›Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) XXVI

The annual Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) conference provides a forum for scientists and programmers concerned with algorithms, software and software systems employed in the acquisitions, reduction, analysis and dissemination of astronomical data.

ADASS XXVI, the 2016 conference will be held 16-20 October at the Stazione Marittima Conference Centre, Trieste, Italy. The hosts of ADASS XXVI is the Trieste Astronomical Observatory (OATs) of the Italian national Institute of Astrophysics (INAF).

The Stazione Marittima Conference Centre is located on a pier of the Trieste harbour, in the heart of town and within walking distance from restaurants, shopping areas, and main hotels.

The ADASS XXVI program will include invited talks, contributed papers, display sessions, tutorials, computer demonstrations, and special interest ("Birds of a Feather" or BoF) meetings. Further details about themes and invited speakers will be available shortly.

ADASS XXVI will be followed by the Interoperability Workshop of the IVOA(International Virtual Observatory Alliance), to be held 21-23 October at the same venue (Stazione Marittima Conference Centre).

The Astroinformatics Conference will be held 20-24 October in Sorrento

This year's conference key themes are:
Reduction and Analysis Algorithms for Large Databases and Vice-versa
Management of Scientific and Data Analysis Projects
New Trends in HPC and Distributed Computing
Long-term Management of Data Archives
Data Models in Astrophysics
Python in Astronomy
Surveys for Transient Objects in the Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy