AAS 227: Welcome!

Greetings from the 227th American Astronomical Society meeting in Kissimmee, Florida! This week, along with several fellow authors from astrobites, I will be writing updates on selected events at the meeting and posting at the end of each day. You can follow along here or at astrobites.com, or catch our live-tweeted updates from the @astrobites Twitter account. The usual posting schedule for AAS Nova will resume next week.

AAS Journals

If you’re an author or referee (or plan to be!) and you’re here at the meeting, consider joining us at our Author and Referee Workshop on Wednesday in the Tallahassee room, where we’ll be sharing some of the exciting new features of the AAS journals. You can drop into either of the two-hour sessions (10 AM – 12 PM or 1 PM – 3 PM), and there will be a free buffet lunch at noon. Here’s the agenda:

Morning Session Topic & Speaker
10:00 am – 10:05 am Introductions
Julie Steffen
10:05 am – 10:35 am Changes at AAS Journals; How to Be a Successful AAS Author
Ethan Vishniac
10:35 am – 11:00 am The Peer Review Process
Butler Burton
11:00 am – 11:15 am AAS Nova: Sharing AAS Authors’ Research with the Broader Community
Susanna Kohler
11:15 am – 11:30 am Fixing Software and Instrumentation Publishing: New Paper Styles in AAS Journals
Chris Lintott
11:30 am – 11:45 am Making Article Writing Easier with the New AASTeX v6.0
Greg Schwarz
11:45 am – 12:00 pm Bringing JavaScript and Interactivity to Your AAS Journal Figures
Gus Muench
Lunch Session Topic & Speaker
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm Unified Astronomy Thesaurus
Katie Frey
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm AAS/ADS ORCID Integration Tool
Alberto Accomazzi
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm WorldWide Telescope and Video Abstracts
Josh Peek
12:45 pm – 01:00 pm Arizona Astronomical Data Hub (AADH)
Bryan Heidorn
Afternoon Session Topic & Speaker
01:00 pm – 01:05 pm Introductions
Julie Steffen
01:05 pm – 01:35 pm Changes at AAS Journals; How to Be a Successful AAS Author
Ethan Vishniac
01:35 pm – 02:00 pm The Peer Review Process
Butler Burton
02:00 pm – 02:15 pm AAS Nova: Sharing AAS Authors’ Research with the Broader Community
Susanna Kohler
02:15 pm – 02:30 pm Fixing Software and Instrumentation Publishing: New Paper Styles in AAS Journals
Chris Lintott
02:30 pm – 02:45 pm Making Article Writing Easier with the New AASTeX v6.0
Greg Schwarz
02:45 pm – 03:00 pm Bringing JavaScript and Interactivity to Your AAS Journal Figures
Gus Muench

 

If you’re at the meeting but can’t make the workshop, stop by the IOP booth in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #223) to learn more about the new corridors for AAS Journals and to pick up a badge pin to represent your corridor!

corridors