LSST Discovery Alliance Regional Meeting
We are pleased to announce the first LSST Discovery Alliance (DA) Regional Meeting, “Science with LSST: From Transients to Cosmology”, that will be held at Johns Hopkins University (Homewood Campus, Baltimore, MD) on May 11–15, 2026. This meeting is envisioned as a five-day, in-person event. The program will include invited presentations spanning a broad range of topics:
- Cosmology / Dark Energy Science
- Time-domain / Multi-messenger science
- Stellar activity and stellar/galactic archaeology
- Galaxy and AGN science
- Software, AI, and LINCC Frameworks
The meeting will include tutorials, as well as dedicated time for open discussion on the use of Rubin early science data. The goals of the meeting are to: (i) introduce early-career researchers and their advisors across DA member institutions in the region to the data analysis tools and software available through the Rubin Science Platform and LINCC Frameworks, and (ii) identify strategies for leveraging Rubin early science data and alert streams to enhance the scientific return of complementary ground- and space-based facilities. We also hope the meeting will catalyze new collaborative projects across DA institutions.
To register, please fill in and submit this form by March 31, 2026. Submission of the registration form does not guarantee a place due to participant limits. We will prioritize participants from Discovery Alliance member institutions in the region, especially early-career researchers and their advisors.
Invited speakers: Alexandra Amon (Princeton), Federica Bianco (University of Delaware), Neven Caplar (University of Washington), Gordon Richards (Drexel University), Nora Shipp (University of Washington).
LOC/SOC: Alessandra Corsi (JHU), Tony Chen (JHU), Daniel D’Orazio (STScI), Mitchell Karmen (JHU), Xiaolong Li (JHU), Armin Rest (STScI), Kevin Schlaufman (JHU), Andrew Sturner (LSST-DA), Beth Willman (LSST-DA), Nadia Zakamska (JHU).