 11:30 AM Press Conference:
- SUB-SURFACE WEATHER ON THE SUN
- Based on papers
4.14 and 79.04.
- 1:15 PM Press Conference:
- THE BLACK HOLES BRIEFING
- Based on paper
22.01.
- 3:00 PM Education/General Interest Press Conference:
- ACCESSIBLE UNIVERSE
- Based on paper
13.13.
Tuesday, 4 June 2002
- 10:00 AM Press Conference:
- ADVANCED ASTROPHYSICS BY COMPUTER
- Based on paper
32.07.
- 12:30 PM Press Conference:
- 40th ANNIVERSARY OF X-RAY ASTRONOMY
- Based on paperS
33.14,
40.02,
45.12 and 84.02.
- 3:30 PM Press Conference:
- THE BERYLLIUM DIP, NEW PROBE FOR THE INTERIORS OF STARS
- Based on paper
9.05.
Wednesday, 5 June 2002
- 10:00 AM Press Conference:
- THE FIRST POST-SERVICING IMAGES FROM THE INFRARED CAMERA "NICMOS" ON THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
- Based on late paper 90.05.
- 12:30 PM Press Conference:
- EARLY FINDINGS FROM THE RHESSI SATELLITE
- Based on paper
76.01.
Thursday, 6 June 2002
- 8:45 AM Press Tour
- to the NSF's Very Large Array [CNN News Story]
Friday, 7 June 2002
- 8:00 AM Press Tour
- to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescope, the
Apache Point Observatory, and the National Solar Observatory/ Sacramento Peak Observatory
