Monsoon Workshop 2025

 

ADASSx 2025

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems 

Summer workshop

August 1-5, 2025

Tucson, AZ, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click here to register for ADASSx

Click here to submit an ABSTRACT!

Please register early to give us a head count, but registration will remain open until the workshop. The deadline for abstract submission for talks, posters, and splinter sessions is June 21, 2025

Attendance at ADASSx is FREE with Registration

 

            The ADASS Program Organizing Committee (POC) is partnering with the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS), NOIRLab, Lunar and Planetary Labs (LPL), Steward Observatory, and Rubin Observatory to organize a “mini-ADASS” conference to be held in Tucson, AZ. The meeting will follow the annual Rubin Community Workshop (RCW) being held July 28-Aug 1, 2025, and will feature special-topic workshops, tours, and splinter sessions in addition to the plenary meeting.

 

            As the only ADASS event scheduled to be in the US for the next several years, we hope to provide a forum for participants who cannot easily attend the main ADASS meeting in the Fall. The ADASSx 2025 program will include plenary talks, posters, software demonstrations, and opportunities for attendees to organize topical interest sessions. These activities aim to stimulate further development of software and systems to meet the data science challenges of astronomy.

 

  • Remote attendance will be supported

  • The Rubin Community Workshop requires separate registration

  • Details pending on the ADASSx reception and conference banquet

     

  • Themes include

    • Time-domain Astronomy

    • Planetary Defense

    • Community Infrastructure

    • Pipelines and Archives

    • Other software topics of broad interest

The Catalina Sky Survey will hold its annual Planetary Defense Monsoon Workshop, Sunday at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
Daily Schedule
August 1

Friday

Conference opens following the Rubin Workshop
August 2

Saturday

Catalina Sky Survey tours
August 3

Sunday

CSS Planetary Defense Workshop
August 4-5

Mon-Tue

Main meeting, plenary talks & additional sessions

 

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Block schedule for ADASSx 2025 (DRAFT)

Draft block schedule for ADASSx 2025. Details may vary as the meeting approaches.

Catalina Sky Survey holds its annual Monsoon Workshop during the summer shutdown in Arizona. Over several previous years, CSS has been grateful for the participation of Spacewatch and other colleagues at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) of the University of Arizona. Last year, we added a day of hybrid talks from the broader NEO community and Planetary Defenders everywhere.

In 2025, the Monsoon Workshop will be jointly held with the ADASSx Software Workshop following the Rubin Community Workshop. The two-day planetary defense activities will include a tour of the CSS telescopes on Mount Lemmon on Saturday, August 2, 2025, followed by workshop presentations on Sunday, August 3, at LPL on the campus of the University of Arizona. The schedule will be similar to last year, with four ~ 1.5-hour sessions and open discussions following each session. A final agenda with additional details will be released as the workshop nears.

Use the same portals as ADASSx for (free) registration and abstract submission. Planetary Defense topics with a software emphasis are also welcome during the plenary ADASSx sessions on Monday/Tuesday, August 4-5.

Send questions to rseaman@arizona.edu.

The ADASSx 2025 Organizing Committee has received three strong proposals for splinter sessions and is working with the teams to support their programs. Working titles for these sessions are:

  • Using SatHub to mitigate observational and processing impacts of satellite constellations (IAU CPS)
  • Exploring big data efficiently with SPARCL and the Astro Data Lab science platform (NOIRLab)
  • Using Python to reduce and analyze spectroscopic data (SpectroscopyDev WG)

Splinter programs may be either parallel or plenary sessions.

More details soon!

These are largely the same as for ADASS 2023, which was also held on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson. When finished, use the back arrow to return to the ADASSx webpages.

 

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Block schedule for ADASSx 2025 (DRAFT)

Draft block schedule for ADASSx 2025. Details may vary as the meeting approaches.

Coming soon

              ADASSx 2025 list of registered participants                  click here to register

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FSSMTonlineTonima TasnimAnannaWayne State University 1
FSSMTonlineRaduAnghelLiceul "Grigore Antipa" Bacău, RomaniaM352
FSSMTonlineSimonAnghelParis Observatory / Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy 3
FSSMTin-personNamanBajajLunar and Planetary Laboratory / University of Arizona 4
___MTonlinePaulineBarmbyWestern University 5
FSSMTonlineJamesBauerUniversity of Maryland 6
FSSMTLOCTracieBeudenLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V007
FSSMTonlineTanmoyBhowmikShahjalal University of Science and Technology 8
FSS__in-personJohnBlakesleeNSF NOIRLab 9
FSSMTin-personBryceBolinEureka ScientificI4110
FSSMTin-personTerryBressiLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V0011
FSSMTin-personMelissaBruckerLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V0012
FSSMTLOCVivianCarvajalLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0013
FSSMTonlineNCasaleCenter for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian 14
FSSMTin-personChi-kwanChanThe University of Arizona 15
FSSMTin-personQifengChengDuke University 16
_SS__onlineJanaChesleyNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory67317
___MTonlineMaxChongStellenbosch University, University of Groningen 18
FSSMTonlineShvethaChynowethSan Francisco State University 19
___MTin-personChristopherCorballyVatican Observatory29020
FSSMTonlineLuizda CostaLaboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia 21
FSSMTin-personMichelleDadighatNSF NOIRLab 22
FSSMTLOCPhilDalySteward Observatory 23
FSSMTin-personMelissaDeLucchiLINCC Frameworks - Carnegie Mellon University 24
_SSMTin-personLarryDenneauUniversity of Hawaii / ATLAST05 T08 M22 W6825
FSSMTonlineGemmaDomènech RamsMontsec Observatory / Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia 26
FSSMTonlineRosemaryDorseyUniversity of Helsinki 27
FSSMTonlineRashaEldalyNational Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) 28
FSSMTin-personBenEngebrethIndependent Researcher 29
FSSMTin-personJohnFairlambUniversity of Hawai'I / Pan-STARRSF51 F5230
_SS__onlineKellyFastNASA Headquarters 31
_SS__in-personJacquelineFazekasLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0032
FSSMTin-personMaryann BennyFernandesDuke University 33
FSSMTPOC chairMichaelFitzpatrickNSF NOIRLab 34
FSSMTMW chairCarsonFulsLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0035
___MTonlinePedroGarcía-LarioESA/ESAC 36
FSSMTin-personAlexGibbsLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0037
FSSMTonlineStevenGough-KellyUniversity of Central Lancashire 38
_SS__in-personJohn T.GrageMind's Eye ObservatoryW4239
___MTin-personMatthewGrahamCalifornia Institute of Technology / ZTFI4140
F____in-personMelissaGrahamUniversity of WashingtonX0541
_SSMTin-personAlGrauerLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0042
FSSMTin-personBillGrayProject Pluto 43
FSSMTonlineHannesGroellerLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0044
FSSMTonlineJoHayashiW. M. Keck Observatory 45
FSSMTin-personCeeCeeHillLunar and Planetary Laboratory / University of Arizona 46
___MTonlineKevinHillsTacande ObservatoryJ2247
FSSMTLOCJoshuaHoganLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0048
FSSMTin-personGaryHugFarpoint Observatory and Sandlot Observatory734 H3649
FSSMTonlineCristovaoJacquesSONEAR ObservatoryY0550
FSSMTonlineJostJahnSternwarte AmrumC95 M58 Q62 X0651
FSSMTonlineVivek KumarJhaNCRA-TIFR, India 52
FSS__in-personMarioJurićUniversity of WashingtonX0553
FSSMTonlineAtousaKalantariInstitute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences 54
FSSMTonlineChrisphinKarthickIndian Institute of Astrophysics 55
FSSMTin-personWongKevinVera Rubin ObservatoryX0556
FSSMTonlineAhmed MubbashirKhanPersonal Capacity - (Software Engineer at ESO ) 57
FSSMTonlineKathleenKikerB612 Foundation 58
FSSMTonlineSladjanaKnezevicAstronomical Observatory of Belgrade 59
FSSMTonlineNataliyaKovalenkoJASU 60
___MTonlineDenisLeahyUniversity of Calgary 61
FSSMTin-personCassandraLejolyLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V0062
FSSMTin-personGregLeonardLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0063
FSSMTin-personYiweiLiThe University of Arizona 64
FSSMTLOCTylerLinderUniversity of California, Los AngelesC58, 807, H2165
FSSMTin-personTimListerLas Cumbres ObservatoryZ24 E10 W86 others66
___MTonlineJeffMaderW. M. Keck ObservatoryT16 T1767
FSSMTonlineDusanMarcetaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Mathematics, Department of Astronomy 68
_SS__in-personRonMastalerLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V0069
F__MTin-personBobMcMillanLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V0070
_SS__onlineMarcoMicheliESA NEO Coordination CenrteZ84 J04 309 others71
FSSMTonlineCarlosMorales SocorroAsociación Astronómica y Educativa Henrietta Swan Leavitt 72
FSSMTin-personRosemaryMoseleyCaltech 73
FSSMTonlineThobekileNgwaneStellenbosch University and the South African Astronomical ObservatoryM2874
FSSMTonlineRobertNikuttaNSF NOIRLab 75
F__MTonlineRickyNilssonCaltech/IPAC-NExScI 76
F__MTonlineDarioOlivieroDeimos for ESA 77
FSSMTonlineYashPadayaLiverpool John Moores University 78
FSSMTin-personGregoryPaekInstitute for Astronomy 79
FSSMTonlineAnnaPayneSpace Telescope Science Institute250 27480
FSS__in-personMatthewPayneHarvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Minor Planet Center 81
FSSMTonlineSilviaPiranomonteINAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma 82
FSSMTin-personNatalyaPletskovaDrexel University 83
F__MTonlineAndyPtakNASA/GSFC 84
FSSMTonlineG BRaghavkrishnaIndian Institute of Technology Madras 85
FSSMTonlineYudishRamanjoolooUniversity of Hawaii - Manoa 86
FSSMTin-personDavidRankinLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0087
FSSMTonlineMaartenRoos-SeroteScienceCurve.Space 88
FSSMTin-personEricRosasVera Rubin ObservatoryX0589
F__MTonlineReginaRudawskaStarion Group / ESA ESTEC 90
FSSMTonlineBenRusholmeCaltech/IPAC 91
___MTonlineKristinRutkowskiHEASARC, NASA 92
F____in-personMegan E.SchwambQueen's University BelfastX0593
FSSMTLOC chairRobSeamanLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0094
FSSMTonlineTanmaySinghArizona State University 95
FSSMTin-personNeevShahThe University of Arizona 96
___MTin-personFrankShellyLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0097
FSSMTonlinePravitShettyAhmedabad University 98
FSSMTin-personYatrikSolankiHarvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Minor Planet Center 99
FSSMTonlineMichaelSolontoiMonmouth College 100
FSSMTin-personRachelStreetLas Cumbres ObservatoryZ24 E10 W86 others101
FSSMTonlineMichaelStrohNational Radio Astronomy Observatory 102
FSSMTLOCAdamThorntonNSF/DOE Rubin ObservatoryX05103
_SS__in-personMarkTruebloodWiner Observatory290 648104
FSSMTin-personAndrewTubbioloLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V00105
FSSMTonlineMahmudun NobeWayne State University 106
FSSMTonlinePfesesanivan ZylSouth African Radio Astronomy Observatory 107
FSSMTonlineGijsVerdoes KleijnKapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen 108
FSS__in-personPeterVerešHarvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Minor Planet Center 109
FSSMTonlineAdrienVilquin BarrajonAoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky ReserveR56110
F__MTin-personKatVolkPlanetary Science Institute 111
___MTonlineWillem-JanVriendRijksuniversiteit Groningen, Kapteyn Astronomical Insititute 112
FSSMTin-personConnieWalkerNSF NOIRLab 113
FSSMTin-personThomas JichenWangUniversity of Pittsburgh 114
FSSMTin-personBenjaminWeaverNSF NOIRLab 115
FSSMTonlineGuyWellsNortholt Branch ObservatoryZ80116
FSSMTonlineMariaWicherPTAstroBio / Polskie Towarzystwo Miłośników Astronomii 117

