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June 2021



  IAU Members Announcements


Result of IAU 2021 elections

17 June 2021: The composition of the new Division Steering Committees (DSC) and Commission Organizing Committees (COC) for the next triennium, resulting from the recent elections, is given below. Elections for Divisions and ...

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Resolutions to be Voted at the Upcoming Business Sessions of the XXXI General Assembly

16 June 2021: The IAU Resolutions Committee has approved the proposals of the four Resolutions that will be presented for voting at the virtual Business Sessions in August this year. The Business Sessions ...

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  IAU Press Releases


IAU Statement on Climate Change

24 June 2021: The IAU calls on our community to develop and implement specific actions to help achieve the aims of the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change. The study of astronomy provides ...




  IAU Public Announcements


Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society II Conference

23 June 2021: The UN Office of Outer Space Affairs, IAC, and the IAU are pleased to announce the Conference, Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society II, which will take place ...

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New IAU Catalyst June 2021

18 June 2021: The fifth issue of the IAU Catalyst has just been published. In this volume, we hear from General Secretary Teresa Lago about the conclusion of her term, as well as ...

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IAU Launches Call for Proposals for New Centre for the Protection of the Dark Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference

10 June 2021: [Note: this call was updated 23 June 2021] The International Astronomical Union (IAU) invites proposals for the establishment of an IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark Sky from ...

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The 3rd Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education: What everybody should know about Astronomy Education — Call for abstracts and speaker suggestions

2 June 2021: The 3rd Shaw–IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education will take place on 12–15 October 2021. Owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the workshop will be fully virtual.  This ...

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  IAU Science Announcements


XXXI General Assembly Business Sessions in August 2021

7 June 2021: Although the XXXI General Assembly (GA) of the IAU had to be postponed to August 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the triennium Business Sessions are still scheduled to go ...

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Highlights

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Scientific Dates & Deadlines

20 - 22 Jul 2021
IAU Offices Family Meeting (OAO, OAD, OYA & OAE)




Administrative Dates & Deadlines

1 Jul 2021
Call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for Symposia 2023

15 Jul 2021
DEADLINE for additional nominations from the National Members for future members of both the Membership Committee and the Finance Committee




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