[Adass-announce] ADASS 2012 in Champaign, IL

[Ray Plante]

Announcement of ADASS 2012 Champaign

Mark your calendars for the 22nd annual conference on Astronomical
Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS, adass.org).  The conference
will be held 4-8 November 2012 in Champaign, Illinois, USA, at I-Hotel
and Conference Center, on the campus of the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign.

This annual connference, held in a different location each year, 
provides a forum for scientists and programmers concerned with 
algorithms, software and software systems employed in the acquisition, 
reduction, analysis, and dissemination of astronomical data.  The 
program includes invited talks, contributed papers, display sessions, 
tutorials, computer demonstrations, and special interest ("Birds of a 
Feather" or BoF) meetings.  These activities aim to encourage 
communication between software specialists and scientists, as well as 
stimulate further development of astronomical software and systems.

This year our program will include these invited speakers:

   Chris Beaumont            JJ Kavelaars    
   Tim Cornwall              Zhong Liu       
   Ken Glotfelty             Pedro Osuna     
   Wen-Mei Hwu               Matthew Schneps 
   Lize van den Heever       Alex Szalay     
   Robert Hurt

Key topics for this year's conference include:

   Extreme-scale Computing in Astronomy
   Large Ground Based Observatories and Telescope arrays
   Astronomy Apps for Handheld Devices
   Service-oriented Processing and Analysis
   Enhancing Science Return with Scientific Archives
   Solar System Bodies
   Visualization and Software for EPO and Public Affairs

We encourage you to participate in this exciting conference by
submitting an oral or poster abstract, a demonstration, or a BoF
proposal.  We will also accept proposals for tutorials and requests
for financial aid.  Registration and abstract submission will begin in
late June; further information can be found at the ADASS conferance
web site at http://www.adass.org.