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‎docs/_data/forum_menu.yaml‎

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- label: Observatories Forum
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- name: Forum Home
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link: observatories_forum
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- name: Registration
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link: /observatories_forum/registration/
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- name: Venue
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link: /observatories_forum/venue/
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- name: Travel
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link: /observatories_forum/travel/
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- name: Accommodation
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link: /observatories_forum/accommodation/
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- name: Food & Drink
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link: /observatories_forum/food_and_drink/
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- name: Travel Necessities
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link: /observatories_forum/travel_necessities/

‎docs/_data/navigation.yaml‎

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- name: Observatories
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link: /observatories/
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- name: Observatories Forum
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link: /observatories_forum/
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- name: Software
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- name: Join

‎docs/observatories_forum.md‎

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layout: page
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title: Observatories Forum
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# Observatories Forum
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## Sept 23-25, 2025 ⟡ Santa Barbara, CA
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The Observatories Forum is a workshop series designed to bring together developers and engineers from different
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facilities spanning a range of wavelengths, with developers from the science community. The goal is to share
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experience, tools, challenges and plans, particularly those associated with enabling time domain and multi-messenger
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astrophysics.
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### Join us for our inaugural meeting in Santa Barbara, CA! Registration now open
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This event will be fully hybrid, with options to participate in person or via a virtual platform.
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Topics will include:
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- Observatory software and its challenges
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- Including proposal/observation request systems, scheduling, observatory & instrument operations,
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observatory status, data pipelines and archiving
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- Astronomer-side software tools and challenges
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- Including TOM/marshal systems, community messaging & coordination services, visibility tools,
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signal-to-noise/exposure time calculators etc
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- Recent and planned development
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- Towards generalized APIs for proposal, observation requests across wavelengths

‎docs/observatories_forum/accommodation.md‎

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# Accommodation in Santa Barbara
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‎docs/observatories_forum/food_and_drink.md‎

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# Food and Drink
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‎docs/observatories_forum/registration.md‎

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# Registration
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To register for the 2025 Observatories Forum, please complete
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[this form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzy8bt6wmFaH_WovwFeZ-CINsGCeMX6NLGUUyIHSMMMY5IOA/viewform?usp=header)
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as soon as possible.
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There is no registration fee for this workshop, and there are (limited)
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travel funds available.
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To receive full consideration, please register by **Aug 31, 2025**.

‎docs/observatories_forum/travel.md‎

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# Traveling to and around Santa Barbara
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### Air
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Santa Barbara has its own regional airport ([SBA](https://flysba.santabarbaraca.gov/)), with connections to Los Angeles
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([LAX](https://www.flylax.com/)), San Francisco ([SFO](https://www.flysfo.com/)), Phoenix, Arizona
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([PHX](https://www.skyharbor.com/)), and Denver ([DEN](https://www.flydenver.com/)) airports.
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As well as flying direct to SBA, visitors commonly fly to LAX and catch the regular
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[Airbus coach service](https://www.sbairbus.com/), which stops in Santa Barbara and Goleta, with fares
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around $69 one way.
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### Road/Rail
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[Amtrak](https://www.amtrak.com/home.html) connects to Santa Barbara through a number of services, both by
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road (bus service) and rail. The rail services include the regular Surfliner trains from Los Angeles Union
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Station and the scenic Coast Starlight which runs down the length of California once a day.
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### Car Rental
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Most of the major US car rental agencies have offices in Santa Barbara, and many have desks at the Santa Barbara
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airport.
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### Taxis/Uber
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[Uber](https://www.uber.com/) and [Lyft](https://www.lyft.com/) operate in most of Santa Barbara county.
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There is also a taxi rank outside the terminal building at Santa Barbara airport, but be aware that there is
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a minimum fee when departing from that location.
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A more complete list can be found on the [SBA airport website](https://flysba.santabarbaraca.gov/terminal/ground-transportation).
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### Bus Services
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[MTD](https://sbmtd.gov/) is our local bus service, which offers buses all around Santa Barbara and Goleta.
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The central hub of the network is the Transit Center on Chapala Street. All single journeys have a single flat
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rate fare of $1.75 (adults), and multi-trip passes are available from the bus station offering discounts
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although you can pay by cash on all buses.

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# Travel Necessities
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A couple of necessary formalities for visitors from outside the US:
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### Health Insurance
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All visitors are required to have proof of health insurance when visiting the USA. