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1. Do I need to be a member of the American Astronomical Society or the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to attend the workshops or the symposium?

No. Everyone interested in preparing for the International Year of Astronomy is welcome at this meeting. There are special web pages and forms on the registration site that will allow everyone to register. And you can attend the weekend workshops without attending the full meeting (the admission fee for these is only $25 per day if you register in advance.)

2. I don't see any information on your web site about hotel reservations, flights, arrangements in St. Louis? Where do I find that?

Information about travel and lodgings is on the American Astronomical Society meeting web site: http://www.aas.org/meetings/aas212/travel_and_lodging.php

3. I am an astronomer who generally attends the American Astronomical Society Meetings. Can I participate in the ASP meeting events for the same fee and still go to some of the AAS sessions in my research area?

Absolutely. That's the beauty of the meeting-within-the meeting format. The ASP symposium will stop during the major plenary lectures of the American Astronomical Society. Meeting attendees may switch between the ASP IYA Symposium and the regular AAS Meeting programs at any other time.

The only parts of the meeting that cost extra are the weekend workshops and the awards banquets. All other sessions are covered by the AAS meeting registration fee.

4. I am having trouble registering for some part of the meeting. (For example, I got an error message while trying to register.) Whom do I contact?

You can e-mail Laronda Boyce at the AAS registration help desk at:
reg-help@aas.org or telephone: 202-328-2010 ext. 110.

5. I registered for the AAS meeting or the ASP symposium, but then decided to come for some of your interesting workshops the weekend before. How can I add them to my registration?

The AAS registration web site does not allow you to make revisions to your registration record once you have completed your payment. To add the workshops, you must do one of the following:

a. Download a printable form (http://www.aas.org/meetings/aas212/ASP_Workshop_and_Event_Form.pdf) and fill it in. Then you may fax it to the AAS at 202-234-7850 or mail it to:

Laronda Boyce
212th AAS Meeting
American Astronomical Society
2000 Florida Avenue, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009-1231, USA

b. Call the AAS Meeting Desk at 202-328-2010 ext. 110. Have your workshop choices, your credit card and your AAS registration receipt handy, if possible, and they will register you for the workshops over the phone.