Affiliated Societies

Affiliated Societies

▸ Armenian Astronomical Society (ArAS)

▸ Astronomische Gesellschaft (AG) (Legal seat in Germany)

▸ Astronomical Society of Ireland (ASI)

▸ Austrian Society for Astronomy and Astrophysics (OeGAA)

▸ Bulgarian Astronomical Society (BGAS)

The Bulgarian Astronomical Society (BGAS), founded in 2000, is a non-governmental organisation. It is administered by a president and a board of governors that includes established scientists from all the astronomical institutions in Bulgaria, directors of Public observatories and planetariums and a representative of the amateur astronomers. At present BGAS has about 70 active members. The membership of the BGAS includes professional and amateur astronomers, graduate and post-graduate students, and teachers. The main goals of the BGAS include creating a comprehensive long-term strategy for the development of Bulgarian astronomy, promotion and public outreach of astronomy. On national level BGAS facilitates research, outreach and educational activities, organises the Annual Conference of the Bulgarian Astronomical Society, and participates in the creation of national strategies and policies for astronomy and astrophysics research and education. BGAS is responsible for the relations with European astronomical bodies such as ASTRONET and the European Astronomical Society (EAS). BGAS takes part in national and international research, outreach and education projects, such as the FP7 project Researcher's Night 2009 ? Star Night, the International Year of Astronomy 2009, IAU100:Under One Sky, Erasmus+ Education projects, etc.

▸ Croatian Astronomical Society (HAD)

▸ Czech Astronomical Society (CzAS)

The Czech Astronomical Society was founded in 1917. It co-organized the EWASS 2017 in Prague at the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Professional astromomy in the Czech Republic is governed by the Czech National Committee for Astronomy, the section oCzAS that coordinates its activities towards the EAS and the IAU.

▸ Instrument Center for Danish Astrophysics (IDA)

IDA is a national center funded by the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation. The center has previously been based at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen and since 1 January 2014 IDA has been situated at Aarhus University. As research opportunities appear on an almost daily basis it is vital for Danish astrophysics that IDA can play an important role in recommending specific plans of action on the different issues in relation to this. Hence the focal point of IDA is to secure the Danish representation-, target the Danish strategic collaboration with the different international organizations and achieve the maximum benefit for Danish science.

▸ Royal Netherlands Astronomical Society (KNA, formerly NAC)

The Royal Netherlands Astronomical Society is the professional society for astronomers in The Netherlands and Belgium. On May 27, 2019, the Nederlandse Astronomenclub (NAC) became "Royal" and changed its name to Koninklijke Nederlandse Astronomenclub. It was founded on 5 October 1918. The aim of the KNA is to promote the study of astronomy in the Netherlands. To this end, the KNA stimulates astronomy education in primary and secondary education and the Dutch Astronomer Conference is organized once a year.

▸ Estonian Astronomical Society (EAS)

▸ Eurasian Astronomical Society (EAAS)

The Eurasian Astronomical Society (EAAS) was established in 1990 as the Astronomical Society of the USSR. It was soon reformed into an international non-governmental organization and officially registed according to legislation of the Russian Federation. The society is based on individual membership. Though its members are mainly from the countries of the former Soviet Union, its membership is open to professional astronomers from any country of the world. Every three years, the EAAS holds a congress, where three chairpersons and the Board of the EAAS are elected. The main forms of the EAAS activity are organizing scientific conferences, publishing an information bulletin "Astrocourier" (in Russian) and a professional journal "Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions (in English), defending interests of observatories and individual astronomers, supporting astronomical education and planetaria.

▸ Finnish Astronomical Society (FAS)

The Finnish Astronomical Society was established in 1969 and includes over a hundred members. The members consist of professional astronomers and students, in addition to former professional astronomers who have moved on to teaching or outreach-related activities. The main task of the society is to promote astronomical research in Finland, and to connect astronomers working in different universities in Finland.

▸ French Astronomical Society (SF2A)

The French astronomical society has been found in 1978 and is only professional with roughly 400 members. Each year we organise our annual meeting, where what we call in France the national programs hold a workshop, a very important moment for science discussions. Among all our actions, we attribute each year two prizes, one for a young researcher and another for the best PhD. We also fund some outreach actions. Every week we send a newsletter to the whole French astronomical community (not only our members). We are also the national "link" with the IAU. We try to communicate about new scientific results through our Facebook and Twitter and keep a careful look at the media releases about astronomy

▸ Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.)

The Hellenic Astronomical Society has about 200 professional members, senior (PhD holders) and junior (PhD candidates). Amateur Astronomers are not members. A good fraction of the members of work abroad. The Society holds a scientific meeting every other year. The presentations are in English and quite a few of the participants are non-Greek. Prominent Astronomers from around the world are invited to give Plenary Lectures.

