[Adass-announce] ADASS 2005 Preliminary Announcement

[Dick Shaw]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the 15th annual conference on Astronomical
Data Analysis Software and Systems <http://www.adass.org> (ADASS), to be
held in the Euroforum Conference Centre at San Lorenzo de El Escorial,
Madrid, Spain, during October 2-5, 2005.

The conference is hosted by the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC)
of the European Space Agency <http://www.esa.int/> (ESA).

The ADASS Conference Series provides a forum for scientists and computer
specialists concerned with algorithms, software, and operating systems
that focus on the acquisition, reduction, analysis, storage and
dissemination of astronomical data. The program includes invited talks,
contributed papers, display sessions, tutorials, and computer
demonstrations, as well as special interest ("Birds of a Feather" or
BOF) meetings. These activities aim to encourage communication between
software specialists, scientists, and users, and also to stimulate
further development of astronomical software and systems. This year
developers will have again the possibility of organizing "Focused
Demonstrations", a meeting room for demonstrating their applications to
a small, focused audience.

We encourage you to attend and participate in this exciting conference.

At this time we solicit proposals for a tutorial on Sunday afternoon,
2 October. On a number of occasions in the past, the ADASS conference
was preceded by a tutorial on Sunday afternoon on a subject of general
interest to the conference community. They have typically lasted for
2 to 3 hours. Proposals should provide the subject and an outline of
the tutorial, as well as the name(s) and short bio of the speaker(s), and
should be e-mailed to the chair of the POC at arots at head.cfa.harvard.edu
by 16 June, so that participants may include the tutorial in their
registration. Tutorial speakers usually have their ADASS registration
fee waived, but exact arrangements are usually made on a case-by-case
basis.

The ADASS2005 web site (http://www.adass.org/adass2005) will be
regularly updated during the next months and includes all needed
information about the conference program, registration, financial
assistance, and accommodations. It will be possible to register for the
conference through the web site starting May 31st.

Note: On Monday October 3rd, an annular eclipse of the Sun will be
visible from El Escorial. The Local Organizing Committee will provide
facilities to safely observe this unique event from this privileged
location.

Important dates to keep in mind are:

05 April *Preliminary Announcement*
31 May On-line Registration available
31 May Second Announcement
16 June Tutorial Proposal Deadline
08 July Financial Aid Request Deadline
01 August Early Registration Deadline
01 August Abstract Submission Deadline
31 August Hotel Reservation Deadline
02 September Final Program Available
02 October [TBD] Special events
02 October Opening Reception
02-05 October Scientific Sessions
06-07 October IVOA interoperability meeting
31 October Deadline for submission of papers for Proceedings


We look forward to seeing you in El Escorial!

Please forward this announcement to any of your colleagues who might be
interested in attending ADASS.

Sincerely,

Carlos Gabriel
Chair Local Organizing Committee

Arnold Rots
Chair, Program Organizing Committee

LOC email: adassxv at sciops.esa.int


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