The Society

The Society has adopted a structure in which topical interest groups may be formed, known as Chapters. Currently there are three Chapters:

• Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (ANITA), a virtual institute which aims to raise the profile of Australian theoretical astrophysics, and
• Education and Public Outreach Chapter (EPOC), serving to advance the level of public awareness of the excitement of astronomy.
• Women in Astronomy, to monitor and promote the status of women working in astronomy in Australia.

The Society provides a representative on:

• the National Committee for Astronomy (NCA) of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS). The AAS is Australia's link with the International Council for Science (ICSU) and its constituent bodies and committees, in particular the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The NCA is the standing committee of the AAS which advises on astronomical matters including international relationships.
• the Standards Australia committee LG2 (Road Lighting) and LG10 (Obtrusive Lighting)
• the committee administering the Donovan Astronomical Trust.

The ASA is Trustee of the Foundation for the Advancement of Astronomy (FAA). The FAA is a tax-deductible Foundation intended to enhance the ASA's efforts to promote Astronomy and related fields in Australia, and to recognise and support excellence in those fields. The purposes of the FAA are very broadly defined to allow the support of prizes, scholarships, research and facilities.

The Society is a member of:

• Science & Technology Australia (formerly FASTS) which aims to represent the interests of scientists and technologists throughout Australia. The ASA sends representatives to the annual Science meets Parliament, organised by Science & Technology Australia.
• the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) which aims to to preserve and protect the nighttime environment.

The Society is a signatory to the Washington Charter that acknowledges the responsibility of astronomers to effectively communicate astronomy to the public for the benefit of all.

The ASA web pages are primarily intended to provide information for the professional astronomy community. The ASA also provides the Australian Astronomy web site which provides information on astronomy in Australia for the amateur astronomy community and the general public.

Information is distributed to members primarily via an Email Exploder, with recent emails archived.

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (PASA)

The ASA publishes an on-line refereed journal, the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (PASA). Immediate on-line access is a privilege of most classes of ASA membership, or may be purchased by libraries and other organisations. All papers are archived at the NASA ADS archive. There are no pages charges. PASA is published by Cambridge University Press.

IAU 2003 - XXVth General Assembly (GA) of the IAU Through the NCA and ASA, Australian astronomers accepted an invitation by the IAU to host the XXVth General Assembly (GA) of the IAU between July 13 and 26, 2003. Many ASA members participated in all aspects of the organisation of the General Assembly which was extremely succesful, presenting Australian astronomy to the visiting astronomers and the public. The Final Report (pdf 43 pages/480kB) on the General Assembly is available, along with Report Annexes (pdf 116 pages/3.8MB) giving more details and associated documents.

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ASA Reports

Several Society reports are publicly available:

• President's Annual Report
• Annual General Meeting (AGM) minutes

Some other documents are not publicly available. Please contact one of the ASA Secretaries if access is required.

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The ASA Council

The business of the Society is conducted by a Council elected by a ballot (if necessary) of the members each year.

The current Council members are:

