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10March2017

Friday, March 10, 2017

PROJECT NEWS - Para español, vea abajo

A productive LSST Joint Technical Meeting (JTM) took place in Glendale, CA, last week.  The team had time to review accomplishments and, more importantly, work face-to-face across the distributed project on current challenges.  A summary of the week’s activities and group photo can be found here.

A reminder that Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend in the US.  While the LSST Project uses Pacific Time as the standard, Arizona remains on Standard Time year time and local time in Chile will not shift.  This means start times for many LSST standing meetings will change for participants in some locations but not all.  This is an annual source of confusion; check with your meeting organizer for clarification!

PERSONNEL NEWS

Scott Schreiner has joined the LSST Data Management subsystem as Systems Engineer at NCSA.  Scott will be helping to construct and operate compute systems that support development and production services at NCSA.

A belated welcome to graduate student Joachim Moeyens who works with the Data Management team at UW on the Moving Object Pipeline Software (MOPS).  Joachim is assessing the current state of the art as well as the LSST prototype implementation on the way to producing a production LSST MOPS system.

CORPORATION NEWS

The application deadline for the LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program is March 15, 2017.  To learn more about the program please visit our website; a direct link to application is here.   

UPCOMING MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

2017

 

March 13 - 15

Blind Analysis in High-Stakes Survey Science: When, Why, and How? *
SLAC; Menlo Park, CA

March 20 – 23

ASTRO: Time Series Analysis for Synoptic Surveys and Gravitational Wave
Astronomy, International Center for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru, India

April 3 - 5

LSSTC F2F Board Meeting and Hill Visits, Washington, DC

April  6 & 7

AURA Management Council for LSST (AMCL) Meeting, Washington, DC

April 3-7

LSST DESC Hack Week *, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

May 1 – 3

NSF Large Facilities Workshop, Baton Rouge and Livingston, LA

May 1 – 5

AURA Board and Member Representatives Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ

May 12 - 13

LSST Detection of Optical Counterparts of Gravitational Waves*, BNL. 
Contact Morgan May for additional information. 

May 22 – 25

Infrastructure for Time Domain Science in the Era of LSST, Tucson, AZ

May 31 - June 2

Supernovae:  The LSST Revolution Workshop *, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

June 12 – 16

Getting Ready for Doing Science with LSST Data,* IN2P3, Lyon, France

June 19 – 21

AURA Workforce and Diversity Committee (WDC), Maui, HI

July 10 - 14

DESC Meeting, Dark Energy School, and Hack Day*, BNL

August 14 – 18

LSST 2017 Project & Community Workshop, Tucson, AZ

November 7 – 9

AURA Workforce & Diversity Committee (WDC), La Serena, Chile


Noticias del Proyecto

Una productiva Reunión Técnica Conjunta (JTM) de LSST tuvo lugar en Glendale, CA, la semana pasada.  El equipo tuvo tiempo para revisar logros y, más importante, trabajar cara a cara en retos actuales en el proyecto distribuido.  Un resumen de las actividades de la semana y foto de grupo pueden ser encontrados aquí here. 

Un recordatorio de que el horario de verano empieza este fin de semana en los Estados Unidos. Mientras el proyecto LSST utiliza la hora del Pacífico como el estándar, Arizona permanece en tiempo estándar año tiempo y la hora local en Chile no cambiará. Esto significa que las horas de inicio para muchas reuniones permanentes de LSST cambiarán para participantes en algunos lugares pero no en todos. Esta es una fuente de confusión anual; consulte con el organizador de la reunión para cualquier aclaración! 

Noticias de Personal

Scott Schreiner se ha sumado al subsistema de Gestión de Datos de LSST como Ingeniero de Sistemas en el NCSA.  Scott estará ayudando a construir y operar sistemas de cómputo que apoyan el desarrollo y los servicios de producción en NCSA.

Una tardía bienvenida a Joachim Moeyens estudiante graduado que trabaja con el equipo de Gestión de Datos en UW en el Moving Object Pipeline Software (MOPS). Joachim está evaluando el estado actual del arte, así como la implementación del prototipo LSST sobre la manera de producir un sistema de producción LSST MOPS.

Noticias de la corporación

La fecha límite para enviar postulaciones para LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program es el 15 de marzo, 2017.  Para obtener más información sobre el programa, visite nuestro sitio web our website; un enlace directo a la aplicación está aquí here.   

Próximas reuniones con participación LSST 

(aquellos con un asterisco* son financiados por LSSTC):

2017

 

Marzo 13-15

Blind Analysis in High-Stakes Survey Science: When, Why, and How? *
SLAC; Menlo Park, CA

Marzo 20-23

ASTRO: Time Series Analysis for Synoptic Surveys and Gravitational Wave
Astronomy, International Center for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru, India

Abril 3-5

Reunión de la Junta y Visitas de Hill LSSTC F2F, Washington, DC

Abril  6 & 7

Reunión Consejo de Gerencia AURA para LSST (AMCL), Washington, DC

Abril 3-7

LSST DESC Hack Week*, Laboratorio Nacional de Acelerador Fermi

Mayo 1-3

Taller de Gran Instalaciones de NSF, Baton Rouge y Livingston, LA

Mayo 1-5

Reunión Anual de la Junta de AURA y Miembros Representantes, Tucson, AZ

Mayo 12-13

LSST Detection of Optical Counterparts of Gravitational Waves*, BNL. 
Contactar a Morgan May para obterner informacion adicional. 

Mayo 22-25

Infrastructure for Time Domain Science in the Era of LSST, Tucson, AZ

Mayo 31-Junio 2

Supernovae Workshop *, Northwestern University, IL

Junio 12-16

Getting Ready for Doing Science with LSST Data, Lyon, France

Junio 19-21

Fuerza Laboral de AURA & Comité de Diversidad (WDC), Maui, HI

Julio 10-14

DESC Meeting, Dark Energy School, and Hack Day*, Brookhaven National Lab

Agosto 14-18

Taller de Proyecto & Comunidad LSST 2017, Tucson, AZ

Noviembre 7-9

Fuerza Laboral de AURA & Comité de Diversidad (WDC), La Serena, Chile

 

Financial support for Rubin Observatory comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Cooperative Agreement No. 1258333, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515, and private funding raised by the LSST Corporation. The NSF-funded Rubin Observatory Project Office for construction was established as an operating center under management of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA).  The DOE-funded effort to build the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera (LSSTCam) is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science. NSF supports basic research and people to create knowledge that transforms the future.
NSF and DOE will continue to support Rubin Observatory in its Operations phase. They will also provide support for scientific research with LSST data.   




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