Meeting Highlights

Apophis is coming! On April 13, 2029, the 350-meter asteroid Apophis will pass by Earth with a miss distance of six Earth radii — about one-tenth the lunar distance — a miss distance closer than geosynchronous satellites. Such a close encounter by an object this large is on average a once-per-thousand-year occurrence. The workshop “Apophis T–9 Years:  Knowledge Opportunities […]
 
The Preventing Harassment in Science: Building a Community of Practice for Meaningful Change workshop took place virtually on June 24–25, 2020. This workshop brought leaders of anti-harassment efforts together to share ideas and discuss best-practice methods to reduce harassment in the scientific workplace. There were over 400 total registrants, with more than 150 people dialed into the workshop […]