I see on the #aas249 registration page that the Open Mic is still happening! Who is running it this year?
Better question: who is performing this year?!

I see on the #aas249 registration page that the Open Mic is still happening! Who is running it this year?
Better question: who is performing this year?!
#AAS249 Call for Late Abstracts
To share your latest research with an audience of scientists at all career stages, submit your late abstract (for iPosters only) in one of more than 50 topical categories by 11:59 pm ET on Monday, 26 October. More details: ow.ly/5GQq50ZXlIl π
#AAS249 AAS offers support for meeting attendees with family care needs.
Dependent Care Grants: Apply for subsidized dependent care, whether on-site or back home. Deadline: 2 Nov
On-Site Childcare: Run by KiddieCorp, experts with 41 years running programs at conventions. aas.org/meetings/aas... π
Don't miss your chance to be part of #AAS249.
TODAY is the deadline to submit an abstract for the 249th AAS meeting. If you'd like to present β via a talk or a poster β your abstract must be submitted by the end of today, 5 October, at 11:59 pm ET. aas.org/meetings/aas... π
#AAS249 Your research, center stage in Salt Lake City.
Planning to submit an iPoster for the 249th AAS meeting in Salt Lake City? The abstract deadline has been extended to 5 October.
Students entering the Chambliss competition, your abstract is due by the same deadline. aas.org/meetings/aas... π
π #AAS249 Meet plenary speaker Mary Anne Limbach (U of Michigan) β research focuses on discovering & characterizing planetary systems in unexplored regimes, including cold giant planets, planets around white dwarfs, exomoons & exorings.
Join us in Salt Lake! aas.org/meetings/aas249/registration
π #AAS249 Planning to submit an iPoster for the 249th AAS meeting in Salt Lake City? Good news: the abstract deadline has been extended to 5 October! AAS member @drgamble21.bsky.social walks you through it step by step in this short tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlGv...
#AAS249 The AAS invites organizations to participate in the Grad Student/REU Fair at the 249th AAS meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Sunday, 10 January 2027
π 5:30β7:00 pm MT
Last yearβs event SOLD OUT before the deadline! Reserve your space by 11 December. aas.org/meetings/aas... π
This could be you in Salt Lake City.
#AAS249 Abstract deadline is 30 Sep by 11:59 pm ET. When you submit your abstract, you'll be asked to choose between an iPoster or a paper poster.
Students entering the Chambliss competition, your abstract is due by the same deadline. aas.org/meetings/aas... π
π #AAS249 Plenary Speaker: Yao-Yuan Mao (θ θε )
Assistant Professor at Univ of Utah, Mao studies low-mass galaxies β developing new observational methods to find these faint systems and using them to probe galaxy evolution & the nature of dark matter.
Early reg closes 12 Oct: aas.org/meetings/aas...
Now that the WFI is on, are you excited to get your hands on Roman data?
Don't forget to sign-up for our workshop when you register for #AAS249 in Salt Lake City, UT:
Roman, JWST, TESS, Gaia, and More: Working with Big Data at MAST, Sunday, January 10, 2027 at 9am.
#NASARoman #DrNefario #MAST
#AAS249 Excited to welcome Anna Ho to the stage! Her work has revealed ultra-bright, short-duration optical flaring tied to a new class of fast blue optical transients β reshaping how we understand the lives & deaths of stars.
π Early reg closes 12 October: aas.org/meetings/aas249/registration