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The full schedule of meeting sessions and abstracts is now available at the American Astronomical Society Meeting website:
http://www.aas.org/meetings/aas212/schedule_splash.php

Note that this page offers you three options:

1. HTML General Meeting Schedule: This is a meeting overview in the form of a table of days, times, and main sessions and events.

2. HTML Scientific Sessions Schedule: This is a more detailed overview of the meeting sessions, including not just the science but also the educational workshops. You can click on any of the titles and be taken to a page with more detailed information on that session.

3. Sessions and Presentations Itinerary: This is a web-based tool that allows you to browse through the meeting in several different ways and to create you own customized schedule of the sessions you are interested in. It takes a bit of getting used to, but is a powerful way to construct an itinerary for yourself.

Program Elements and Grid of Breakout Sessions

Plenary Session I (Monday, 10 - 11:30 am, Room 274)

The session will welcome symposium participants, explain the way the rest of the meeting will work, and provide an overview of international and national plans for the International Year of Astronomy, including a discussion of the key projects for education and outreach. The chairs of U.S. IYA Working Groups will also briefly describe their specific programs and offer suggestions for how scientists and educators can get involved locally and nationally.

AAS Plenary Talk (Monday, 11:40 am - 12:30 pm, Ballroom)

Catherine Cesarsky (IAU President): Introducing the International Year of Astronomy

The next five sessions are "breakouts", where you have a choice of 4 or 5 different sessions to go to for 90 minutes. (The numbers before each session are the ones assigned by the American Astronomical Society in their schedule.)

Room	Session
Monday, June 2, 2008
Monday Breakout A, 2-3:30 pm
231	47: IYA Tabloid plus Working Group on Science Centers, Planetaria, and Observatory Visitor Centers - Harvey, Michaud
232	48: Meeting IYA Goals for Diverse Science Center Audiences - Nichols, Carney
241	49: Astrology, UFO's, etc.: Addressing Pseudoscience - Fraknoi, Bobrowsky, Thaller, Plait
242	50: Oral Papers I Globe at Night - M. Smith, et al World Wide Star Count - Ward, et al. Galileoscope - Pompea Looking through Telescope - Fienberg Astronomy in Manhattan - Kendall Remote Imaging with StarPals - Fischer
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Tuesday Breakout B, 10-11:30 am
231	58: Getting to Know and Addressing Your State Science Standards - Bednarski, Larsen
232	59: Hands-on Optics: Terrific Telescopes Kits - Sparks, Pompea, Walker
241	60: New Media Round Table - Gay
242	61: Cross Cultural Astronomy in Informal Education Settings - Maryboy, Hawkins, Begay, Sakimoto
274	62: Oral Papers II Galileo's Lute - Thompson Astronomy Video Contest - McFarland Computer Animation: Island Universe - Mijic, et al AstroCapella - Boyd, et al Pulse @ Parkes - Hollow, et al Astrophysical Group Peru - Vera, et al
Tuesday Breakout C, 2-3:30 pm
231	67: Walking in the Footsteps of Galileo (for teachers) - Erickson, Van der Veen, Moody, O'Dea
232	68: Citizen Science and IYA - Price
241	69: Building Legacy for Underserved Communities - Sakimoto, Luckey, Landsberg, Hawkins
242	70: Using Fantasy Series in Astronomy Education and Outreach - Larsen, Bednarski
274	71: Oral Papers III IYA Global Program - Russo, Christensen NASA & IYA - Hasan, Daou, Smith, Dussault NASA & Girl Scouts - Eyermann, et al Kepler Mission - Harman, DeVore, Gould, Koch IYA in Mexico - Torres-Peimbert Towards the Year 2009: Rehearsal - Fierro, Gossman
Tuesday Breakout D, 4-5:30 pm
231	75: Professional Development in the IYA - Reinfeld, Harman, Lee, Bailey
232	76: Using Google Earth and Sky - Connolly, Scranton, Omduff, Marks
241	77: Burger, Beer, Science: Science Cafés - Wiehe, Landsberg, Wyatt
242	78: Oral Papers IV Image Unveilings - Summers, D. Smith, Stoke, Eisenhamer Earth to Universe - Arcand & Watzke World at Night - Simmons, Tafreshi Orreries & Simulations - Gould McDonald Observatory - Cianciolo & Hemenway NASA IBEX Solar Museum Resources - Bartolone
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Wednesday Breakout E, 10-11:30 am
231	82: IYA Programs on Dark Skies - Walker, Bueter, Pompea, Berglund, Mann, Gay, Crelin, Collins, Sparks
232	83: Virtual Astronomy Multimedia Project - Wyatt, Christensen, Gauthier, Hurt
241	84: Astronomy through Art & Music - Sharma, Sabraw, Salgado, Statler, Summers
242	85: Oral Papers V Galileo to Great Observatories - Clopper, Seidel ASP Formal Education Resources - Manning et al. Nontraditional Audiences in Canada - Hesser, Lane, Langill, Percy Canadian Astron Kit - Langill, Hesser, Lane Special Needs Children - Lubowich Online Telescopes - Steel

Plenary Session II (Wednesday, 2 - 3:30 pm, Room 274)

This closing session will summarize the symposium and deal with the practical aspects of making the International Year of Astronomy happen in the U.S. Speakers will address funding issues, the possibility of a small grants program through the AAS, resources and plans for evaluation for national and local programs, the IYA web sites (and other new media presence), communication vehicles among those working on IYA projects, and plans for publicity and public outreach.

There will also be a public lecture Tuesday evening, 8 - 9:30 pm (Ballroom) Dava Sobel: How Galileo and the Telescope Changed Everything

In addition, there are dozens of poster papers relating to the International Year of Astronomy on display throughout the meeting in the poster and exhibit area. Special times are set aside for viewing the posters and we encourage you to include time for reading the poster papers in your plans.