This book is the sixth volume under the title Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy (OSA). The OSA series is intended to cover a large range of fields and themes. In practice, one could say that all aspects of astronomy-related life and environment are considered in the spirit of sharing specific expertise and lessons learned.

"This book is the sixth volume under the title Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy (OSA). The OSA series is intended to cover a large range of fields and themes. In practice, one could say that all aspects of astronomy-related life and environment are considered in the spirit of sharing specific expertise and lessons learned.

Editorial.- The Evolving Sociology of Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy at the Start of the 21ST Century.- Building Astronomy Research Capacity in Africa.- Astronomy in New Zealand.- The Current State of Austrian Astronomy.- Challenges and Opportunities in Operating a High-Altitude Site.- An Insider's Perspective on Observing Time Selection Committees.- Evaluation and Selection of Solar Observing Programs.- Evaluation and Selection of Radio Astronomy Programs: The Case of the 100M Radio Telescope at Effelsberg.- The Development of HST Science Metrics.- The Science News Metrics.- A Citation-Based Measure of Scientific Impact within Astronomy.- A Comparison of the Citation Counts in the Science Citation Index and the Nasa Astrophysics Data System.- Letters to the Editor of the AAS Newsletter: A Personal Story.- Space Law.- Search Strategies for Exoplanets.- IAU Initiatives Relating to the Near-Earth Object Impact Hazard.- Afoev: Serving Variable-Star Observers Since 1921 - An Interview with Émile Schweitzer.- The International Planetarium Society: A Community of Planetarians Facing the Challenges of the 21ST Century.- The Hands-On Universe Project.- Outreach from the Jodrell Bank Observatory.- Astronomy Multimedia Public Outrenach in France and Beyond.- Astronomers and the Media: What Reporters Expect.