Commission G1 Working Groups
Working Groups (WGs) are created to undertake certain well-defined tasks for limited time periods. They usually have a small number of members. There are currently over 60 IAU Working Groups.Working Group on Active B Stars
The WG on Active B Stars is currently associated with Commission 42 through Division G. This Working Group has over 130 members and it has been active for over 33 years.The Working Group on Active B Stars (formerly known as the Working Group on Be Stars) has been in continuous operation since 1979. Its primary goal is to promote and stimulate research and international collaboration in the field of the active early-type (O and B) stars. The original focus was on the classical Be stars, some of which are in interacting binaries, however, their topics now include active phenomena in B-type stars, including mass loss and accretion, pulsations, rotation, magnetic fields, and binarity; as well as the derivation of fundamental parameters for these objects.
The Be Star Newsletter is the official publication for this Working Group.