AAS Meeting 207 - Scheduled Press Conferences

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 DC 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 Eastern Standard Time.

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Monday, 9 January 2006

9:30 AM Press Conference

Annual Black Hole Briefing

11:00 AM Press Conference:

Double Star & Supernova News

12:30 PM Press Conference

Milky Way Roundup

 

Tuesday, 10 January 2006

9:00 AM Press Conference:

The Galactic Center

10:30 AM Press Conference:

Galaxies, Galaxies, Galaxies

12:30 Press Conference:

New Findings from the Keck II Telescope and its Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics

Gravitation and Cosmology

11:00 AM Press Conference:

Exoplanets and Related Objects

12:30 PM Press Conference:

The Orion Nebula and Friends

Thursday, 12 January 2006

9:00 AM Press Conference:

Deep Impact -- New Findings from the Successful Mission to Intercept and Probe Comet Tempel 1.

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