Brazilian_Astronomical_Society
The Brazilian Astronomical Society (in Portuguese: Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira - SAB) is a professional astronomical society in Brazil, founded in 1974.[1]
According to its statute, the society is obliged to fulfill certain duties:
- Congregate Brazil's astronomers;
- Uphold the freedom to scientific research and education;
- Uphold astronomers' rights and interests;
- Support national science's prestige;
- Stimulate national astronomy's research and teaching;
- Maintain contact with similar institutes and societies, both national and abroad;
- Promote scientific meetings, courses and conferences;
- Publish and update a scientific bulletin about the society's activities and general news about astronomy.
In addition to symposia, working meetings and contact services, it also holds annual meetings, which have taken place in: