May 4 & 5, 2022, 8-11am PDT / 11am-2pm EDT / 5-8pm CEST
This workshop will present a number of ongoing projects to develop software necessary for TVS research. In particular, it will feature software under development as International In-Kind contributions to TVS. The goal of the workshop is to solicit input from TVS members regarding the design and functionality required from these projects.
There is no registration fee, and everyone is encouraged to come and bring their ideas to the table.
Registration
Please contact Federica by email or LSST Slack to receive the connection details for this workshop.
There is no registration fee.
Agenda
The workshop format will consist of a 2hr session each day, held in the Gather.Town meeting space.
All plenary sessions will be held in the "West Conference Room" at the top-right the GatherTown meeting space. Entering
this room will present you with a Zoom link which you should click to enter the session. After you leave
session, the system will return you to the GatherTown meeting.
Attendees can self-organize breakout sessions in any region of the GatherTown map, simply
by moving their avatars around the space to a mutually-agreed location. Please see the GatherTown tab for more information on the meeting space. The workshop will be held using the online meeting platform Gather.Town. To enter the plenary session: Move your avatar to the top-right of the map and enter the door marked "West Conference Room". This will
take you into a conference hall, and you will see a large meeting icon in front of you.
You will need to move your avatar close to this icon, to see a pop up instruction "Press x to interact". Press "x", and you will
be shown the link to the Zoom room for the plenary session meeting.
Click the link to join the session. Breakout sessions: The map includes several named meeting rooms which are
open for use for breakout discussions. None of the rooms are reserved (except the West conference room),
and attendees are encouraged to self-organize and nominate a location to meet.
There are also numerous tables and smaller meeting spaces provided across the map which you are welcome to use. New to Gather Town? Please see below for more information on navigating this space, and
review the Guest's Guide to Gather Town. To move around the virtual meeting space, use your cursor keys or “W, A, S, D” keys Use the “chat” at lower left to chat with individuals, people “nearby”, or everyone. To mute or unmute your camera or microphone, click the white camera or microphone symbols over your video window. The taskbar at the bottom of your display has the following items, reading left-right: The navigation bar at the side of the display has the following controls (top to bottom): If you get really lost, go to settings (the cog icon on left), and scroll down to “respawn” your avatar in the meeting space.
If all else fails, you can always close the browser tab or restart the browser, and join the meeting again. Gathertown documentation can be found here. Rubin Observatory enforces the AURA Harassment and Code of Conduct Policy.
Harassment and unprofessional conduct (including the use of offensive language)
of any kind is not permitted at any time and should be reported per the
instructions in the Reporting section of this page. Rubin Science Collaboration members are also expected to adhere to their Collaboration's Codes of Conduct. Rubin Observatory adheres to the following principles in order to provide a
learning environment that produces rigor and excellence: Acting with and encouraging kindness strengthens individuals, relationships, and communities. An inclusive, collaborative environment is best achieved when there is mutual
trust, based upon honest behavior, throughout the community. Inclusive environments foster excellence by challenging us to consider a
variety of viewpoints and approaches. We honor alternate viewpoints as
opportunities for discussion and learning, and therefore treat others with
respect, even if we disagree. In a diverse community, differences between people are recognized and
acknowledged as assets. Our community is stronger, more creative, and more
innovative because it is fueled by a broad range of ideas and perspectives. Rubin recognizes the importance of actively including and encouraging involvement
from all corners; diversity is only a benefit if all members feel empowered
to participate. Quoting from the AAS guidelines: "Scientists should work to
provide an environment that encourages the free expression and exchange of
scientific ideas. They should promote equality of opportunity and fair treatment
for all their colleagues, regardless of gender, race, ethnic and national origin
(including Indigenous Peoples), religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation,
gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, etc. Scientific
ability must be respected wherever it is found." Guidelines
are given to presenters encourage them to use color palettes and fonts
that are suitable for color-blind and dyslexic participants. Dedicated Slack
channels and social platforms with a dedicated hashtag will help people to follow
essential parts of the discussions; this meeting's hashtag is #hst-lsst-sci-prep
on the LSST Slack Team. Participants are advised to be mindful and respectful of cultural differences
between the participants. Many countries with very different cultural backgrounds,
languages, and timezones are represented at this virtual meeting, and it is
every participant’s duty to make sure everybody feels welcome in our community.
The organizers have made an attempt to schedule the meeting at times that maximize
participation across the globe but recognize that the schedule will not be suitable
for everyone. Session recordings will be made available. The program organizers firmly reject all kinds of abusive behavior. The organizers
have worked towards providing a welcoming, safe environment that encourages the
free expression and exchange of ideas of all the participants. Every attendee is
expected to make their individual contribution towards a respectful and inclusive
meeting climate. Any discriminatory behavior against colleagues on any basis, such
as gender, gender identity, race, ethnic background, national origin, religion,
political affiliation, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disabilities or
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image and/or your voice may appear in recordings that may be publicly accessible.
If you prefer your image not to appear, presenters and participants are welcome
to keep the video muted. As a participant, to avoid your voice being recorded
you may consider asking questions in the chat or on slack. Presenters or attendees acting inappropriately or using inappropriate language
may be muted (video, voice, chat) or removed from the meeting by the moderator. The Program Lead, Rachel Street, (rstreet at lco.global) will act as the designated
contact person for reporting instances of bullying, harassment, or aggression. In the case that an event is reported, and with the approval of the reporting person,
the designated contact person will approach the offending person(s) to discuss how
their behavior is causing distress to other participants and remind them of the
code of conduct applicable to all participants. If more serious measures are needed,
the designated contact person should inform the reporting person(s) of the procedure
to follow in these cases. Should a participant witness events of bullying, harassment or aggression, the
recommendation is to contact the person who suffered the abuse to show support,
ask how they are doing, and possibly suggest for them to talk to one of the
designated contact people. The decision to approach the contact person should,
however, ultimately be left to the the person who suffered the abuse. The following are a few basic social rules, adapted from those of the Recurse
Center. These rules make explicit certain norms of social behavior that help
uphold our values stated in the Code of Conduct above, as well as the ethical
guidelines we endorse. If you mess up on any of the below,
don’t panic: we all make mistakes sometimes. Apologize, reflect, move forward.
