Administrative Dates & Deadlines

Please note that in case of a deadline on a particular calendar date, the time of the deadline is 11:59 PM clock time in the IAU office in Paris, France on that given date. In European winter, Paris clock time is UTC + 1 hour. In European summer, Paris clock time is UTC + 2 hours.

2027
April
Apr 1		Deadline for Proposals to Host the General Assembly in 2033
Apr 1		Opening of Commission Elections
Apr 1		Opening of the Call for The Gruber Foundation Fellowship Applicants to Submit their Applications for Next Year
Apr 1		DEADLINE for submitting to the GS bid books proposing to host the IAU General Assembly in 6 years
Apr 9		Grants Communicated to Grantees
Apr 10		Opening of Division Elections
Apr 15		Notification of the Adoption of any Proposed Modifications to the Budget Distributed to the National Members
Apr 15		Deadline for the Finance Committee to Provide the IAU General Secretary with the Annual Report on the Accounts
Apr 20		End of Commission OC Elections
Apr 21		Communication of Complete GA Agenda to the National Members
May
May 1		The GS Communicates to the National Members, Individual Members Proposed by Division Presidents in order to Add Them to the Relevant Lists
May 1		Announcement of the Commission Election Results
May 1		End of Division Elections
May 1		Program of Symposia, Focus Meetings and Division Days Finalized and Announced
May 8		Announcement of the Division Election Results
May 15		DEADLINE to receive potential nominations of members for the Special Nominating Committee (SNC) for the following triennium from Division Presidents and EC Members
May 15		DEADLINE for the Membership Committee to submit a list of at least 10 Individual Members of the Union who accept to serve on the Committee for the next triennium if elected, including a nominee for Chair
May 15		DEADLINE for the Finance Committee to submit a list of at least 10 Individual Members of the Union who accept to serve on the Committee for the next triennium if elected, including a nominee for Chair
May 15		Announcement of Recipients of the Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize
May 20		The General Secretary forwards list of proposed Membership Committee Members for the next triennium to the National Members and invites additional nominations from them