▸ Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)

▸ Icelandic National Committee for Astronomy (INCA)

▸ Italian Astronomical Society (SAIt)

The Italian Astronomical Society (SAIt) was founded in 1920, when the activities of Italian Spectroscopy Society (born in 1871) were coming to an end. The headquarters are in Florence, where the secretariat resides. SAIt counts professional astronomers, high-school teachers and amateur astronomers among its members, who are distributed throughout Italy. Through them, SAIt promotes the scientific culture and the astronomical knowledge from schools to the general pubblic. It is also involved in activities related to national and international special events, and participates in national and international projects of relevance, such as the International Year of Light in 2015, the IAU AstroEDU program, the 100 year anniversary of IAU, the bi-centennial celebrations for Angelo Secchi, the celebrations for Guido Horn D'Arturo and the recognition of the importance of his multi-mirror telescopes with the dedication of the ASTRI telescope to him. Among its main activities, SAIt organizes courses for high-school teachers, to help them better insert astronomy in the school curriculum. On behalf of the Ministry of Education, SAIt organizes the Italian Astronomy Olympiads, and is part of the International Astronomy Olympiads. To prepare students for the competition, together with the Italian Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), SAIt organizes courses and schools for students and their tutors. A national meeting is organized annually, usually in collaboration with INAF, where astronomers and educators can discuss recent discoveries and progress in astronomy (underlining the Italian involvement), scientific projects, education and outreach activities, in general the present and the future of the astronomical community at large in Italy.

▸ Latvian Astronomical Society (LAB)

▸ Lithuanian Astronomical Society (LAS)

▸ Norwegian National Committee for Astronomy (NNCA)

▸ Polish Astronomical Society (PTA)

The Polish astronomical society was founded in 1923. It has in 2019 262 members, all professionals. Its aim is to unite Polish researchers from various institutes, support astronomical efforts, publish magazine and TV series, organize national conferences/assemblies, represent astronomers to policy makers/ministries, organize annual week lectures for young researchers with outstanding researchers, and apply for grants.

▸ Portuguese Astronomical Society (SPA)

▸ Romanian National Committee for Astronomy (CNRA)

The CNRA was founded in 1933, the first committee inside the Romanian Academy. The Romanian Astronomical Journal is under its professional patronage.

▸ Royal Astronomical Society (RAS)

▸ Society of Astronomers of Serbia (DAS)

▸ Slovak Astronomical Society (SAS)

The Slovak Astronomical Society (SAS) was established at the founding congress on December 16, 1959. The Society associates professional and amateur astronomers, as well as fans of this scientific field, which has a long and rich tradition in Slovakia. The activities of the Society are carried out in seven branches and in nine specialised sections. In addition to its professional activities, the Society focuses mainly on education and outreach of astronomy among the public, especially among young people. Every year it organizes several conferences, workshops, expeditions, and youth astrocamps, knowledge, and astrophotography competitions, public lectures, and night sky observations. The Society is very active in the field of dark and quite sky protection.

▸ Society of Mathematicians, Physicists and Astronomers of Slovenia (DMFA)

The Society of Mathematicians, Physicists, and Astronomers of Slovenia (Društvo matematikov, fizikov in astronomov Slovenije - DMFA) is the main Slovenian society in the fields of mathematics, physics and astronomy. It was established in 1949. Its members include primary and high-school teachers of mathematics and physics, as well as researchers, university professors and students of mathematics, physics and astronomy at all Slovenian universities and institutes covering these fields.

▸ Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA)

▸ Swedish National Committee for Astronomy (SNCA)

▸ Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy (SSAA)

▸ Turkish Astronomical Society (TAD)

The Turkish Astronomical Society (TAD) was founded in 1954. TAD is the official representative of Turkey in IAU and in EAS. The society has almost 150 members (in 2019) with almost 100 having a PhD degree. TAD is the professional organization for the astronomy in Turkey since its foundation. Nowadays, society discusses to change its statue to incorporate students and amateur astronomers as members. TAD organizes symposiums, workshops, astronomical meetings, public outreach activities and teacher training programs in the national level. Especially, National Astronomy Meetings held biennially are the main astronomical events in Turkey in the professional level. TAD started to publish Turkish Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics (TJAA) for professional astronomers and it has been publishing ?The Sky? magazine ("Gökyüzü" in Turkish) for amateurs since 1957.

▸ Ukrainian Astronomical Association (UAA)

Ukrainian Astronomical Association (UAA) is a non-governmental public organization of the Ukrainian astronomers-professionals. The UAA was founded in 1991 and since that year the UAA coordinates the astronomical activity in Ukraine. Our organization has a widely developed structure that includes divisions in many cities of Ukraine where the astronomical institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine are located. There are about 1000 persons in Ukraine involved in astronomical researches. Ukraine is the country, where the astronomy subject is included in the educational standard for about 48000 secondary schools. There are several planetariums, which are opened to public. The UAA serves as the National Committee of astronomers of Ukraine in the IAU and the EAS. Our members take part in expertise of projects proposed by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Ministry of Industrial Policy, the Ministry for Education and Science, and others. The UAA members take an active part in advertizing the astronomy and space research through newspapers, magazines, and TV and radio communications. The documentaries about famous astronomers and observatories are produced with our assistance too.