If someone points out that you have engaged in this behavior, it can be tempting
to become defensive—but instead, apologize, reflect a moment, and move on. We explicitly ban racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and other kinds of
bias— whether these behaviors are overt or subtle. Subtle -isms can be particularly
tricky, as they are often unconscious behaviors we engage in by mistake, and are
sometimes caused by conflicting norms between cultures. To use an example from
Recurse, saying "It's so easy my grandmother could do it" is a subtle -ism.
Refrain from equating any category of people to a specific behavior. During sessions and discussions, pay attention to who is contributing. Chairs
are encouraged to be conscious of their biases and avoid preferentially
selecting some people and/or paying attention to only some parts of the room.
Discreetly invite contributions from quieter members of the group, making sure
you are not embarassing them or drawing undesirable attention (ask "what do
junior people think" or "people from smaller colleges" for example) and be
conscientious of not dominating the conversation. We understand that it can be
exciting to discuss a new idea, but always strive to listen (rather than just
wait your turn to speak). In an environment where participants have different backgrounds and knowledge,
it is very important that people feel comfortable saying “I don’t know” or “I
don’t understand.” Therefore, please do not act surprised when someone says
they don’t know something, whether it is regarding a technical or non-technical
subject (e.g. “What?! I can’t believe you don’t know what X is!”). Quoting from
Recurse: "Feigning surprise has absolutely no social or educational benefit—instead,
take time to explain so that all can follow and participate in the conversation. If you experience these behaviors during the course of the meeting, you should
feel free to bring it up directly with the person, or if it’s more comfortable,
point out the behavior to the meeting organizers or one of the designated contacts
mentioned in the reporting section above. Thank you to Lucianne Walkowicz and Federica Bianco for contributing
resource documents and language to this policy. In addition to online meeting sessions, we will communicate with workshop
participants primarily through email and Slack. Workshop attendees are encouraged to subscribe to the LSST Slack Team channel #tvs-taskforce-software.
Those who are new to Rubin are encouraged to contact Federica Bianco (fbianco at udel.edu)
for access. Several software development teams are seeking feedback from potential users regarding
the functionality that they need. Please use the forms below to give your input.Day 1
Plenary Room 11am EDT Welcome Plenary Room 11am EDT Discuss SRD and survey Independently 11:30am EDT Review videos of software projects Plenary Room 12pm EDT Software team Q&A Breakout Rooms 12:30pm-2pm EDT Breakout room discussions Day 2
Plenary Room 11am EDT Summaries from the breakout rooms Plenary Room 11:30am EDT Discussion of LINCC program Plenary Room 12pm-1pm EDT Breakout discussions Plenary Room 1pm-2pm EDT Summaries from the breakout rooms Please register to receive the connection details.
Map of the meeting space
Controls
Our Values
Be Kind
Trust
Respect
Diversity
Inclusiveness
Inclusive environment
Reporting bullying, harassment or aggression at the Workshop
Principles of Engagement
No -isms
Raise All Voices
Take time to explain and do not belittle others
Choose constructive, rather than demeaning reactions
Workshop Content
Short videos describing proposed software projects
SER-SAG-1 inkind contribution: Periodicity mining pipeline in time domain
Angelica Kovacevic, Viktor Radovic, Mladen Nikolic, Dragana Ilic, Luka Popovic
Video
Dash: a data portal for preliminary investigation and analysis of LSST-based light curves
Alex Razim, Lovro Palaversa
Video
Cross Matching
Tom J Wilson, Tim Naylor
Video
Machine Learning based classification of Variable Stars
Robert Szabo Attila, Bodi Tamas Szklenar
Video
Software to classify variable stars: Young Stellar Objects
Sara Bonito
Video
Tools for the simulation of Pulsating Stars
Ilaria Musella, Marcella Marconi
Video
Tidal Disruption Event Filtering
Andreja Gomboc
Video
Point of Interest Alert Broker
Nina Hernitschek
Video
PASTinPY
Marcella Di Criscienzo, Silvio Leccia, Vittorio Braga, Ilaria Musella, Massimo Dall'Ora, Vincenzo Ripepi, Giuliana Fiorentino, Roberto Molinaro, Marcella Marconi
Video
INAF In-Kind Contributions on Crowded Stellar Fields
Massimo Dall'Ora, Sara Bonito, Sara Lucatello, Antonella Vallenari
Video
Observing Program Management System
Yiannis Tsapras, Markus Hundertmark
Video
Day 1 Introduction, SRD discussion and user surveys
Session recording
Day 1 Software proposal review and breakout discussion
Session recording
Day 2 Summaries from the Day 1 breakout sessions and LINCC overview
Session recording
Day 2 Breakout discussion summaries and wrap-up
Session recording
Observing Program Management breakout summary [Yiannis Tsapras & Markus Hundertmark]
PDF summary
Periodicity mining breakout summary [Andjelka Kovacevic & Dragana Ilic]
PDF summary
Dash breakout summary [Lovro Palaversa]
PDF summary