Rare Gems in Big Data

The discovery potential of large astrophysical surveys: science opportunities, tools, and techniques

20–23 May 2024 Tucson, AZ, USA

https://noirlab.edu/gems 

Main topics

Surveys, time-domain and multi-messenger astrophysics, galaxies, cosmology, Milky Way and nearby galaxies, stellar populations, exoplanets, Solar System objects, techniques and tools.

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Due to limited space, we will cap in-person participation to 120 attendees. Please register early as registration will close on 19 April or earlier if we reach capacity.

Fee: $100 for students and $300 for all other career levels

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Important dates 

1 March — Abstract Submission Deadline

19 April — Registration Deadline

26 April — On-site Room Reservation Deadline at Ventana Canyon

Conference venue and accommodation

The conference will be held at Loews Ventana Canyon (7000 N. Resort Drive, Tucson, Arizona, 85750). Room accommodations at the per diem rate of $120 can be reserved here or by contacting Reservations at +1-800-234-5117. Rooms must be reserved by 26 April 2024 at 5 PM MST. A room can not be guaranteed (at the per diem rate) after this date.

Note: The conference will take place in person, with the option of limited remote participation. Stay tuned for updates on our website and/or subscribe to our mailing list if you want to receive future announcements about the conference. 

Mailing List

To join the public mailing list for updates on the conference, please send an email to raregems2024_ML+subscribe@noirlab.edu (you can leave the subject and main text blank). You will then receive an email providing you with a link to join the mailing list. Please ignore the button to click and instead reply to the message in your email client. You should then receive a confirmation email that you have joined the raregems2024_ML mailing list.

Confirmed invited speakers

Pedro Bernardinelli, Sarah Casewell, William Cerny, Clare Higgs, Xin Liu, Josh Peek, Vinicius Placco, Helen Qu, Oleksandra Razim and John Wu.

SOC 

Yumi Choi (Chair), Federica Bianco, Stéphanie Juneau, Ryan Lau, Tom Matheson, Aaron Meisner, David Nidever, Michelle Ntampaka, Knut Olsen, Antonella Palmese and David Trilling 

LOC

Yumi Choi (Chair), Alexus Abbott, Jessica Harris, Ryan Lau, Bryan Miller, Knut Olsen, Lamont Payne, Vinicius Placco and Kathy Vivas