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The IAU includes member organizations from 82 countries (designated as national members). As of 1 August 2019, the IAU has a total of 13,701 individual members, who are professional astronomers from 102 countries worldwide; 81.7% of individual members are male, while 18.3% are female. [3]
(The current version is titled "List of IAU-approved Star Names". [3]) While initially the WGSN would focus on incorporating 'past' names from history and culture, in the future it would be responsible for defining the rules and enabling the process by which new names can be proposed by members of the international astronomical community.
NameExoWorlds (also known as IAU NameExoWorlds) is the name of various projects managed by the International Astronomical Union (I.A.U.) to encourage names to be submitted for astronomical objects, which would later be considered for official adoption by the organization.
English: A map of full national members of International Astronomical Union based on IAU National Members. Interim, observer, suspended, and terminated members are excluded. National members are professional astronomical communities representing their country's affiliation with the IAU. As of May 2023, there are 65 national members.
In 2016, the IAU together with the OAD director Kevin Govender was awarded the Edinburgh Medal for "furthering education and technological capacity worldwide through the inspirational science of astronomy". [8] [9] [10] As of 2023, the OAD had administered a total of €1.1 Million in IAU grant funds.
Mary Alba (born 1957) is the daughter of Walter and Peggy Haas, founders of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO). On her own she has been a strong supporter of the organization, encouraging observers and taking her displays of ALPO history to national astronomical meetings. IAU · 45699: 45700 Levi-Setti: 2000 EP 204
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The IAU counts over 600 members in over 130 countries worldwide. [11] These members span diverse geographical regions and focus on collaboration, knowledge exchange, and innovation in higher education. There are four different member classes within the IAU including institutions, organizations, affiliates, and associates.