From simon.otoole at mq.edu.au Mon Jun 24 15:23:55 2019 From: simon.otoole at mq.edu.au (Simon O'Toole) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 05:23:55 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Second Announcement: Astronomical Data Archives meeting, Sydney August 5-8, 2019 Message-ID: This is the Second Announcement for the Astronomical Data Archives meeting, to be held on August 5-8, 2019 at AAO Macquarie in Sydney, Australia. Registration is still open at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ua3tCXLKZoiKPDQ2H6Yz7J?domain=bit.ly Registration is now $300AUD. We have also created a "part-time" registration fee of $150AUD, for up to two days attendance. Industry Speakers We are arranging presentations from relevant companies. The idea is to provoke discussion in new directions. Confirmed speakers include: * Andrew Ryder (MongoDB) * Zoe Pelbart (Amazon Web Services) * Bruce Coulthard (Xenon Systems) Accommodation and Getting to the AAO You can find information about accommodation close to AAO Macquarie here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/kBjFC2xZYvC32ZY1U9LRuI?domain=bit.ly You will also find details about how to get to the conference venue on this page. Meeting Themes A reminder that we have six key themes for this workshop: * Exploring different technologies for storage and querying (SQL, noSQL, Hadoop, Elasticsearch, etc, what works and what doesn't) * Beyond Data Storage (What services should archives offer and what do they currently?) * Interoperability (incl. IVOA) * Tools (incl. access control and code-to-the-data) * User Interfaces and User Experience * Hardware (incl. cloud vs hosted vs hybrid) The meeting website is at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ua3tCXLKZoiKPDQ2H6Yz7J?domain=bit.ly Thanks and see you in Sydney in August! Simon O'Toole on behalf of the Organising Committee: Elizabeth Mannering (AAO/Data Central) Katrina Sealey (AAO/Data Central) Lloyd Harischandra (AAO/Data Central) Nuwanthika Fernando (AAO/Data Central) Tom Donaldson (Space Telescope/MAST) [Data Central] Simon O'Toole ? Senior Research Systems Engineer ? Data Central Project Scientist datacentral.org.au ? Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michele.trenti at unimelb.edu.au Mon Jun 24 23:21:42 2019 From: michele.trenti at unimelb.edu.au (Michele Trenti) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:21:42 +0000 Subject: [ASA] OzSpace19 - Space research/missions meeting - Melbourne July 22 In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, I would like to bring to your attention OzSpace19: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ljvnCANZvPiOx9zMHGXM_n?domain=skyhopper.research.unimelb.edu.au This will be a one-day meeting at the University of Melbourne on Monday July 22nd, focused on current projects, and opportunities for collaboration on future (nano)-satellite missions for fundamental research in astronomy, physics, planetary and Earth sciences, and development of Space technology. The program will include an overview of the James Webb Space Telescope, an open-sky flagship for astronomy in the next decade, and of the SkyHopper Space Telescope mission, an innovative concept for a 12U CubeSat equipped with state-of-the-art, actively-cooled infrared imaging, hosted by an agile and highly stable spacecraft. In addition to current projects, participants are encouraged to present their concepts for future missions, and ideas to increase engagement and participation of students and of the public in Space. Finally, the meeting will discuss capabilities and expertise to support future missions at Universities and research centers, as well as potential pathways to funding. The workshop is aimed at researchers already active in the area of (nano)-satellites and to those interested in learning more about what is now possible with relatively low-cost small satellites and balloons. Participants wishing to present their ongoing research or future mission concepts should fill out an abstract registration form on the workshop website no later than July 5th. The organizing committee will review submissions and a final program will be released by July 8th. There is no registration fee for the workshop but those wishing to participate must register through the website by July 12th: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ljvnCANZvPiOx9zMHGXM_n?domain=skyhopper.research.unimelb.edu.au Best, Michele Michele Trenti| Associate Professor School of Physics | Faculty of Science Room 309, David Caro Building 192 The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia T: +61 3 8344 3703 | E: mtrenti at unimelb.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: