Benefits of Membership

Membership Benefits

  1. Members receive the following publications:
    • AAS Membership Directory (includes a comprehensive listing of all astronomy institutions worldwide)
    • AAS Newsletter published six times a year
    • AAS Monthly Electronic Alert Notices
    • AAS Calendar
    • AAS Action Alerts and Informational Emails that keep you up to date with public policy
    • Physics Today, a monthly publication of the American Institute of Physics
  2. Reduced subscription rates to the AAS Journals.
  3. Reduced registration rates for AAS and AAS Divisional meetings.
  4. Reduced membership dues in AAS Divisions.
  5. Exclusive benefits from American Institute of Physics (AIP) include:
    • Reduced rates for AIP journals
    • 20% discount for AIP Conference Proceedings
    • 20% discount for AIP Publications
  6. Participation in the American Physical Society Insurance Trust (APSIT). The program includes Long Term Care, Term Life Plan, Hospital Indemnity Plan, 10 Year Level Term, Personal Accident Plan, Catastrophic Insurance and Disability Insurance.
  7. Ability to rent meeting space in the AAS Executive Office.
  8. Special rates for Annual Reviews Publications, including the Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The ARAA order form is posted for AAS members only.
  9. Discounted car rentals through Hertz.
  10. Online access to our premier scientific journals Astronomical Journal, Astrophysical Journal, Astrophysical Journal Supplement and Astrophysical Journal Letters.
  11. Members receive a membership discount for a subscription to the print and online edition of The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review.

By belonging to your Professional society

  1. Our members and the authors who publish in the AAS journals directly support the development of online journal features and resources.
  2. Development of astronomy and astrophysics education through outreach activities comPADRE (Communities in Physics and Astronomy for Digital Resources in Education). An online, digital library for instructors of undergraduate introductory astronomy courses.
  3. Representation of the astronomical sciences in the public policy process. Funding for staff to track issues and inform members when to take direct action for the benefit of our research community.
  4. Networking venues through our semi-annual meetings for information sharing. Members listed in the AAS Directory, online and print enable partnerships worldwide.
  5. Engages community-wide programs that enhance our profession, such as
  6. The AAS provides emergency response actions on behalf of our science community.