[Adass-announce] ADASS XVII Preliminary Announcement

[Dick Shaw]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the 17th annual conference on Astronomical
Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS), to be held at the Kengsinton
Town Hall in London, UK during 23-26 September 2007.
See http://adass.org/adass2007/ for details.

The ADASS Conference Series provides a forum for scientists and computer
specialists concerned with algorithms, software, and operational 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 again have the opportunity to present "Focus
Demonstrations": a meeting room for demonstrating their applications to
a small, focused audience.

We invite you to attend and participate in this exciting conference.
The featured themes for this year's program are:

     * Image Processing and Data Visualization
     * Mosaics and Footprints
     * Algorithms and image processing
     * Data Preservation
     * HEP Computing
     * Data mining

At this time we solicit proposals for a tutorial on Sunday afternoon,
23 September. Often in the past the ADASS conference has been preceded
by a tutorial on Sunday afternoon on a subject of general interest to
the conference community. The tutorials 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 Program Organizing Committee
(arots at head.cfa.harvard.edu) by 24 April, so that participants may include
the tutorial in their registration selections. Tutorial speakers usually
have their ADASS registration fee waived, but exact arrangements are
made on a case-by-case basis.

The ADASS 2007 web site (http://adass.org/adass2007) will be updated
regularly during the next few weeks and will include information about
the conference program, registration, financial assistance, and
accommodations. It will be possible to register for the conference
through the web site starting 1 May.

Important dates to keep in mind are:

  5 April           *Preliminary Announcement*
24 April           Tutorial proposal deadline
  1 May             Second Announcement; On-line Registration available
  1 July            Abstract submission deadline; Early registration deadline
15 June            Financial Aid Request Deadline
15 July            BoF Proposal Submission Deadline
  1 August          Final Program Available
15 August          Registration Cancellation Deadline
23 September       Tutorials; Opening Reception
24-26 September    Scientific/Technical Sessions

We look forward to seeing you in London!

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

Sincerely,

Jim Lewis
Chair, Local Organizing Committee
LOC email: adass2007 at adass.org

Arnold Rots
Chair, Program Organizing Committee
arots at head.cfa.harvard.edu