LSST@Asia

Exploring the Wide, Fast, Deep Universe

LSST@Asia in Sydney (Australia) is the first conference in what we intend to be a series, following on from a series of very successful LSST@Europe conferences held in 2013, 2016 and 2018. These meetings enabled close interaction between LSST personnel and European scientists interested in LSST.

LSST@Asia brought together scientists in Asia, Australia and South Africa with an interest in the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and provided them with the opportunity to interact with each other as well as with leaders of the LSST Science Collaborations (Solar System; Stars, the Milky Way and Local Volume; Transients and Variable Stars; Galaxies; AGN; Strong Lensing; Dark Energy and Informatics) and hear updates on LSST construction and data processing progress.

The main objectives of the 2019 meeting were to:

• Provide an update on the status of the LSST Project

• Develop a network of scientists in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific involved in various aspects of LSST

• Promote increased engagement of scientists with the LSST Science Collaborations

• Explore synergies with other facilities

Child care was provided to maximise participation by those with carer responsibilities. There was funding support available to encourage attendance by early-career researchers (<5 years post-PHD) and PhD students.

Location

Colombo Theatres
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia

Dates

First announcement and pre-registration
20 August 2018

Abstract submission opened
19 November 2018

Abstract submission closed
14 January 2019
(Extended from 17 December 2018)

Programme announced
4 February 2019 (Updated 9 May 2019)

Registration and conference fee payment deadline
25 March 2019
(Extended from 4 March 2019)

Conference
20-23 May 2019

Contact

lsst-asia-list@phys.unsw.edu.au

Scientific Programme

The scientific programme for LSST@Asia can be downloaded here (updated 21 May).

Below we have linked the talks to their slides.

Invited Speakers

• Federica Bianco (LSST Transients and Variable Stars Science Collaboration)

• Leanne Guy (Data Management Scientist; LSST Project)

• Sugata Kaviraj (LSST Galaxies Science Collaboration)

• Victor Krabbendam (LSST Project Manager)

• Michelle Lochner (LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration)

• David Trilling (Northern Arizona University; LSST Solar System Science Collaboration)

• Will Clarkson (University of Michigan-Dearborn; LSST Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume Science Collaboration)

• Claudia Lagos (ICRAR)

• Tyler Bourke (SKA Organisation)

Participants

Local Organizing Committee

• Sarah Brough (Chair; UNSW, Australia)

• Christoph Bergmann (UNSW)

• Anshu Gupta (UNSW)

• Mireia Montes Quiles (UNSW)

• Jeffrey Simpson (UNSW)

Scientific Organizing Committee

• Sarah Brough (Chair; University of New South Wales, Australia)

• Wen-Ping Chen (National Central University)

• Simon Driver (ICRAR, University of Western Australia)

• Richard Easther (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

• Yen-Ting Lin (Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica)

• Michelle Lochner (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, and South African Radio Astronomy Observatory)

• Byeong-Gon Park (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)

• Somak Raychaudhury (The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, India)

• Tony Tyson (University of California Davis, USA)

• Hu Zhan (National Astronomical Observatories of China)

Code of Conduct

The LSST@Asia organisers want to ensure all participants in its activities are able to enjoy an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. Therefore, we are committed to making this meeting and associate events productive and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, nationality or religion. We will not tolerate harassment in any form.

This code of conduct applies to all participants at this LSST@Asia conference, including but not limited to official sessions, social events, and meetings. Participants agree to follow these guidelines:

• Behave professionally. Any form of harassment – sexist, racist, or exclusionary comments or jokes are not appropriate. Harassment includes sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, sexual attention or innuendo, deliberate intimidation, stalking, and photography or recording of an individual without consent. It also includes offensive comments related to race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, or religion.

• All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. This includes oral, written and print language, and imagery.

• Be considerate and respectful to others. Do not insult or put down other attendees. Critique ideas rather than individuals.

Individuals engaging in behaviour prohibited by this policy, as well as those making allegations of harassment in bad faith, will be subject to disciplinary action. Such actions range from a verbal warning to ejection from the meeting or activity in question without refund of registration fees, and the reporting of their behaviour to their employer. 

If you have concerns, suggestions, or would like to report a violation, please contact the LOC (lsst-asia-list@phys.unsw.edu.au).

Parts of this code of conduct are based on the London Code of Conduct, as originally designed for the conference 'Accurate Astrophysics. Correct Cosmology', held in London in July 2015. The London Code was adapted with permission by Andrew Pontzen and Hiranya Peiris from a document by Software Carpentry, which itself derives from original Creative Commons documents by PyCon and Geek Feminism. It is released under a CC-Zero license for re-use. To help track people's improvements and best practice, please retain this acknowledgement, and log your re-use or modification of this policy at https://github.com/apontzen/london_cc.

LSST@Asia Sponsors