The 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, to be held in Phoenix, AZ, 4–8 January, is nearly here. The AAS Publishing team looks forward to connecting with meeting attendees, and you can find representatives from the publishing and journals’ editorial staff at the AAS booth in the Exhibit Hall in the Phoenix Convention Center. AAS Director of Scholarly Publishing Kerry Kroffe, AAS Editorial Operations Manager Alex Andrews, and AAS Journals Data Editors Greg Schwarz and Gus Muench will all be available at the AAS Publishing booth, so be sure to stop by to say hello, chat about the journals, and pick up some swag!
AAS Nova Editors Kerry Hensley and Susanna Kohler, AAS Media Fellow Lexi Gault, Astrobites Media Intern Amaya Sinha, and the rest of the Astrobites team will also be available periodically at the Astrobites booth in the Exhibit Hall. We look forward to seeing you there!
Open Science, Data, and AI in Astronomy: Sessions to Look for at AAS 247
Note: The links in this section take you to the corresponding entries in the AAS 247 block schedule. You must be logged in for the links to work correctly; otherwise, they will take you to the main block schedule page. Note that times and locations are subject to change.
If you’re interested in open-source software and its uses in astronomy, be sure to check out the “Open-Source Tools for Scalable Astronomical Data Analysis” iPoster session on Monday, 5 January, 9:00–10:00 am in the Exhibit Hall.
Dive into data issues on Tuesday, 6 January, at the “Data Roundtable” splinter session, which will run from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm in Room 121C. This session will be split into a moderated discussion with several short talks and an opportunity for attendees to engage with specific problems that they’re interested in.
Ever wondered why the AAS journals ask you to select five keywords to accompany your research article, or how to pick the best keywords? Join the “5 Keywords and Me” splinter session on Wednesday, 7 January, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in Room 121C to learn about the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus and how it makes your work more discoverable.
AAS 247 will include several sessions relating to the use of AI in astronomy. Of note: join the “Advancing AI Infrastructure for Large Astronomy Datasets” special session on Tuesday, 6 January, 2:00–3:30 pm in Room 232A to learn how AI tools can benefit upcoming large astronomical surveys. Wednesday, 7 January, will feature two sessions related to AI: a splinter session from the NASA Artificial Intelligence Science and Technology Interest Group from 10:00 am to 11:30 am in Room 231ABC, and the “AI and Foundation Models for Astronomical Inference” oral session from 2:00 to 3:30 pm in Room 228B. Finally, on Thursday, 8 January, the special session “AI Meets Stars: Advancing Our Understanding of Stellar Lives and Fates with Machine Learning” will take place 10:00–11:30 am in Room 226A.