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We've got a very exciting announcement today!
✨ A Whole New World ✨
Introducing, TOI-700 e! TESS’s 2nd Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of its host star and sibling to TOI-700 d (the first Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone from TESS) 
On Tuesday at 2pm I'll be in room 205 for the "Space as an Environment" splinter session which will include an update on the issue of satellite constellations affecting ground based astronomy
That topic will be continued on Wed at 10am, room 201/202, for the "Space as an Environment" open house, where I'll be tabling and available for informal discussion about the satcon and other space env issues #AAS241
On Wed at 12.45 at the AAS reg desk I invite alumni of the SAO Astronomy Summer REU to join me for our traditional networking lunch expedition, actual eating venue still TBD #AAS241
We will build and fly a new constellation of Great Observatories, beginning with the Habitable Worlds Observatory. It will pursue life beyond earth, and with the power of a fleet including X-ray and FIR Great Observatories, we will tell the story of life in the Universe.
We can’t do this without a grassroots community coalition to advocate for the fleet at all fractal levels, from chats with a student to advocacy amongst stakeholders and policy makers. Join us here greatobservatories.org
Want to get involved now? We need you! Join NASA’s New Great Observatories Science Analysis Group by Jan 15. greatobservatories.org/sag
Your AAS registration fee is very high. It's a huge barrier to participation. We're (quite literally) not allowed to bankrupt the society, but we can start a dialog about fees.
Hosting #AAS241 will cost us at least $1,612,249. We'll lose money or *barely* break even (1/n)
Hosting #AAS241 will cost us at least $1,612,249. We'll lose money or *barely* break even (1/n)
The largest expense by far is our collection of (excellent! professional!) A/V vendors, to whom we'll pay $424,000. Making the meeting hybrid effectively doubles their quote, i.e. adds about $200,000 to the total meeting cost. There is almost zero price competition in this space.
There is basically no compelling argument why a conference that costs you $700 in reg fee alone shouldn't provide you stable, fast wifi throughout the meeting. And so we will pay $147,000 to provide "free" WiFi throughout all venues. We have zero negotiating power here.
