On 3 February 2022 leaders of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), NSF's NOIRLab, and the SKA Observatory (SKAO) will hold a virtual press conference to announce the newly established IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference. The press conference, to be conducted via Zoom, will begin on 3 February 2022 at 11:00 a.m. MST (18:00 UT) and last at most one hour.

The organizations hosting the center and the directors have been decided. This press conference will announce these details.

Briefing Participants

Debra Elmegreen, IAU
Connie Walker, NSF's NOIRLab/IAU
Piero Benvenuti, University of Padova/IAU
Federico Di Vruno, SKAO
Meredith Rawls, University of Washington/Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Richard Green, University of Arizona
Jessica Heim, University of Southern Queensland