Newsletter
Editor: Judith M. Johnson
Associate Editor: Crystal Tinch
AAS Executive Officer: Kevin B. Marvel
Associate Editor, Letters: Jeffrey Linsky, U. Colorado
The AAS Newsletter is published five times a year and is mailed periodical postage rate to all AAS Members.
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On Contents:
How to Submit Material:
- Submission of Articles, Deadlines
- Submission of Meetings for the Calendar Section
- Submission of Letters to the Editor, Deadlines
Electronic Announcements
OnLine Newsletters
Contents
Special Features of Each Issue:
- March: AAS Election results; Highlights of the Winter AAS meeting and Council actions at that meeting; Proposal Solicitation for next Winter Meeting; information about Spring meeting;
- June: Annual AAS and Division Prizes;
- August: Preliminary Slate of Candidates for AAS office; Highlights of the Spring AAS meeting, and Council actions at that meeting;
- October: Final Slate, AAS Elections; Winter Meeting Information; Proposal Solicitation for next Spring/Summer Meeting;
- December: Statements of the Candidates for AAS Office and the Election Ballot.
All Issues Include:
- Society Business, Executive Office Administrative items;
- Committee reports and Education columns, as available;
- Calendar section;
- Highlights of recent Division Meetings; Division News
- Announcements of Grant Opportunities, Call for Observing Proposals;
- Nominations for various awards and honors; and other news, etc.
- Honors received by AAS members;
- News from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific;
- Washington News: Updates on federal and congressional actions affecting astronomy
How to Submit Material
Submission of Articles:
Items of general interest to be considered for publication in the Newsletter should be sent to Crystal Tinch, Associate Editor at tinch@aas.org. Appropriate pictures and graphics are welcomed. If digital, images should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Also, black and white or color photos of any size will do. The deadline for submission of articles is approximately six weeks prior to the first of the publication month. Exact deadlines are published in each Newsletter in the box on page 2 and in the "Important Deadlines" sections of the annual Membership Directory. Articles will be published and edited at the discretion of the Editor.
| 2008 Deadlines: | |
| March/April issue: | 11 January 2008 |
| May/June: | 11 April 2008 |
| July/August: | 13 June 2008 |
| September/October: | 15 August 2008 |
| November/December: | 3 October 2008 |
Calendar Section:
Meetings of interest to astronomers are listed but, as space is limited, the Newsletter generally only publishes notice of meetings.
- occurring in North and Central America;
- meetings of the IAU Commissions and Colloquia; and
- other meetings as requested by AAS Members.
Meetings that fall within 30 days of publication are not listed. A complete list of international astronomy meetings is maintained at http://cadcwww.hia.nrc.ca/meetings/.
Letters to the Editor:
Letters on current issues of importance to astronomers are welcomed. Letters must be signed and should not exceed 250 words. The deadline for submission of letters to the Editor is published in each Newsletter and is approximately seven weeks before the first of the publication month. Letters must be sent to Jeff Linsky, Associate Editor, Letters, jlinksy@jila.colorado.edu, phone 303-492-7838, or FAX 303-492-5235. The Associate Editor may edit letters, but will consult with authors before doing so. Letters will be published at the discretion of the Editors.
Newsletter OnLine:
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