AHO General Assembly Meeting
Flagstaff, 29 September –1 October, 2025
We are excited to invite AHO members to register for the 2025 AHO General Assembly meeting which is being held on Sep 29 – October 1 (evening reception Sep 28), hosted by Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ, USA. Members and invited guests are also welcome to attend remotely via Zoom.
The General Asssembly meetings are for AHO members and invited guests. AHO members wishing to attend the General Assembly meeting (in person or remotely) please refer to instructions and details below (password-protected).
Institutions interested in AHO membership and 2025 General Assembly attendance should contact the AHO Board using our contact form.
Great Planetary Hall (GPH) at the Astronomy Discovery Center
Lowell Observatory
1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
See maps below for useful locations.
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A draft agenda follows. The last column indicates each session's restriction.
| Sun 28 Sep | Evening | Reception and Happy Hour | M/I/TP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 29 Sep | Morning | Opening remarks Member observatory updates |
M/I |
| Noon | Lunch | M/I | |
| Afternoon | Member observatory updates Visitor observatory updates Tour of Lowell Observatory and Plate Archives |
M/I | |
| Tue 30 Sep | Morning | Member observatory updates Visitor observatory updates |
M/I |
| Noon | Lunch | M/I | |
| Afternoon | Report on docent workshop Report on plate workshop Plate and Inventory Management (Lowell Obs) IAU and AAS/HAD initiatives Website and email updates Discussion about Social Media efforts Lessons learned in building outreach center (Lowell Obs) Discussion of the Value of the AHO Other initiatives Open Discussion |
M/I | |
| Evening | Dinner Star party |
M/I/TP | |
| Wed 1 Oct | Morning | Review of minutes Membership Committee report Feedback and discussion on membership growth Election of new board members/officers Other votes Call for proposals for next meetings Close meeting |
M |
| Noon | Lunch | M/I | |
| Afternoon | Optional tour of Lowell Discovery Telescope for a few hours | M/I/TP | |
| M: members only; M/I: members and invitees; M/I/TP: members, invitees, and traveling partners. | |||
Street address: 2650 E Rte 66, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, USA.
The Americana Motor Lodge is Lowell's lodging partner and offers a discounted rate, booking instructions below (password-protected).
Note RSVP deadline: 12 September.
A limited number of individual rooms in Hall House at the observatory are available for booking.
Flagstaff's local airport is the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) with domestic flights to/from Phoenix, Dallas, and Los Angeles. International arrivals and departures are served by the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), about 150 mi/240 km south of Flagstaff (~2.5 hr drive depending on traffic).
Street address: 6200 S Pulliam Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86005, USA.
Car rental, taxis, and other transportation services from FLG.
Street address: 3400 Sky Hbr Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA.
Car rental options from PHX.
Groome Transportation offers shuttles from PHX to Flagstaff.
It may be possible to connect major cities with Flagstaff via Flixbus or Greyhound.
Flagstaff is a stop in the Southwest Chief Amtrak line (Chicago – Kansas City – Albuquerque – Flagstaff – Los Angeles), but scheduled stops are at nighttime.
While Flagstaff has a public transportation system (map), it does not conveniently serve Lowell Observatory. However it serves other areas of Flagstaff reasonably well, including a stop near the Americana Motor Hotel (Route 66).
When not driving, using ride share apps like Uber and Lyft are a convenient way to get around.
