The International Astronomical Union

Final Statement of Pontifical Academy Workshop on Astrophysics Mentions Importance of Dark & Quiet Skies https://buff.ly/4dxdxJf

Marcia Rieke Receives $500 000 Gruber Cosmology Prize The 2024 Gruber Cosmology Prize recognises Marcia Rieke of the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory for her pioneering work in infrared astronomy, especially her oversight of instruments allowing astronomers to explore the earliest galaxies in the universe. https://buff.ly/3QxzzBZ

The IAU Symposium #IAUS388 on 'Solar and Stellar Coronal Mass Ejections' is now being held in Krakow, Poland, until May 10, 2024. https://buff.ly/3RprT5F #IAUS388

Every three years, in coordination with the IAU General Assembly (GA), the IAU membership has the opportunity to make recommendations on scientific, administrative, and financial matters that have a broad and significant impact on the Union and the astronomical community as a whole. Three resolutions will be presented for voting on 7 August and 14 August of this year, during the Business Sessions of the XXXII IAU GA in Cape Town, South Africa. https://buff.ly/3Ww9PKa

The latest edition of the IAU Working Group Bulletin on Small Bodies Nomenclature (Volume 4, #6) 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 at the XXXII IAU General Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa, on August 6-7, 2024. https://buff.ly/3xquswN #IAUFM1 #IAUGA2024

IAU Opens 2024 Call for Proposals to Promote Sustainable Development https://buff.ly/3UBMULV

The IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) is excited to announce a call for two job openings: Deputy Director and International Outreach Officer. Both positions are full-time and will be based at the OAO, which is located at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Mitaka Campus, Tokyo, Japan. Remote working will not be considered for either position. The deadline is 17 May 2024 (23:59 UTC). buff.ly/3PNB4vn

The IAU Focus Meeting 2 on 'A Coherent View of Atomic and Molecular Gas from Infrared to Radio Wavelengths' will be held at the XXXII IAU General Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa, on August 6-7, 2024. https://buff.ly/3vQq4qa #IAUFM1 #IAUGA2024

The IAU Focus Meeting 4 on 'Bridging the final stages of massive stars to supernovae and transients' will be held at the XXXII IAU General Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa, on August 13-14, 2024. https://buff.ly/4aznrrS #IAUFM4 #IAUGA2024