The AAVSO has held three Professional-Amateur meetings in collaboration with NASA, Sonoma State University, and New Mexico State University
- First High-Energy Astrophysics Workshop for Amateur Astronomers - Huntsville, AL in April, 2000.
- Second High-Energy Astrophysics Workshop for Amateur Astronomers - Waikoloa Beach, HI July 4-5, 2002
- Third High-Energy Astrophysics Workshop for Amateur Astronomers - New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, March 21-23, 2005