LSST:UK All Hands Meeting (Cardiff, 13th—15th May 2019)

Introduction

While we have organised an RAS discussion meeting, and parallel sessions at NAM, LSST:UK has not held an "all-hands meeting" before. Now seems a good time to do so, however, as Phase A is drawing to a close, and we are looking ahead to the start of Phase B, to be followed soon by the beginning of LSST Commissioning. In addition to the effort funded through the Phase A grants, many UK astronomers are now active within LSST Science Collaborations, so the aim of this meeting is to take stock of where the community stands in its preparations for LSST. Invited talks will review the Phase A workpackages and outline expectations for Phase B, while a lot of time will be reserved for contributed talks, in which we hope to hear - from early career researchers especially - what preparatory science is being undertaken by members of the LSST:UK Consortium. 

Logistics

Key Dates

5th April 2019 – Registration opens : https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/lsstuk-all-hands-mtg-registration-form

15th April 2019 – Deadline for Pool Travel Fund applications

17th April 2019 – Call for contributed talks issued

7th May 2019 (at 11am BST) – Deadline for registration (extended to accommodate bank holiday)

13th May 2019  – All Hands Meeting

Meeting Points of Contact

For all LSST:UK meetings there are two Meeting Points of Contacts (typically, one female and one male)  to whom attendees may report any concerns they have regarding the behaviour of other attendees, given the LSST:UK Code of Conduct. They may be approached in person, or called via a Skype Number, which they will have redirected to forward to their own mobile phone for the duration of the meeting.

For the All Hands Meeting, the MPOCs and their Skype Numbers are:

Location

The meeting will be at the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University, Queen's Building, 5 The Parade, CF24 3AA. The room for the plenary session is the Prince Philip Lecture Theatre, N/4.07 (4th floor of the North Building). If you need assistance ask at the School of Astronomy Reception on the first floor of the main building.

Getting to the School of Physics and Astronomy

(Experimental) remote participation, via Zoom, is available via the following coordinates: https://zoom.us/j/416050936

-or by dialling in from

        +44 203 695 0088 United Kingdom

        +44 203 966 3809 United Kingdom

with Meeting ID: 416 050 936

Travel

By coach from UK cities:

Accommodation

We have reserved a few rooms at the Mercure Hotel (£80–100 per night). Contact George Beckett to make a booking, we will book these rooms on a first-come first-served basis.

Other nearby options are:

Mercure Hotel (~ £110 per night) – superior rooms only, 24–26 Newport Road Cardiff, CF24 0DD; Tel: +442920435000; Fax: (+44)2920/488894

Jurys Inn (~ £60 per night)
1 Park Pl, Cardiff CF10 3UD
Tel: (+44) 161 774 2983

Ibis Hotel (~ £60 per night)
Churchill way, Cardiff CF10 2HA 
Tel: (+44) 2920 649 250

Hilton Cardiff (~ £85 per night)
Kingsway, Cardiff. CF10 3HH
Tel: +44-2920-646-300

Premier Inn Cardiff City Centre (~ £60 per night)
Helmont House, 10 Churchill Way, Cardiff. CF10 2NB
Tel: (+44) 0871 527 8196
Fax: (+44) 0871 527 8197

Park Plaza Cardiff (~ £100 per night)
Greyfriars Road, Cardiff. CF10 3AL

Travelodge Cardiff Central Queen Street Hotel (~ £50 per night)
The Friary (off Queen Street), Cardiff. CF10 2RG
Tel: 0871 984 6467
Fax: 02920 641 705

Registration

Register here : https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/lsstuk-all-hands-mtg-registration-form (by Tuesday 7th May, at 11am BST)

Contributed talks

We are soliciting requests for contributed talks . To request a contributed talk:

1. Send an email request to LUSC-CONFERENCE@jiscmail.ac.uk
2. Ensure the subject reads  “LSST:UK Cardiff meeting contributed talk request (Surname)"
3. Include your name, institute, position in the email.
4. Include a title and maximum 200 word abstract

We are particularly interested in talks which relate to LSST data analysis, very large data sets, and synergy data sets.

We would also like to have a session on Machine Learning techniques, in which there is a series of short talks on what people are doing in the realm of machine learning in the UK. And an extended discussion on sharing experience and techniques and how this can be harnessed in the LSST era.

We hope that we can facilitate everyone who would like to give a talk, depending on demand. Contributed talks are likely to be between 10—15 mins in length.

Programme

Available here

Contacts