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RAS E-CIRCULAR, 2010 May
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* May RAS Meetings
* Future meetings
* Space & Astronomy Digest
* Friends of the RAS
* Notes for Fellows
* RAS jobs list
* Member benefits
**NB 13 May 2010 - Deadline for 2010 RAS Fellowships applications**
http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1731&Itemid=1
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RAS MEETINGS - FRIDAY MAY 14
* May's Specialist Discussion Meeting is 10:00-15:30:
'Astrobiology on the Moon'
in the RAS Lecture Theatre, Burlington House, Piccadilly,
* 190th RAS Annual General Meeting from 14:00-15:45
in the Geological Society Lecture Theatre, Burlington House
(open to Fellows only)
* The subsequent A&G meeting is open to all, with:
John Armstrong (Weber State University, Ogden, USA)
60 Minutes to Near-Space: High altitude ballooning
with applications in geology, astrobiology, and astronomy
Foteini Lykou (Jodrell Bank, Manchester)
Discs around evolved stars at high angular resolution
Peter Sammonds (Geophysics, UCL)
Eyjafjallajokull and Katla eruptions
David Robinson (Earth Sciences, Oxford) - Winton Capital Award for Geophysics
Super-shear earthquakes: what has happened and what could happen
(Geological Society Lecture Theatre, 16:00-18:00)
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FUTURE MEETINGS
3 June - Science Meets Art: Investigating Pigments in Art and Archeology
by Prof Robin Clark (UCL) at Geol Soc, part of Burlington House lectures
www.burlingtonhouse.org
18 June - 'Explosive Transients' at Liverpool John Moores
http://www.astro.ljmu.ac.uk/ras2010/
Registration closes on 4 June
2 - 6 August - 'Darkness Visible' 2010 Cambridge Conference
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/meetings/dv10/
23 - 24 September - The astrophysics of transient phenomena:
from exoplanets to hypernovae - RAS/RIA/ASGI meeting in Dublin
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SPACE & ASTRONOMY DIGEST
Robert Massey's latest on-line summary of meetings & events of interest.
http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1757&Itemid=2
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FRIENDS OF THE RAS
If you know someone interested in astronomy who enjoys attending
popular lectures and social events why not tell them about the
'Friends of the RAS'? See http://friends.ras.org.uk/
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NOTES FOR FELLOWS
RAS Council 2010 Elections - voting is now open
2011 RAS Awards and Medals - deadline 31 July
http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1755&Itemid=1
You can now look at minutes of RAS Council meetings in the members
area, with the most recent on the home page, on http://www.ras.org.uk/
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RAS JOBS LIST
The RAS has offered a jobs list since 2002. There are over 1225
active members on this list, so it is worth advertising your
vacancies - and it is FREE. In 2009 there have been at least 57 job
postings on the list, so it is worth registering and checking it out.
http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=221
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MEMBER BENEFITS
A reminder that RAS Fellows are eligible for discounts on a range of
books, attractions, and journals (including free access to on-line
editions of all RAS journals).
Of course, RAS Fellows also enjoy free admission to all Specialist
Discussion meetings.
In addition they have the use, subject to availability, of the new
100-seater lecture theatre and the 30-seater Council room in the
RAS’s refurbished Burlington House premises, as well as a superb,
and comfortable, fellows room (especially useful as a London base
for out-of-town members).
There is a continuing special offer whereby full-time students
studying astronomy, geophysics, or a related subject may join the
Society for a first year's contribution of only £1 when they agree
to pay by direct debit or by continuous credit-card payment.
If you're university-based and need someone to sign your RAS
membership application, or to provide other information, your first
port of call should be your local Point of Contact (PoC)
http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=228&Itemid=88
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