Dear Colleague,
Please find below the communication from Prof. Yashwant Gupta, Chair of the IAU National Committee for Astronomy (NCA) in India, regarding application for IAU memberships. Queries/enquiries regarding eligibility, etc. may please be directed to Prof. Yashwant Gupta <ygupta@ncra.tifr.res.in>.
Best regards,
Sarita
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Dear Sarita,
Can you please forward this to the ASI members for information and further dissemination. In case anybody who wants to apply has any queries or clarifications, they can contact me.
With best wishes,
Yashwant Gupta.
Chair, IAU National Committe.
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To: All focal points and representatives of IAU National Members
Dear Yashwant,
I am pleased to inform you of the launch of the call for IAU Members to be admitted in 2027. The official announcement is now live on the IAU website. The deadline for applications is 15 December. We invite you to share the information widely among eligible candidates, both for Individual and Junior Membership, within your National Member scientific community.
As in the previous application cycle, candidates will submit their applications directly through the central IAU application platform. Following the close of the application deadline, your membership focal point will receive access to the submitted applications relevant to your National Member for review and evaluation.
Please note that, based on the valuable feedback received from National Members during the last application cycle, the Eligibility Guidelines and Application Procedure for IAU Individual and Junior Membership have been updated.
Furthermore, we ask for your support in highlighting the opening of the registration and abstract submission for the XXXIII IAU General Assembly 2027 and disseminating this announcement to researchers and institutions across your National Member community.
Finally, I take this opportunity to remind you of the call for proposals to host the XXXV IAU General Assembly (GA) in 2033, which closes on 1 November.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and efforts in strengthening the international astronomical community. We hope to see you in Rome for the GA in August next year.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have questions.
With best regards,
Prof. Diana Worrall
General Secretary
International Astronomical Union