General Assembly of the IAU

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governing body meeting recurring event scientific conference

The General Assembly of the IAU is the International Astronomical Union’s principal global meeting, where astronomers convene to discuss scientific results, set standards, and make key organizational and nomenclature decisions.

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IAU General Assembly 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf governing body meeting ⓘ
recurring event ⓘ
scientific conference ⓘ
attendeeCount several thousand participants ⓘ
decisionMakingRole adopts IAU resolutions ⓘ
adopts official astronomical nomenclature ⓘ
adopts standards for astronomical constants and units ⓘ
approves changes to IAU bylaws ⓘ
approves changes to IAU statutes ⓘ
creates and dissolves IAU divisions and commissions ⓘ
elects IAU Executive Committee ⓘ
elects IAU officers ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
space science ⓘ
firstOrganizer International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
frequency triennial ⓘ
governanceRelation highest decision-making body of the IAU ⓘ
hasComponent business meetings ⓘ
commission meetings ⓘ
division meetings ⓘ
plenary sessions ⓘ
public outreach events ⓘ
scientific symposia ⓘ
working group meetings ⓘ
locationType rotating host city ⓘ
mainLanguage English ⓘ
mainParticipants IAU members ⓘ
national astronomical representatives ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ
working groups of the IAU ⓘ
notableDecision 2006 reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet ⓘ
2006 resolution on the definition of a planet ⓘ
organizer International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose discussion of scientific results in astronomy ⓘ
making nomenclature decisions in astronomy ⓘ
making organizational decisions for the IAU ⓘ
setting astronomical standards ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
shortName IAU General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ
startYear 1922 ⓘ
topic astronomical instrumentation ⓘ
astronomical nomenclature ⓘ
astronomical standards ⓘ
observational astronomy ⓘ
theoretical astrophysics ⓘ
typicalDuration about two weeks ⓘ
website https://www.iau.org/science/meetings/general_assemblies/ ⓘ

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