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.
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!
