Informational Emails
AAS Informational Emails - 2008
2008-06 Appointment of Dr. G. Wayne Van Citters, Senior Advisor, OAD/MPS and Dr. Craig Foltz as Acting Division Director, AST
2008-05 Sound Science for Florida's Public Schools: Panel Discussion with Renowned Scientists and Educators
2008-04 Sean Solomon to speak at Geological Society of Washington
2008-03 Top Level Summary of the President's Budget for FY 2009 for Astronomy
2008-02 Special Reminder to vote from President J. Craig Wheeler
2008-01 Invited Sessions and Prize Talks at Austin AAS Meeting Now Available Online
AAS Informational Emails - 2007
2007-01 Town Hall Meetings
2007-02 AAS Sponsored NSF Town Hall on the AST Division Senior Review
2007-03 The President's FY08 Budget and Astronomy
2007-04 February 16, 2007 Town Hall Meeting
2007-05 AAS President J. Craig Wheeler letter to NASA Administrator Mike Griffin
2007-06 Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory in southeastern Washington State Under Threat of Closure
2007-07 Exoplanet Taskforce White Papers Due April 2
2007-08 President's American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI)
2007-09 Journals Publisher Change To IOP Publishing
2007-10 America COMPETES Act and NSF Authorization
2007-11 Astrophysical Journal Office Moving
2007-12 New NASA Explorer AO
2007-13 Help AAS advocate for NSF funding
2007-15 Forging the Future of Space Science
2007-17 NSF Dear Colleague on the Senior Review
2007-18 AAS Survey on the Future of AAS Publications
2007-19 AAS Council Resolution on BEPAC Report
2007-20 Recommended Deadline for Acceptance of Postdoctoral Offers
2007-21 Appropriations Endgame
AAS Informational Emails - 2006
2006-01 AAAC AAS Town Hall
2006-02 FY 2006 Budget
2006-03 The President's FY 2007 Budget for Astronomy
2006-04 AAS Issues Statement on Competitiveness Initiative
2006-05 Congressman Culberson (R-TX) Calls on Science Community to Take Action
2006-06 NASA's Science Mission Directorate
2006-07 Senior Review Update
2006-08 NASA SMD Note to the Community
2006-09 Announcement of EPP2010 policy study release
2006-10 AAS Statement on the NASA Budget
2006-11 AAS Releases Statement on Atacama Large Millimeter Array
2006-12 Senior Review Update
2006-13 AAS to Advocate for NSF Funding
2006-14 Expect Travel Disruptions for IAU Travel
2006-15 Senior Review Update
2006-16 Interactions with NASA Administrator Michael Griffin
2006-17 Release of NSF Senior Review
2006-18 Special Chilean Astronomy Lecture
2006-19 AAS Releases Statement on NSF-AST Senior Review
2006-20 AAS Journals
AAS Informational Emails - 2005
2005-01 NASA Universe Division Call for White Papers
2005-02 House Science Committee Holds Hearing on Hubble Servicing
2005-03 Summary of House Science Committee Hearing on the Hubble Space Telescope
2005-04 Links to budget documents for NSF, NASA, DOE; and President's main budget
2005-04 Correction to NSF Office of Polar Programs
2005-05 NRC Astronomy and Astrophysics Letter Report
2005-06 AAS Issues Statement on Hubble Servicing
2005-07 Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee Annual Report Released
2005-08 Communication from AGU
2005-10 NASA Administrator Mike Griffin Confirmed
2005-11 AAS Statement on NASA's Science Mission Directorate
2005-12 AAS Signs Community Letter on Enhancing the US Visa System
2005-13 Defeat of the Weiner Amendment to H.R. 2862
2005-14 NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences Senior Review
2005-15 AAS Statement on Central Role of Science in Implementation of Vision for Space Exploration
2005-16 House of Representatives has passed NASA Authorization Bill
2005-17 Status and Future of Ongoing Senior Review
2005-18 Senior Review Communication
2005-19 Senior Review Update
2005-20 AAS Issues Statement Supporting Teaching of Evolution
2005-21 NSF Town Hall for astronomers in the DC region
2005-22 Membership of NSF-AST Senior Review Committee
2005-23 Correspondence from NSF-AST Senior Review Committee chair, Roger Blandford
2005-24 Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Approved by Senate and House Conference Committee
AAS Informational Emails - 2004
2004-01 Future Shuttle Servicing Missions
2004-02 Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission
2004-03 The President's FY 2005 Budget
2004-04 Communication from NASA OSS Management
2004-05 AAS Legislative Strategy in Response to the President's FY 2005 Budget
2004-06 Update on Congressional Resolutions related to HST-SM4 Cancellation
2004-07 National Academy of Science Announces Formation of Hubble Options Panel
2004-08 Good News: 157 Ehlers-Holt "Dear Colleague" Signers Thanks to AAS Member Help
2004-09 NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe Announced Beginning of Transformation of Agency
2004-10 Procedures and Policies Regarding VISA Applications
2004-11 National Academy Releases HST Servicing Interim Report
2004-12 Presidential Candidate Statements
2004-13 PBS Show "Origins"
AAS Informational Emails - 2003
2003-01 Foreign National's Visa Woes
2003-02 Comments Requested on Draft NSF Strategic Plan
2003-03 NASA Blue Ribbon Panel on HST Termination and Transition to JWST
2003-04 The Future of US VLBI
2003-05 Representative Vernon J. Ehlers Thanks Science Community
2003-06 HST-JWST Committee Report
2003-07 Special NSF Symposium on Ground- Based Astronomy
2003-08 Joint Meeting of the Origins and Structure and Evolution of the Universe Subcommittees of the Space Science Advisory Committee
AAS Informational Emails - 2002
2002-01 President's Budget Released
2002-02 AAS Endorses NSF Authorization Act of 2002
2002-03 McCain Amendment to NSF Authorization Act of 2002 Not Successful
2002-04 NSF Authorization Act of 2002 Passes, Calls for Doubling of NSF Budget
AAS Informational Emails - 2001
2001-01 President's Blue Ribbon Panel on NSF/NASA merge
2001-02 Letter from G. Riegler on NASA-OSS Grant Delays
2001-03 Summary of Blue Ribbon Panel Activities and Membership
2001-04 Initial summary of House FY 2002 VA-HUD-IA appropriations report language
2001-05 Maryland Lighting Advisory Board: Position for an Astronomer
2001-06 COMRAA Report Released
2001-07 AAS Endorsement of COMRAA Report
2001-08 Background on Potential Move of SAO Funds to NSF Issue