2000年8月7～18日在英国曼彻斯特召开了第24届国际天文学联合会(IAU)大 会。会议期间同时召开了5个学术讨论会、4个联组讨论会、一个发展中国家天文学的专 门讨论会和34个专业委员会及其所属工作组的工作会议，还有第29和第45专业委员会 之间的联组会议及三个大会邀请的科普讲座。 简要介绍了会议概况，有关天体测量的联组讨论会JD2、JD6、JD12、JD13以及天 体物理领域中的学术讨论会S201、S202、JD10等的讨论情况，并扼要地介绍了这 次大会通过的决议。
The 24th IAU General Assembly was held in Manchester, UK, during the period of 7-18 August, 2000. Various meetings, such as 5 Symposia, 14 Joint Discussions(JD), a special program session (SPS)on Astronomy for developing countries, 34 business meetings for Commissions and their working groups and an Inter-Commission meeting between Commissions 29 and 45, were held during this General Assembly. Three invited discourses were made at three nights, respectively. In this communication, the general situation, the main points of content for joint discussions related to astrometry, such as JD2, JD6, JD12, JD13 etc., and, symposia and joint discussions related to astrophysics, such as S201, S202, JD10 etc., are briefly introduced. Finally, 3 items of the resolutions which was passed at the meeting are also explained.