International Astronomical Union (IAU)
The leading world organization for astronomers, founded in 1919. With over
9,200 individual members and 64 national members, the IAU plays a pivotal
role in promoting and coordinating worldwide cooperation in astronomy. It
also serves as the internationally recognized authority for assigning designations
to celestial bodies and any surface features on them. The scientific and
educational activities of the IAU are organized by its 12 Scientific Divisions
and, through them, its 40 more specialized Commissions covering the full
spectrum of astronomy, along with its 71 Working and Program Groups. The
long-term policy of the IAU is defined by the General Assembly and the focal
point of its activities is the permanent IAU Secretariat at Institut d'Astrophysique
in Paris, France.
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