›239th meeting of the AAS

Astronomers will be gathering in Salt Lake City, Utah, this January for the first in-person meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in two years. From 9 to 13 January 2022, astronomers, students, educators, and journalists will gather at the Salt Palace Convention Center (100 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101) for the 239th AAS meeting. With an additional complement of attendees participating virtually, this meeting is sure to be one of the astronomical sciences’ biggest conferences of the year. Social media hashtag: #aas239.

Salt Lake City is no stranger to astronomy and space sciences. The industry around Salt Lake City has a long history of supporting spaceflight — from the development of the Space Shuttle’s solid rocket boosters to the current work on the Space Launch System, NASA’s upcoming super heavy-lift launch vehicle. Instruments for well-known astronomy missions — like the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and the OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu — were also built in the area.

In addition, the region surrounding Salt Lake City has plenty of opportunities for people to access the night sky, from planetariums and observatories — including the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex, which houses some of the most powerful amateur telescopes in the world available to the public — to a number of certified dark-sky parks within a short drive of the city.

Registration

Registration for AAS 239 is still open! Regular registration ends on 30 November; after that, registration rates increase. There will be no onsite registration available, so make sure you’re registered before the close of late registration on 4 January. Note that all in-person AAS 239 attendees will be required to provide proof of vaccination via a secure, third-party site before they can register. The confirmation of this proof can take up to 48 hours, so please plan ahead!

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