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        Special events for ADASSx 2025 will include tours on Saturday, August 2nd, of the Catalina Sky Survey facilities on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson. The CSS 60" survey telescope has discovered more than 12,000 near-Earth Asteroids, hundreds of comets (including many near-Earth comets), five small impactors, and two mini-moons. The 40" telescope next door dominates rapid astrometric follow-up of candidate NEAs, as well as second apparition recovery of known NEAs with poorly known orbits.

        Coordinated operations between these two telescopes, as well as our wide-field Schmidt telescope and the deep-field Kuiper telescope on neighboring Mount Bigelow relies on diverse software tools such as CSS's NEOfixer targeting broker, which ranks the priority and the exposure cost (not just for CSS telescopes, but for many others in the community) for the growing catalog of ever-shifting NEOs and the constantly fluctuating list of NEO candidates.

        Nightly astrometric measurements, images, catalogs, and other data products flow automatically to the IAU Minor Planet Center and the Small Bodies Node of the Planetary Data Center, funded by NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office.

        Planning is in progress for a conference reception on Friday evening, August 1st, and a banquet on Monday, August 4th. Details soon!

It is perhaps not widely known that Tucson was the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy designated in the United States. ADASSx attendees are encouraged to explore the Old Pueblo's many creative restaurants, whether on the list below or not.

ADASSx will provide a mid-morning coffee buffet and an afternoon snack break between sessions. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are the attendees' choice. Many restaurants are within walking distance of the conference venue or are just a few stops away along the free Streetcar line. For those in a hurry, several quick and inexpensive options are on the second and third floors of the SUMC, steps away from the ADASSx sessions. Restaurant hours vary seasonally, so please verify that your choice is open first.

Dining reachable by walking or Streetcar falls into five general zones.

  1. On and near campus
    • Watch out for the AI-piloted robots. I, for one, welcome our new food delivery overlords!
    • Corks & Craft at the southwest corner of the "SUMC Canyon" (labeled "The Scoop" on the out-of-date map) may be the only place on campus to get carded. "Burgers, charcuterie, gourmet grilled cheese. Wine and local beers," according to Reddit.
    • Staying at Aloft? Try Miss Saigon or Trident Grill.
    • Couldn't reserve (or afford) a casita at the Arizona Inn? Have a cocktail on the Audubon Patio or hobnob with the plumed snowbirds in the Main Dining Room.
  2. Main Gate
    • ADASS's opening Reception is upstairs at Gentle Ben's. If eating downstairs, we prefer sitting outside.
    • Illegal Pete's – eminently edible burritos. Try the potatoes in honor of Dan Quayle, who more recently saved the Republic. Probably best to sit upstairs at this one.
    • Frog and Firkin – "inventive variations on traditional English pub fare."
    • Many other diverse options that change faster than my personal lunch cadence.
    • Time Market is halfway between Main Gate and Fourth Avenue. The Third Avenue Streetcar stop is right outside.
      • or it's a 10-minute walk from the same Streetcar stop to Zemam's, Too, authentic Ethiopian dining.
  3. Fourth Avenue
    • Magpies is a worthy contender in the never-ending pizza wars. Pesto? Yes, please!
    • The Shanty, "Arizona's Oldest Continuously Licensed Bar." There will be students.
    • The Hut tiki bar. If you've been to Tucson before, you may recognize the Moʻai relocated from a mini golf course across town.
      • If cultural appropriation gives you indigestion, select from many other options like the Boxyard or Bison Witches.
  4. Downtown
  5. Mercado San Agustin at the end of the Streetcar line
    • Agustin Kitchen is a nice place to dawdle, inside or out.
    • Judging from the line always waiting, Seis Kitchen must be good. Think about ordering online, perhaps from the Streetcar on the way.
    • At the Annex, we enjoy plant-based Beaut Burger.
      • Pair it with a plant-based beverage from Westbound.

