Since 2013, WAISSYA has been organising week-long astronomy workshops for undergraduate and post-graduate students and teachers. The workshop, facilitated by an international team of instructors bringing a wealth of experience in different fields, offers African science students the opportunity to inspire their scientific curiosity and interest in astronomy. Before now, WAISSYA has had a West […]
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05 April 2020 AfAS – One Year On Renewed Commitment and Extended Mission in a World in Crisis Dear Colleagues and Fellow Astronomers Just over three weeks ago, the AfAS Executive Committee took a difficult decision to defer its first annual scientific conference (AfAS2020), which would have been held in Cape Town from 16-19th March […]
Due to the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) the Executive Committee (EC) of the African Astronomical Society (AfAS) has made the decision to postpone the inaugural conference of the African Astronomical Society (AfAS2020), initially schedule for the 16-19th of March 2020. This difficult decision of the EC to postpone the holding of the AfAS2020 […]
Covered in this issue: Announcement on AfAS membership: “Applications for AfAS Membership are now open “ Save the date: Conference of the African Astronomical Society – AfAS 2020 (16 – 19 March 2020, SAAO, Cape Town) Announcement: Establishment of AfAS sub-committees Information on the AfAS Astronomy in Africa Science Business Meeting: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa 10 […]
OAD/DARA Big Data Fellowship (1 Year Contract) The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) was established through a partnership between the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the South African National Research Foundation (NRF). The OAD is based at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) in Cape Town, South Africa, and aims to utilize the skills, […]
Pretoria, South Africa – (September 10, 2019) The African Astronomical Society (AfAS), is excited to congratulate the Director General of the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI), Dr. Solomon Belay Tessema, who received the ‘Higher Honor Laureate Prize’ from Abyssinian Award for his contribution to the development of the Ethiopian space program and astronomy […]