Administrative Dates & Deadlines

Please note that all deadlines listed officially end at 11:59 PM in the IAU office in Paris, France (GMT+1).

2021
April
Apr 19 - Apr 22		EC Meeting 105	Virtual Meeting
Apr 30		End of Commission OC Elections
Apr 30		End of Division Elections
May
May 1		The GS Communicates to the National Members, Individual Members Proposed by Division Presidents in order to Add Them to the Relevant Lists
May 1		Call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for Symposia 2023
May 1		Program of Symposia, Focus Meetings and Division Days Finalized and Announced
May 15		DEADLINE to receive potential nominations of members for the Special Nominating Committee (SNC) for the following triennium from Division Presidents and EC Members
May 15		DEADLINE for the Finance Committee to submit a list of at least 10 Individual Members of the Union who accept to serve on the Committee for the next triennium if elected, including a nominee for Chair
May 15		DEADLINE for the Membership Committee to submit a list of at least 10 Individual Members of the Union who accept to serve on the Committee for the next triennium if elected, including a nominee for Chair
May 15		Announcement of Recipients of the Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize
May 20		The General Secretary forwards list of proposed Finance Committee Members for the next triennium to the National Members and invites additional nominations from them
May 20		The General Secretary forwards list of proposed Membership Committee Members for the next triennium to the National Members and invites additional nominations from them
May 21		Announcement of the Winners of the Shaw Prize 2021
May 24 - May 27	CAP 2021	CAP Conference: Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2021 - VIRTUAL MEETING	Virtual Meeting
May 31		Applicants will be Notified by the IAU General Secretary of the Outcome of the Selection for the Gruber Fellowship and Announcement is Posted
May 31		Communication to the SOC of the Final Selection of Symposia
May 31		DEADLINE for Poster Submission
June
Jun 1		An EC approved summary of the Financial Report and of the updated Budget for the following year will be published on the IAU webpage under “Administration”
Jun 15		PhD Prize Winners Announced
July
Jul 15		DEADLINE for additional nominations from the National Members for future members of both the Membership Committee and the Finance Committee