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European Astronomical Society

European Astronomical Society

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The European Astronomical Society (EAS) is a learned society, founded under the Swiss Civil Code in 1990, as an association to contribute and promote the advancement of astronomy in Europe, and to deal with astronomical matters at a European level. It is a society of individual professional astronomers, and all European astronomers can be members independently of their field of work or country of work or origin. The society offers a forum for discussion on all aspects of astronomical development in Europe, and is the organisation that represents the interests of astronomers in discussions of European-wide developments.

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Maarten Baes (Belgium) serves as the EAS Newsletter editor.

Presidents

The President of the European Astronomical Society chairs the governing Council of the EAS and liaises with similar societies in countries around the world, and with the International Astronomical Union on behalf of the European astronomy community. The first person to hold the title of President of the European Astronomical Society was Lodewijk Woltjer, a post he held from the founding of the EAS until 1994. The post has a term of office of four years, the same as the other offices on the governing Council of the Society, and the office transfers from the incumbent at the conclusion of the final EAS Annual Meeting of their term. Thierry Courvoisier [fr] and Roger Davies are the only holders to have been re-elected for a second term.

The current president is Roger Davies (Oxford, UK), who took up the role in 2017.

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Prizes

The European Astronomical Society awards several prizes on an annual or biannual basis.

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References

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    EAS Newsletter (PDF) (Report). September 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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    Bochkarev, N. G. (December 1999). "Preface". Astronomical & Astrophysical Transactions. 18 (3): 411. doi:10.1080/10556799908202996. ISSN 1055-6796. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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    "EAS e-News". 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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    "Professor Roger Davies Elected as President of the European Astronomical Society". www.chch.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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