Foreword (C. Cesarsky/ESO) (pp. vii-viii) Editorial (Editor) (pp. 1-10) The Evolving Sociology of Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy at the Start of the 21st Century (J.R. Roy & M. Mountain/Gemini Obs.) (pp. 11-37) Building Astronomy Research Capacity in Africa (P. Martinez/SAAO) (pp. 39-62) Astronomy in New Zealand (J.B. Hearnshaw/Univ. Canterbury) (pp. 63-86) The Current State of Austrian Astronomy (S. Schindler/Univ. Innsbruck) (pp. 87-95) Challenges and Opportunities in Operating a High-Altitude Site (R. Stencel/Denver Univ.) (pp. 97-109) An Insider's Perspective on Observing Time Selection Committees (J.L. Linsky/JILA) (pp. 111-116) Evaluation and Selection of Solar Observing Programs (H. Uitenbroek/NSO) (pp. 117-124) Evaluation and Selection of Radio Astronomy Programs: The Case of the 100m Radio Telescope at Effelsberg (R. Schwartz, A. Kraus & J.A. Zensus/MPIfR) (pp. 125-131) The Development of HST Science Metrics (J.P. Madrid, F.D. Macchetto, Cl. Leitherer/STScI & G. Meylan/EPFL) (pp. 133-143) The Science News Metrics (C.A. Christian/STScI & G. Davidson/Northrop Grummann) (pp. 145-156) A Citation-Based Measure of Scientific Impact Within Astronomy (F.R. Pearce/Nottingham Univ. & D.A. Forbes/Swinburne Univ.) (pp. 157-168) A Comparison of Citation Counts in the Science Citation Index and the NASA Astrophysics Data System (H.A. Abt/KPNO) (pp. 169-174) Letters to the Editor of the AAS Newsletter: A Personal Story (J.L. Linsky/JILA) (pp. 175-189) Space Law (J. Hermida/Dalhousie Univ.) (pp. 191-204) Search Strategies for Exoplanets (R. Rebolo/IAC) (pp. 205-224) IAU Initiatives Relating to the Near-Earth Object Impact Hazard (H. Rickman/Uppsala Obs.) (pp. 225-241) AFOEV: Serving Variable-Star Observers since 1921 -- An Interview with Émile Schweitzer/AFOEV (pp. 243-252) The International Planetarium Society: A Community of Planetarians Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century (C.C. Petersen/Loch Ness Prod.) (pp. 253-274) The Hands-On Universe Project (R. Ferlet/IAP & C.R. Pennypacker/UCB) (pp. 275-286) Outreach from the Jodrell Bank Observatory (I. Morison & T. O'Brien/JBO) (pp. 287-298) Astronomy Multimedia Public Outreach in France and Beyond (A. Cirou/C&E) (pp. 299-310) Astronomers and the Media: What Reporters Expect (T. Siegfried & A. Witze/Dallas Morning News & Nature) (pp. 311-320) Bibliography of Socio-Astronomy (pp. 321-344)