The special 100th anniversary issue of The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (JAAVSO, Vol. 40, No. 1, Parts A and B) celebrates the AAVSO's centennial by featuring papers presented at the 2011 Spring and Annual meetings of the AAVSO, as well as a section of thirteen invited review papers covering the latest developments in variable star astronomy.
Included in this special issue:
Group photographs taken at the 2011 Spring and Annual meetings
Meeting attendee lists
Photographs of the paper presenters
Papers on Women in the History of Variable Star Astronomy
Papers on the History of Variable Star Astronomy in Theory and Practice
Papers on the History of Variable Star Organizations
Papers on the History of AAVSO Observers, Programs, and Supporters
Scientific session papers and abstracts from the joint AAVSO/AAS meeting, Spring 2011
Papers presented at the general and scientific sessions of the 2011 Spring and Annual meetings
Text of the after-banquet remarks by Owen Gingerich
Invited review papers