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	Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Advanced Technology Solar Telescope James Webb Space Telescope

The STIC met on June 18-19, 2009 at STScI. Matt Mountain and Bill Smith thanked outgoing STIC chair, Brad Peterson, for his service to AURA.


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Space Telescope Institute Council thanks NASA for Servicing Mission

AURA Announces the 2009 Recipient of the Claudio Anguita Fellowship

AURA Sponsors a Meeting Within a Meeting on Adaptive Optics Science at the Pasadena AAS Meeting

Results of the 2009 AURA Annual Elections

AURA provides Recommendations to Astro2010

AURA Submits White Paper on Diversity to Decadal Steering Committee

Observatory Council Sends Letter to NSF Regarding Stimulus Funding

AURA names Chris Smith as Head of Mission in Chile

The 2009 AURA Annual Meeting of the Member Representatives took place on April 23-24, 2009 in Tucson, Arizona

The Members received a briefing from the AURA Diversity Advocates on the Broadening Participation Workshop that took place on April 21-22


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