American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest federation of scientific organizations. AAAS has about 270 affiliated societies and academies of science, which cover the physical, life, and social sciences. Individual members of AAAS number about 140,000. Membership is open to anyone interested in achieving the objectives of AAAS.
Main objectives of AAAS are to further the progress of science, make it easy for scientists to cooperate with one another, help increase scientific freedom and responsibility, make science more effective in the promotion of human welfare, and advance education in science. AAAS publishes a weekly journal called Science. The association was founded in 1848. Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C.
