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| Paper: |
The Future of ADASS |
| Volume: |
495, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXIV (ADASS XXIV) |
| Page: |
19 |
| Authors: |
Lorente, N. P. F.; Shortridge, K. |
| Abstract: |
ADASS has been a successful conference series for 24 years. If it is to continue to be successful
and relevant we need to ensure that it provides what we as a community need from an annual
conference.
Earlier this year the ADASS Program Organising Committee conducted a survey on the content, style
and governance of ADASS, in order to ascertain the conference needs of our community of astronomy
software, methods and algorithms providers and users. 140 people participated in the survey:
familiar faces, newcomers and a significant number of people who have yet to attend an ADASS.
We summarise the Birds of a Feather session held on 7 October 2014, which discussed the findings of
the survey and the shape that the community would like future ADASS meetings to take: What do we
like of the current format? What would we change? What can we do to make ADASS fit our current and
future needs?
If we are to ensure that ADASS is vibrant, interesting and at the cutting edge of our subject we
need to take collective responsibility for shaping its future. |
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