To submit an abstract for the meeting, you must first log into the system using your AAS Login.

• If you are a member of the AAS you should already have a login.
• If you are not a member of the AAS you may create an AAS Login if you do not already have one.

• Any member or affiliate of the AAS may submit an abstract.
• The abstract must be submitted through the online system.
• A nonmember may submit an abstract.
• Pending members of the AAS/DPS may submit an abstract. Please contact the Membership Department to submit your membership applications.
• Presenters must be listed as the first author on the paper.
• Presenting/first author must register for the meeting.
• Presenting/first author must be the presenter at the meeting.
  • On rare occasions, AAS/DPS will consider exceptions to this rule in the case of a major illness or other emergency. The first author should e-mail the Science Organizing Committee in advance of the presentation, explaining the situation and suggesting a backup presenter.

AAS Members

• Any AAS member may submit an abstract. You can verify your membership status in the Member Directory.
• Undergraduate Student Members must name a sponsor during the abstract submission process.
• Suspended/Inactive members must reinstate their membership.

AAS Affiliates

• Suspended/Inactive affiliates must reinstate their membership.

Nonmembers

• Undergraduate nonmembers must submit an abstract as a nonmember and are subject to the usual rules governing presentation of abstracts by nonmembers.
• Society of Physics Student Affiliates are considered nonmembers for abstract submission, and may register at the Undergraduate Student Member rate.

Abstracts Per Meeting

You may submit the following Regular abstracts per meeting:

• One (1) Research Contributed abstract (oral, or iPoster)
• Additional abstracts may be submitted to the following categories:
  • History (oral, or iPoster)
  • Education and Community Engagement (oral, or iPoster)
  • Decadal Whitepapers (oral, or iPoster)
  • Workforce (oral, or iPoster)

In addition, you may be invited to give an oral presentation in one of the following types of sessions:

• Plenary Session (prize or invited talk)
• Special Session

Abstracts for invited presentations in Plenary or Special Sessions do not count against your allotment of Research Contributed abstracts.

There is no limit to the number of abstracts that you may co-author. NOTE: The abstract body text can be a maximum of 2,250 characters (which includes letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols/special characters).

Plenary Presentations

• Prize Lectures
• Oral Invited Lectures

Plenary sessions are 30 minutes long; no other sessions or events are scheduled in parallel with them. Plenary talks will be prerecorded and there will be Live Q&A Sessions as well as Slack Chat available. Plenary speakers will receive special abstract and presentation instructions from the AAS Executive Office.

Contributed Presentations

• Oral Presentations (pre-recorded)
• iPoster
• Dissertation (pre-recorded)

History Presentations

• Oral Presentations
• iPoster

Education and Community Engagement Presentations

• Oral Presentations
• iPoster

Decadal Whitepapers Presentations

• Oral Presentations
• iPoster

Workforce Presentations

• Oral Presentations
• iPoster

Regular oral presentations, as well as dissertation oral presentations, are generally arranged by topic. For a regular oral presentation, allow 7 minutes for the prerecorded talk. For a dissertation oral presentation, allow 12 minutes for the prerecorded talk.

Regular, history, and education iPosters allow far more time and flexibility than the corresponding oral presentations. iPosters are arranged by topic and are created online using easy-to-use, web-based templates. Your iPoster will be displayed in the iPoster Gallery and will be downloadable to smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers during the meeting and for at least one year after it concludes. You can add as much text, media content and recorded narration as you need to present your research with all the detail it deserves. iPoster presenters will be scheduled in a session and there will also be Slack Chat available for additional discussions.

Abstracts must be submitted through the presenting author's AAS record. Co-authors are not eligible to substitute as the presenting author. The presenting author will be notified once the schedule has been determined.

Abstract Login Instructions

To submit an abstract, you must first log into the system using your AAS Login.

• If you are a member of the AAS you should already have a login. 
• If you are not a member of the AAS you may create an AAS Login if you do not already have one.

Abstract Form Details

The form contains instructions on the various steps required to complete a submission.

• The abstract must be complete and submitted by the deadline, 11:59 pm EDT, 12 August 2020.
• The abstract body text can be a maximum of 2,250 characters (which includes letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols/special characters).
• To enter co-authors, you must have the following: full first and last name, e-mail address, and affiliation.
• You can continue to make changes to your abstract before the deadline. To edit an abstract, sign back in and find the abstract you submitted and make changes. Please remember to resubmit once you have made changes.

To switch the presenting author to a co-author you must submit a new abstract by logging in as the new presenting author.

Categories are used as a guide for the Scientific Organizing Committee to build coherent sessions. The final session assignments and session titles are at the discretion of the Committee.

