Post by richdavies on Dec 21, 2021 18:14:09 GMT
Dear Astronomical Society
First of all may I take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please read on to find out about changes coming up to the FAS Newsletter.
FAS Newsletter Publication Frequency
2022 will see a new publication frequency for the FAS Newsletter to Six times per year instead of the current Four times per year. This move will provide more scope for Member Societies and other organisations to advertise their astronomical events and outreach activities. The increased frequency will NOT affect the cost of Society Membership of the FAS. The Newsletter will be published in February, April, June, August, October and December each year. The deadline for items to be included in the Newsletter is to be the 15th of the month prior to the publication. The first Newsletter in this new frequency will be published in April 2022. The deadline for items to be included will be 15th March 2022.
Electronic FAS Newsletters
Since the rise of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the lock-down restrictions imposed throughout the UK and beyond, societies have not met In-Person for more than 18 months and have relied on Electronic Video Conferencing facilities such as Zoom to carry on with meetings. Indeed some societies are continuing to do so. The FAS Council took the decision during the first lock-down to make the Newsletter an electronic only publication and send to societies via email only to enable societies to forward the publication in a timely manner to their members.
Now that a number of societies are returning to some sort of normality, although this may change in the coming weeks, we would like opinion from FAS Member Societies whether to cease printed copies altogether and continue producing electronic only versions. We do understand that some societies sell printed copies to members in order to make a profit so we need to know how many societies still do this. Should your society have an objection to the Newsletter being in electronic format only we would like to know, and preferably with the reasons why.
Please send any objections or indeed comments to the Newsletter being in electronic format only to the Editor at the email address below.
Thank you.
Michael Bryce
Newsletter Editor
Michael Bryce
Newsletter Editor, Federation of Astronomical Societies
newsletter@fedastro.org.uk | www.fedastro.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)7821 896 304
58 Park Road, Stourbridge. W Midlands. DY8 3QX.
First of all may I take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please read on to find out about changes coming up to the FAS Newsletter.
FAS Newsletter Publication Frequency
2022 will see a new publication frequency for the FAS Newsletter to Six times per year instead of the current Four times per year. This move will provide more scope for Member Societies and other organisations to advertise their astronomical events and outreach activities. The increased frequency will NOT affect the cost of Society Membership of the FAS. The Newsletter will be published in February, April, June, August, October and December each year. The deadline for items to be included in the Newsletter is to be the 15th of the month prior to the publication. The first Newsletter in this new frequency will be published in April 2022. The deadline for items to be included will be 15th March 2022.
Electronic FAS Newsletters
Since the rise of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the lock-down restrictions imposed throughout the UK and beyond, societies have not met In-Person for more than 18 months and have relied on Electronic Video Conferencing facilities such as Zoom to carry on with meetings. Indeed some societies are continuing to do so. The FAS Council took the decision during the first lock-down to make the Newsletter an electronic only publication and send to societies via email only to enable societies to forward the publication in a timely manner to their members.
Now that a number of societies are returning to some sort of normality, although this may change in the coming weeks, we would like opinion from FAS Member Societies whether to cease printed copies altogether and continue producing electronic only versions. We do understand that some societies sell printed copies to members in order to make a profit so we need to know how many societies still do this. Should your society have an objection to the Newsletter being in electronic format only we would like to know, and preferably with the reasons why.
Please send any objections or indeed comments to the Newsletter being in electronic format only to the Editor at the email address below.
Thank you.
Michael Bryce
Newsletter Editor
Michael Bryce
Newsletter Editor, Federation of Astronomical Societies
newsletter@fedastro.org.uk | www.fedastro.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)7821 896 304
58 Park Road, Stourbridge. W Midlands. DY8 3QX.