EAS News
Your aspirations and concerns about 'Astronomy made in Europe'
A word from the President

I hope the arrival of the twelfth e-Newsletter finds you in good health and coping well with the challenges of teaching and researching in Covid-safe ways. Your Society is growing and we now number almost 4000 members. Do remind your colleagues that all they have to do to become a member is to accept the invitation from one of the 27 Affiliated Societies when it comes, or signal your interest to your Affiliated Society. The Council meets with the representatives of the Affiliated Societies twice year so that we can stay in touch with your aspirations and concerns about 'Astronomy made in Europe'. Read more


EAS News
EAS 2021 Virtual in Leiden, 28 June - 2 July 2021
List of Symposia and Sessions available online

Preparations for the virtual EAS Annual Meeting 2021, organised from 28 June to 2 July 2021, are ongoing at full speed. The organisers have set up an exciting programme with 16 Symposia, 36 Special Sessions and 5 Lunch Sessions, and 8 Plenary Talks. The EAS Prize winners will receive their prize and present their work, and also the 2020 AIP Tate Medal and the Astronomy & Astrophysics Awards 2021 will be awarded during the conference. Read more


EAS News
EAS 2022 in Valencia, 27 June - 1 July 2022
Call for proposals for Symposia and Sessions in summer

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced EAS Council to reconsider the organisation of the EAS Annual Meetings. The EAS 2022 Annual Meeting will be hosted in Valencia from 27 June to 1 July 2022. The current pandemic situation makes it daunting to make predictions on what the world would like next year, but EAS Council sincerely hopes that we will be able to return to a physical or hybrid format in 2022. The call for proposals for Symposia and Sessions will be launched this summer.


EAS News
EAS 2023 and 2024: selection of the host ongoing
Several Letters of Intent received

With over 1200 participants every year, the EAS Annual Meeting is the largest astronomy conference in Europe. The meeting is organised at a different location every year, providing European astronomers the opportunity to get acquainted with and engage with the different astronomical societies and cultures on the continent. Last year, EAS Council announced the opportunity to bid to host the EAS Annual Meeting in 2023 or 2024. Four Letters of Intent to host the EAS Annual Meeting were received and will be evaluated by the EAS Council.


EAS News
Awardees of the 2021 EAS Prizes announced
MERAC Prizes, Jocelyn Bell Burnell Inspiration Medal, Tycho Brahe Medal, Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture

Each year the European Astronomical Society awards a number of prizes to astronomers who have made a remarkable contribution. The six awardees of the 2021 EAS Prizes have been announced in March 2021 via an EAS press release. They will all receive their prize and give a plenary lecture at the EAS 2021 virtual meeting in Leiden. Read more


EAS News
The EAS Working Group on Sustainability
Statement of objectives

In Autumn 2020, the EAS established a Sustainability Working Group in accordance with its commitment to a sustainable development of European astronomy. As shown by Nature Astronomy's Climate Issue in 2020, to which members of this WG contributed, (European) astronomical research is carbon intensive. As a community, we must work together to find solutions to reduce our carbon footprint and avert climate catastrophe. Read more


EAS News
The EAS Working Group on Diversity and Inclusion
Statement of objectives

The EAS Working Group on Diversity and Inclusion (DIWG) was established in 2019 with the main objective of raising awareness on various issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion in astronomy. These issues include race, sex, gender identity, disability, socio-economic background, nationality, ethnicity, neurodiversity, religion, and any intersections between them. EAS and its affiliated societies intend to develop a process to leverage diversity and achieve inclusion that maximizes the potential of all astronomers. Read more


EAS News
A&A: a new EAS Organisational Member
An international journal, run by astronomers for astronomers

Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering theoretical, observational, and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics. Publishing over 2000 articles per year, it is one of the most important academic journals in its field. The journal editorial office is located at Observatoire de Paris, France. Read more


EAS News
L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award to Françoise Combes
EAS Nominating Committee Chair honoured for her outstanding contribution to astrophysics

On the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February 2021, UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation honoured five women researchers in the fields of astrophysics, mathematics, chemistry and informatics as part of the 23rd International L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards. This year, Professor Françoise Combes, chair of the EAS Nominating Committee, was among the five awardees. Read more


EAS News
EAS' partner Kuoni Congress honoured for organisation of EAS 2020
Americas-European 2020 Virtual Event of the Year

Organising a virtual meeting for more than 1700 participants is a serious challenge. Last year, Kuoni Congress, EAS' partner for the Annual Meetings, has made a serious investment in order to make EAS 2020 the success it was. A significant part of that investment was the enrolment of the OnAIR platform that gave participants the possibility to navigate through the conference. Centium, the company that runs the OnAIR platform, has announced its annual Virtual Event awards, and Kuoni Congress has been awarded the Americas-European 2020 Virtual Event of the Year for the EAS 2020 Annual Meeting. EAS thanks our partner Kuoni Congress for its commitment to run successful EAS annual meetings.


Contributed News
Astronet Science Vision and Infrastructure Roadmap
Call for input and feedback by the European astronomical community

Astronet is a consortium of European funding agencies, established for the purpose of providing advice on long-term planning and development of European astronomy. Setup in 2005, its members include most of the major European astronomy nations, with associated links to the European Space Agency, the European Southern Observatory, the Square Kilometre Array, and the European Astronomical Society, among others. The purpose of the Science Vision and Infrastructure Roadmap is to deliver a coordinated vision covering the entire breadth of astronomical research, from the origin and early development of the Universe to our own solar system. Read more


About the EAS and the e-Newsletter

The European Astronomical Society (EAS) is a society of professional astronomers founded in 1990 and aiming at promoting and advancing astronomy in Europe. Its contact point is the EAS Office, located at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Started in 2016, the e-Newsletter is a prime communication tool between the society and its members, and it is issued three to four times per year.

If you would like to contribute, please contact Maarten Baes (Ghent University, Belgium), the EAS e-Newsletter editor.

Composition of the EAS Council

President:
Roger Davies, UK
Vice-President:
Sara Lucatello, Italy
Lex Kaper, The Netherlands
Secretary:
Inma Domínguez, Spain
Treasurer:
Nick Kylafis, Greece
Councillors:
Georges Meylan, Switzerland
Andreas Burkert, Germany
Antoaneta Antonova, Bulgaria
Agata Różańska, Poland
Maarten Baes, Belgium