If you or your friends have a rental vehicle or can split an Uber:

  • The LOC hesitates to pick a Mexican restaurant. Willie Nelson and William Shatner like Mi Nidito in South Tucson.
  • Heading north, brunch is a bust for conference-goers, but Prep & Pastry is the place if the morning Focus Demo left you in need of a Mimosa.
  • Heading east, Cielos has a pleasant patio at the Lodge on the Desert.
  • Headed west, be a true rebel at Slice & Ice, which split off from the ubiquitous eegee's a few years back. Lime at one, lemon at the other.
  • Wandering about in the middleFeast has a new menu every month. Try the Halloumi grilled cheese. Open Tue-Sat. Next to SWS Computers.
    • Hankering for a chain restaurant? Never fear! Tucson's Culinary Dropout is in a converted lumber yard.
    • You won't have trouble finding a sports bar in Tucson, but devotees of the Church of the SubGenius might try Bob Dobbs.
    • Oh! Here's the other Borderlands across the street.
    • Relax at the Hop Shop with new friends and their old dogs.
  • Exploring the periphery, Google thinks a Holiday Inn Express is a "resorts and casinos near me". Maybe try Apple Maps.
  • Virtual Seattle: Piroshky Piroshky comes to Tucson.

Please designate a driver as needed.

Hotels listed here are either adjacent to the University of Arizona Campus or lie along the Sunlink Streetcar line which will be running without charge throughout the meeting. There is a Streetcar stop steps from the ADASS meeting venue. Attendees with automobiles have a larger set of Tucson hotel and resort options with similar travel times. Parking ($16 per day) is adjacent to the ADASS venue (or cheaper parking is a short walk away). Street parking on campus (and some lots and garages) use a parking app, which you may want to install in advance.

It can be awkward to change hotels during a conference, but it may be worth checking availability and rates separately for the Rubin Community Workshop and ADASSx, especially the weekend. Buses are free in Tucson, and Ubers are competitively priced.

 

Map of ADASSx Hotels

Lots to do in Tucson! The ADASSx plenary meeting venue is located just outside the orbit of Saturn on the University of Arizona's Scale Model Solar System. Head out the Main Gate past Neptune for various lunch and dinner options.

On Sunday, the Catalina Sky Survey Planetary Defense Splinter Session is on Venus (at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory). Elsewhere in the inner Solar System, an actual fragment of an asteroid is floating around the asteroid belt, the Flandrau Planetarium is for Martians, and the Moon Tree, a sycamore grown from a seed that flew on Apollo 14, lives by the model Earth and Moon.


On campusBy trolleyAround town

Some places to check for time-varying events happening during your visit to Tucson are:

Tucson Weekly

University Calendar

Tucson Events

Pima County Calendar

...and just a few specific transient events happening before, during, and after ADASS:

 Center for Creative Photography's 50th Anniversary

Aug. 6: Buddy Guy

 

Day trips NorthDay trips South

 

Day trips EastDay trips West

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

  • Tracie Beuden (Catalina Sky Survey)
  • Vivian Carvajal (CSS)
  • Philip Daly (Steward Observatory)
  • Michael Fitzpatrick (NOIRLab)
  • Joshua Hogan (CSS)
  • Tyler Linder (Planetary Science Institute)
  • Rob Seaman (Chair, CSS)
  • Elizabeth Stobie (Steward Observatory)
  • Adam Thornton (Rubin Observatory)

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