The International Astronomical Union

Elections for the Organising Committee of the IAU Junior Members Working Group are now open. If you are a junior member of the IAU, please consider applying by July 15. The organising committee consists of 10 early career researchers members elected to represent the IAU Junior Members and lead the working group's activities. https://buff.ly/3WbF10C

Marcia Rieke Receives $500 000 Gruber Cosmology Prize for her pioneering work in infrared astronomy. Rieke will officially receive the award at a ceremony on 8 August at the XXXII IAU General Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa. https://buff.ly/3QxzzBZ

The IAU Focus Meeting 2 on 'A Coherent View of Atomic and Molecular Gas from Infrared to Radio Wavelengths' will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, on August 6-7, 2024, as part of the historical XXXII IAU General Assembly. If you can't attend in person, you can join us virtually. Register now at https://buff.ly/49PtkAO https://buff.ly/3vQq4qa #IAUFM2 #IAUGA2024

The latest edition of the IAU Working Group Bulletin on Small Bodies Nomenclature (Volume 4, #9) has been released. The PDF can be found here: https://buff.ly/49tiykn

The IAU Focus Meeting 1 on 'Harnessing ground-based optical telescopes: an opportunity for emerging astronomy in Africa' will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, on August 6-7, 2024, as part of the historical XXXII IAU General Assembly. If you can't attend in person, you can join us virtually! Register now at https://buff.ly/49PtkAO https://buff.ly/3xquswN #IAUFM1 #IAUGA2024

If you can't attend our IAU General Assembly 2024 in person, you can join us virtually and participate in groundbreaking discussions and sessions from anywhere in the world. Register now and don't miss out on this historic event: https://buff.ly/49PtkAO

IAU Scientific Meetings for 2025 Announced https://buff.ly/4eGD9Ee

Media Invitation to the XXXII General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union — The first IAU General Assembly in Africa will have both a scientific and societal impact with the exciting addition of Africa Astro Month, a celebration created for this momentous occasion. https://buff.ly/4dOPSV1

IAU Scientific Meetings for 2025 Announced https://lnkd.in/dqDrj9gF

International Congress of the Astronomical Youth (ICAY) will run until June 30 in Paris, bringing together over one hundred students. This edition is held under the auspices of the Société Astronomique de France and with the support of the International Astronomical Union. The opening ceremony will have an intervention from our IAU President Debra Elmegreen. You can follow the congress online on YouTube here: https://buff.ly/3xMnnqC