Council and Officers

The ASSA Council serves as the umbrella body for the autonomous Centres of the Society. Council members, officers and collaborators are:

ASSA Council 2023 — 2024

  • President: Dr. Daniel Cunnama
  • Vice President (incoming President): Derek Duckitt
  • Vice President (Outgoing President): Chris Stewart
  • Treasurer: Adv. A J Nel
  • Secretary: Lerika Cross
  • Membership Secretary: Andre Bruton
  • Council member: Dr. Ian Glass
  • Council member: Case Rijsdijk
  • Bloemfontein Centre Chair: Dr. Matie Hoffman
  • Cape Centre Chair: Dr. Christian Hettlage
  • Durban Centre Chair: Debbie Abel
  • Garden Route Centre Chair: Case Rijsdijk
  • Hermanus Centre Chair: Derek Duckitt
  • Johannesburg Centre Chair: Carmel Ives
  • Pretoria Centre Chair: Johan Smit

ASSA Appointees

  • MNASSA Editor: Case Rijsdijk
  • MNASSA Assistant Editor: Dr. Ian Glass
  • MNASSA Book Review Editor: Maciej Soltynski
  • MNASSA Layout Editor: Willie Koorts
  • Sky Guide Editor: Auke Slotegraaf
  • Sky Guide Assistant Editor: Dr. Ian Glass
  • Professional Astronomer: Dr. Ian Glass
  • Professional Astronomer: Dr. Vanessa McBride
  • Web Master: John Gill
  • SAAO Liaison for Website: Dr. Christian Hettlage
  • Convener of Scholarships: Dr. Claire Flanagan
  • ASSA Observing Director: (vacant)
  • ASSA Communications Coordinator: Martin Heigan
  • ASSA Archivist: Chris de Coning
  • ASSA Dark Sky Initiative: Dr. Daniel Cunnama
  • Social Media Liaisons: Allen Versfeld (Twitter), Martin Heigan (Flickr), Martin Heigan (Youtube)
  • ASSA FB Admins: Chris Stewart, Kos Coronaios
  • io Mail groups: Chris Stewart

Section Directors

  • Astrophotography: Maritin Heigan
  • Citizen Science: (vacant)
  • Comet, Asteroid & Meteor: Tim Cooper
  • Cosmology & Astrophysics: Derek Duckitt
  • Dark Sky: Dr. Daniel Cunnama
  • Double & Variable Stars: Dave Blane
  • History: Chris de Coning
  • Instrumentation & ATM: Chris Stewart
  • Observing Director: (vacant)
  • Outreach: Pierre de Villiers
  • Photometry & Spectroscopy: David Blane
  • Shallow Sky: (vacant)
  • Solar: Jacques van Delft

Scholarship Committee

  • Scholarship Convenor: Dr. Claire Flanagan
  • Retired Professional Astronomer: Dr. Ian Glass
  • SAAO & EUNAWE Outreach: Sivuyile Manxoyi
  • Previous Scholarship Convenor: Maciej Soltynski
  • Professional Astronomer: Dr. Vanessa McBride UCT/SAAO

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