President
	Dr Kate Brooks	(Kate.Brooks -@- csiro.au / CSIRO/CASS/ATNF)
Vice-President
	A/Prof. Andrew Hopkins	(ahopkins -@- aao.gov.au / Australian Astronomical Observatory)
Immediate Past President
	Prof. Lister Staveley-Smith	(lister.staveley-smith -@- uwa.edu.au / University of Western Australia/ICRAR)
Secretaries
	Dr Marc Duldig	(marc.duldig -@- utas.edu.au / University of Tasmania)
	A/Prof. John O'Byrne	(john.obyrne -@- sydney.edu.au / University of Sydney)
Treasurer
	Dr Katrina Sealey	(Katrina.Sealey -@- aao.gov.au / Australian Astronomical Observatory)
Councillors
	A/Prof. Darren Croton	(dcroton -@- astro.swin.edu.au / Swinburne University of Technology)
	Dr Amanda Karakas	(akarakas -@- mso.anu.edu.au / RSAA/ANU)
	Dr Gavin Rowell	(growell -@- physics.adelaide.edu.au / University of Adelaide)
	Dr Catherine Trott	(Cathryn.Trott -@- curtin.edu.au / Curtin University/ICRAR)
	A/Prof. Andrew Walsh	(andrew.walsh -@- curtin.edu.au / Curtin University)
Chair, PASA Editorial Board
	Prof. Bryan Gaensler	(bryan.gaensler -@- sydney.edu.au / University of Sydney)
Prizes and Awards Coordinator
	Dr Tanya Hill	(thill -@- museum.vic.gov.au / Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks)
The Council also invites one student member, elected by the students, to attend meetings as an observer, to represent the interests Australian postgraduate students at the meeting and report back to the student members.
Student Representative
	Mr Andy Casey	(acasey -@- mso.anu.edu.au / RSAA/ANU)

Past Council members (after July 2010) are listed in the following files:

• Presidents
• Vice-Presidents
• Immediate Past Presidents
• Secretaries
• Treasurers
• PASA Editors
• Donovan Astronomical Trust representatives (no longer a Council position)
• Prizes and Awards Coordinators
• General Committee members


• By name
• By years of service


• Public Officers (not a Council position)

A list of all Honorary Fellows of the Society to date is available.

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Council Officer Addresses

PRESIDENT Dr Kate Brooks CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility PO Box 76 Epping NSW Australia 1710 Ph : 61-2-9372-4649 Fax: 61-2-9372-4100 E-mail: Kate.Brooks -@- csiro.au Web: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/Kate.Brooks/	VICE PRESIDENT A/Prof. Andrew Hopkins Australian Astronomical Observatory PO Box 296, Epping NSW Australia 1710 Ph : 61-2-9372-4849 Fax: 61-2-9372-4880 Email: ahopkins -@- aao.gov.au Web: http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/ahopkins/	IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Prof. Lister Staveley-Smith ICRAR University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA Australia 6009 Ph : 61-8-6488-4550 Fax: 61-8-6488-7364 Email: lister.staveley-smith -@- uwa.edu.au Web: http://www.uwa.edu.au/people/Lister.Staveley-Smith
SECRETARY Dr Marc Duldig School of Mathematics and Physics University of Tasmania Private Bag 37 Hobart TAS 7000 Australia Ph: 61-3-6226-2022 Fax: 61-3-6226-2410 Mobile: 0421-757285 Email: marc.duldig -@- utas.edu.au Web: http://www.phys.utas.edu.au/physics/	SECRETARY A/Prof. John O'Byrne Sydney Institute for Astronomy School of Physics The University of Sydney NSW Australia 2006 Ph : 61-2-9351-3184 Fax: 61-2-9351-7726 Email: john.obyrne -@- sydney.edu.au Web: http://sydney.edu.au/science/physics/~obyrne	TREASURER Dr Katrina Sealey c/- Australian Astronomical Observatory PO Box 915, North Ryde NSW Australia 1670 Ph : 61-2-9372-4877 Fax: 61-2-9372-4860 Email: Katrina.Sealey -@- aao.gov.au Web: http://www.aao.gov.au
CHAIR, Editorial Board for PASA Prof. Bryan Gaensler Sydney Institute for Astronomy School of Physics University of Sydney NSW Australia 2006 Ph : 61-2-9351-6053 Fax: 61-2-9036-7843 Email: bryan.gaensler -@- sydney.edu.au Web: http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~bmg	PRIZES & AWARDS COORDINATOR Dr Tanya Hill Museum Victoria GPO Box 666 Melbourne Vic 3001 Ph: 61-3-9392-4503 Fax: 61-3-9391-0100 Email: thill -@- museum.vic.gov.au Web: http://museumvictoria.com.au/Planetarium/

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