| Date | Location | Keynote Speaker | |
| Nov 1,2 | Arlington, VA | Neal Lane | Director, National Science Foundation |
| Nov 8,9 | Minneapolis, MN | Phillip Griffiths | Director, Institute for Advanced Study |
| Nov 22,23 | Tucson AZ | Marye Anne Fox | Vice President for Research, U. Texas at Austin |
| Date | Location | Local Sponsor | Local Organizers |
| Nov 1,2 | Arlington, VA | AAS Executive Office | B. Milkey, M. Simon |
| Nov 8,9 | Minneapolis, MN | University of MN | K. Garmany, L. Rudnick |
| Nov 22,23 | Tucson AZ | University of AZ | A. Filippenko, E. Levy |
