[Adass-announce] Virtual ADASS 2020 - First Announcement

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     Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS)
                                       Conference Series

                                      8 - 12 November 2020
                           CyberSpace posing as Granada, Spain

                                        https://adass2020.es/

Mark your calendars for the 30th annual conference on Astronomical Data
Analysis Software and Systems (http://adass.org).  The conference will be
held on 8-12 November 2020, hosted by IRAM and IAA-CSIC.

This year we regret that we will not be able to welcome you to Granada,
Spain as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Instead, ADASS will be
hosted as a Virtual Conference.

This annual conference is a forum for astronomers, computer scientists,
software engineers, faculty members and students working in areas related
to algorithms, software and systems for the acquisition, reduction,
analysis, and dissemination of astronomical data.

We are currently working on the organizational and technical details but
we can say that the ADASS XXX program will include invited talks,
contributed papers, tutorials, and special interest ("Birds of a Feather"
or BoF) meetings in a format accessible to remote participants. As always,
these activities aim to stimulate further development of software and
systems
to meet the data science challenges of astronomy.

Key themes for ADASS XXX are:
- Science Platforms and Data Lakes
- Cloud Computing at Different Scales
- Cross-Discipline Projects
- Multi-Messenger Astronomy
- Machine Learning, Statistics, and Algorithms
- Time-Domain Ecosystem
- Citizen Science Projects in Astronomy
- Data Processing Pipelines and Science-Ready Data
- Data Interoperability
- Open Source Software and Community Development in Astronomy

The list of invited speakers, and further details regarding the format
will be posted with the next announcement. We are, among other things,
looking at solutions to maximize attendance for a community distributed
across vastly different time zones.  We will be sending a survey in the
coming days.

We are working on revising the registration fee structure to better match
the more modest financial needs of a virtual conference. The conference
will be offered to participants at a significantly reduced cost.

Registration and abstract submission are being delayed as we realign the
program and the format.  Inquiries can be sent to adass2020 at eurocongres.es.

The International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) meeting normally
follows the ADASS meeting at the same or at a nearby venue.  It will be
different this year.  Please visit ivoa.net for details regarding the IVOA
meeting.

Program Organising Committee (POC)
   Kathleen Labrie, POC Chair (NOIRLab-Gemini)
   Stephen Gwyn, Deputy Chair (CADC)
   Mike Fitzpatrick, POC Exec (NOIRLab-CSDC)
   Christophe Arviset (ESA-ESAC)
   Pascal Ballester (ESO)
   Sébastien Derrière (CDS)
   Kimberly DuPrie (STScI)
   Jorge Ibsen (ALMA)
   Brian Kent (NRAO)
   Nuria Lorente (AAO-MQ)
   Jessica Mink (SAO)
   Fabio Pasian (INAF)
   Francesco Pierfederici (IRAM)
   Roberto Pizzo (ASTRON)
   Jose Enrique Ruiz (IAA-CSIC)
   Yuji Shirasaki (NAOJ)
   Keith Shortridge (K&V)
   Oleg Smirnov (IDIA)
   Mark Taylor (Bristol)
   Russ Taylor (IDIA)
   Peter Teuben (UMD)
   Xiuqin Wu (IPAC)

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
   Francesco Pierfederici - LOC Chair (IRAM)
   Alicia Gambetta (freelance)
   Angela Gardini (UGr)
   Enrique Brias (Eurocongres)
   Christina García Luján (Eurocongres)
   Maria Jesús Martín (Eurocongres)
   Elisabeth Casares (Eurocongres)

Best regards,

Kathleen Labrie on behalf of the ADASS POC,
Francesco Pierfederici on behalf of the LOC.
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