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09-10-2019
The Netherlands hosting ADASS XXIX
| Submitter: | Roberto Pizzo |
| Description: | This week, the 29th edition of the Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) conference is being held for the first time in the Netherlands, at MartiniPlaza in Groningen. Over 350 participants from 28 countries are attending the event and this makes ADASS XXIX one of the most successful conferences of its series. ADASS provides a unique forum for astronomers, software engineers, and data science specialists from around the world to discuss software and algorithms used in all aspects of astronomy, from telescope operations, data reduction and analysis, to outreach and education. ADASS is a vital mechanism to foster discussion for the advancement of the field. Hosting ADASS XXIX this year is important for the Netherlands. The conference programme is shaped to present and discuss technical developments that are being pioneered in the Netherlands and prepare the community for the next generation astronomical observations with e.g. the Square Kilometre Array, ESO telescopes (e.g., the Extremely Large Telescope) and ESA missions (e.g., Gaia and Euclid). These include fundamental data science challenges, data processing pipelines, local and global cloud infrastructure for data processing and storage, open access to data, telescope operations and scheduling, delivery of science-ready radio data, and data visualisation. ASTRON (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy) leads the organisation of the event, together with seven other Dutch astronomical institutes: Allegro ALMA Regional Center node Leiden, JIVE (Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC), Leiden University, RU (Radboud University, Nijmegen), RUG (University of Groningen), SRON (Netherlands Institute for Space Research), and UvA (University of Amsterdam). Here you see the conference picture, taken at MartiniPlaza on 8 October. The LOC is very enthusiastic about the way the event is progressing and by how is being experienced by all participants. |
| Copyright: | Jelle de Plaa |
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