Research Contributed Presentations

• Asteroid Dynamics, Origins and Theory: Main-Belt Asteroids
• Asteroid Dynamics, Origins and Theory: NEOs
• Asteroid Physical Characteristics: Main-belt Asteroids
• Asteroid Physical Characteristics: NEOs
• Asteroids: Observational Surveys
• Asteroids: Ceres and Vesta
• Asteroids: Bennu and Ryugu
• Astrobiology and Origins of Life  
• Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Arrokoth (2014 MU69)
• Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Dynamics, Origins, and Theory
• Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Observational surveys
• Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Physical Characterization
• Comet Physical Characteristics: Comae
• Comet Physical Characteristics: Nuclei and Surfaces
• Comets: Dynamics, Origins and Theory
• Diversity of Planets and Planetary Systems /  Comparative Planetology
• Dust and Solar Wind
• Earth as a Planet
• Education and Community Engagement
• Enceladus
• Exoplanets and Systems: Discoveries
• Exoplanets and Systems: Giant Planet Atmospheres
• Exoplanets and Systems: Orbital Dynamics
• Exoplanets and Systems: Other
• Exoplanets and Systems: Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres
• Formation of Planets and Satellites
• History
• Icy Galilean Satellites
• Interstellar Objects
• Io
• Giant Planets: Atmospheres
• Giant Planets: Interiors
• Giant Planets: Magnetospheres and Aurorae
• Laboratory Research
• Mars: Atmosphere
• Mars: Interior
• Mars: Surface
• Mars Satellites: Phobos and Deimos
• Mercury
• Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites
• Moon: Interior
• Moon: Surface and Atmosphere
• Origins of Planetary Systems
• Other
• Other Icy Satellites
• Outer Irregular Satellites
• Planet and Satellite Dynamics
• Planetary Rings
• Pluto System
• Terrestrial Planets: Magnetospheres
• Titan: Atmosphere
• Titan: Surface and Interior
• Trojan Asteroids
• Venus

History Contributed Presentations

Education and Community Engagement Contributed Presentations

Decadal Whitepapers

Workforce

iPoster Presentations

iPoster Session Tutorials

Guidelines

With the iPoster system, you will be able to create an interactive presentation that includes high-resolution images, high-definition videos, narration, interviews, viewer surveys, and more.

• iPosters are created online using easy-to-use, web-based templates.
• Your iPoster will be displayed in the iPoster Gallery and will be downloadable to smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers during the meeting and for at least six months after the meeting concludes.
  • All presentations are required to be available for thirty (30) days, if you would like to remove your content after that please contact us for assistance.
• You can add as much text, media content and narration as you need to present your research with all the detail it deserves.
• iPoster presenters will be scheduled in a session and are encouraged to participate in scheduled Slack Chats.

Tips

• Viewers can reach out to you via the "Contact Author" button at the bottom of your poster.
• Include narration so attendees can listen to your presentation (while they scroll through your iPoster) even when you're not there.
• After your abstract is scheduled, you will receive a username and password to login and author your iPoster

Learn more about iPosters

Guidelines

Posters allow far more time and flexibility and are the default presentation type. Posters are ideal for using charts, graphs, or detailed visual aids. The poster area serves as the meeting’s social center.

Oral Presentations 

Prerecording Your Presentation

Guidelines

• All oral presentations will be prerecorded. Training and additional instructions about uploading talks will be provided.
• Seven minutes are allowed for the normal oral presentation and live discussions and Q&A will be scheduled via Slack Chats.
• When preparing your presentation, we suggest a maximum of three slides for a seven-minute talk. Slides should be uncluttered and easy to read.
• Practice a few times so the presentation fits comfortably into the seven-minute slot.
• Instructions will be posted at a later date.

Dissertation Presentations

If you would like to present a dissertation abstract or want recognition, please be sure to select the options when submitting your abstract under the "Additional" information section.

• Twelve minutes are allowed for the dissertation oral presentation and live discussions and Q&A will be scheduled via Slack Chats.
• Instructions will be posted at a later date.
• Dissertation Abstracts are 12 minutes oral presentations that will be prerecorded. They should be based upon the author’s dissertation material, and will be presented within regular oral sessions of appropriate topics.
• These abstracts are subject to the same rules of preparation and submission as regular abstracts, but they will be specially marked with a “D” in the program materials.

The meeting and abstract schedule are published in various formats:

• Online Program of Abstracts — Available during the meeting; includes full abstract text.
• Astrophysics Data System (ADS) — Abstracts are sent to ADS and typically published two week prior to the meeting.