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
_SSMTonlineBruceBerrimanCaltech/IPAC-NExScIX057
FSSMTLOCTracieBeudenLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V008
FSSMTonlineTanmoyBhowmikShahjalal University of Science and Technology 9
FSS__in-personJohnBlakesleeNSF NOIRLab 10
FSSMTin-personBryceBolinEureka ScientificI4111
FSSMTin-personTerryBressiLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V0012
FSSMTin-personMelissaBruckerLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V0013
FSSMTLOCVivianCarvajalLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0014
FSSMTonlineNCasaleCenter for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian 15
FSSMTin-personChi-kwanChanThe University of Arizona 16
FSSMTin-personQifengChengDuke University 17
_SS__onlineJanaChesleyNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory67318
___MTonlineMaxChongStellenbosch University, University of Groningen 19
FSSMTonlineShvethaChynowethSan Francisco State University 20
___MTin-personChristopherCorballyVatican Observatory29021
FSSMTonlineLuizda CostaLaboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia 22
FSSMTin-personMichelleDadighatNSF NOIRLab 23
FSSMTLOCPhilDalySteward Observatory 24
FSSMTin-personMelissaDeLucchiLINCC Frameworks - Carnegie Mellon University 25
_SSMTin-personLarryDenneauUniversity of Hawaii / ATLAST05 T08 M22 W6826
FSSMTonlineGemmaDomènech RamsMontsec Observatory / Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia 27
FSSMTonlineRosemaryDorseyUniversity of Helsinki 28
FSSMTonlineRashaEldalyNational Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) 29
FSSMTin-personBenEngebrethIndependent Researcher 30
FSSMTin-personJohnFairlambUniversity of Hawai'I / Pan-STARRSF51 F5231
_SS__onlineKellyFastNASA Headquarters 32
_SS__in-personJacquelineFazekasLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0033
FSSMTin-personMaryann BennyFernandesDuke University 34
FSSMTPOC chairMichaelFitzpatrickNSF NOIRLab 35
FSSMTMW chairCarsonFulsLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0036
___MTonlinePedroGarcía-LarioESA/ESAC 37
FSSMTin-personAlexGibbsLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0038
FSSMTonlineStevenGough-KellyUniversity of Central Lancashire 39
_SS__in-personJohn T.GrageMind's Eye ObservatoryW4240
___MTin-personMatthewGrahamCalifornia Institute of Technology / ZTFI4141
F____in-personMelissaGrahamUniversity of WashingtonX0542
_SSMTin-personAlGrauerLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0043
FSSMTin-personBillGrayProject Pluto 44
FSSMTonlineHannesGroellerLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0045
FSSMTonlineJoHayashiW. M. Keck Observatory 46
FSSMTin-personCeeCeeHillLunar and Planetary Laboratory / University of Arizona 47
___MTonlineKevinHillsTacande ObservatoryJ2248
FSSMTLOCJoshuaHoganLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0049
FSSMTin-personGaryHugFarpoint Observatory and Sandlot Observatory734 H3650
FSSMTonlineCristovaoJacquesSONEAR ObservatoryY0551
FSSMTonlineJostJahnSternwarte AmrumC95 M58 Q62 X0652
FSSMTonlineVivek KumarJhaNCRA-TIFR, India 53
FSS__in-personMarioJurićUniversity of WashingtonX0554
FSSMTonlineAtousaKalantariInstitute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences 55
FSSMTonlineChrisphinKarthickIndian Institute of Astrophysics 56
FSSMTin-personWongKevinVera Rubin ObservatoryX0557
FSSMTonlineAhmed MubbashirKhanPersonal Capacity - (Software Engineer at ESO ) 58
FSSMTonlineKathleenKikerB612 Foundation 59
FSSMTonlineSladjanaKnezevicAstronomical Observatory of Belgrade 60
FSSMTonlineNataliyaKovalenkoJASU 61
___MTonlineDenisLeahyUniversity of Calgary 62
FSSMTin-personCassandraLejolyLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V0063
FSSMTin-personGregLeonardLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0064
FSSMTin-personYiweiLiThe University of Arizona 65
FSSMTLOCTylerLinderUniversity of California, Los AngelesC58, 807, H2166
