Administrative Dates & Deadlines

Please note that in case of a deadline on a particular calendar date, the time of the deadline is 11:59 PM clock time in the IAU office in Paris, France on that given date. In European winter, Paris clock time is UTC + 1 hour. In European summer, Paris clock time is UTC + 2 hours.

2029
March
Mar 15		DEADLINE: Annual Reports due for Divisions, Commissions and Working Groups
Mar 15		Upon Request by the IAU President, The Special Nomination Committee begins working on a proposal of nominations of individuals to serve on the future Executive Committee
Mar 15		GS to send to the Finance Committee the 2028 Financial Report and the Auditor's Report
Mar 31		DEADLINE for Applications for the Gruber Foundation Fellowship
April
Apr 1		Opening of the Call for The Gruber Foundation Fellowship Applicants to Submit their Applications for Next Year
Apr 15		Deadline for the Finance Committee to Provide the IAU General Secretary with the Annual Report on the Accounts
May
May 15		Announcement of Recipients of the Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize
May 31		Applicants will be Notified by the IAU General Secretary of the Outcome of the Selection for the Gruber Fellowship and Announcement is Posted
May 31		Communication to the SOC on the Final Selection of Focus Meetings
May 31		Communication to the SOC of the Final Selection of Symposia
June
Jun 7		Accepted Individual and Junior Members Announced
Jun 15		First Announcement of Symposia and Focus Meetings (GA Website and IAU Website)
July
Jul 15		Members who have been marked as 'Inactive' for 3 years will be removed from the IAU lists
September
Sep 1 - Feb 28		Abstracts and Grant Submission Open for the General Assembly - Submitters are automatically pre-registered at the early-bird fee
Sep 15 - Feb 2		IAU Membership Application Process Opens
Sep 15		DEADLINE for Letters of Intent (LOI) for 2031 Symposia
Sep 15		National Members are Invited to submit candidatures for Honorary Members
Sep 30		Letters of Intent Published
November
Nov 1		DEADLINE for Letters of Intent to Host the IAU General Assembly in 2036 to Reach the General Secretary
Nov 15		DEADLINE for Submission of Resolutions with Financial Implications