FSSMTin-personTimListerLas Cumbres ObservatoryZ24 E10 W86 others67
___MTonlineJeffMaderW. M. Keck ObservatoryT16 T1768
FSSMTonlineDusanMarcetaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Mathematics, Department of Astronomy 69
_SS__in-personRonMastalerLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V0070
F__MTin-personBobMcMillanLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V0071
_SS__onlineMarcoMicheliESA NEO Coordination CenrteZ84 J04 309 others72
FSSMTonlineCarlosMorales SocorroAsociación Astronómica y Educativa Henrietta Swan Leavitt 73
FSSMTin-personRosemaryMoseleyCaltech 74
FSSMTonlineThobekileNgwaneStellenbosch University and the South African Astronomical ObservatoryM2875
FSSMTonlineRobertNikuttaNSF NOIRLab 76
F__MTonlineRickyNilssonCaltech/IPAC-NExScI 77
F__MTonlineDarioOlivieroDeimos for ESA 78
FSSMTonlineYashPadayaLiverpool John Moores University 79
FSSMTin-personGregoryPaekInstitute for Astronomy 80
FSSMTonlineAntonioPasquaUniversity of Bologna 81
FSSMTonlineAnnaPayneSpace Telescope Science Institute250 27482
FSS__in-personMatthewPayneHarvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Minor Planet Center 83
FSSMTonlineSilviaPiranomonteINAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma 84
FSSMTin-personNatalyaPletskovaDrexel University 85
F__MTonlineAndyPtakNASA/GSFC 86
FSSMTonlineG BRaghavkrishnaIndian Institute of Technology Madras 87
FSSMTonlineYudishRamanjoolooUniversity of Hawaii - Manoa 88
FSSMTin-personDavidRankinLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0089
FSSMTonlineMaartenRoos-SeroteScienceCurve.Space 90
FSSMTin-personEricRosasVera Rubin ObservatoryX0591
F__MTonlineReginaRudawskaStarion Group / ESA ESTEC 92
FSSMTonlineBenRusholmeCaltech/IPAC 93
___MTonlineKristinRutkowskiHEASARC, NASA 94
F____in-personMegan E.SchwambQueen's University BelfastX0595
FSSMTLOC chairRobSeamanLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0096
FSSMTonlineTanmaySinghArizona State University 97
FSSMTin-personNeevShahThe University of Arizona 98
___MTin-personFrankShellyLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Catalina Sky SurveyG96 703 I52 V06 V0099
FSSMTonlinePravitShettyAhmedabad University 100
FSSMTin-personYatrikSolankiHarvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Minor Planet Center 101
FSSMTonlineMichaelSolontoiMonmouth College 102
_SSMTLOCElizabethStobieSteward Observatory 103
FSSMTin-personRachelStreetLas Cumbres ObservatoryZ24 E10 W86 others104
FSSMTonlineMichaelStrohNational Radio Astronomy Observatory 105
_SS__onlineShardaSubramanianPersonal Capacity 106
FSSMTonlineTeerasakThaluangAkin ObservatoryO51107
FSSMTLOCAdamThorntonNSF/DOE Rubin ObservatoryX05108
FSSMTin-personHiyoToriumiShibaura Institute of Technology, JAXA ISAS 109
_SS__in-personMarkTruebloodWiner Observatory290 648110
FSSMTin-personAndrewTubbioloLunar and Planetary Laboratory / Spacewatch291 691 V00111
FSSMTonlineMahmudun NobeWayne State University 112
FSSMTonlinePfesesanivan ZylSouth African Radio Astronomy Observatory 113
FSSMTonlineGijsVerdoes KleijnKapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen 114
FSS__in-personPeterVerešHarvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Minor Planet Center 115
FSSMTonlineAdrienVilquin BarrajonAoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky ReserveR56116
F__MTin-personKatVolkPlanetary Science Institute 117
___MTonlineWillem-JanVriendRijksuniversiteit Groningen, Kapteyn Astronomical Insititute 118
FSSMTin-personConnieWalkerNSF NOIRLab 119
FSSMTin-personThomas JichenWangUniversity of Pittsburgh 120
FSSMTin-personBenjaminWeaverNSF NOIRLab 121
FSSMTonlineGuyWellsNortholt Branch ObservatoryZ80122
FSSMTonlineMariaWicherPTAstroBio / Polskie Towarzystwo Miłośników Astronomii 123

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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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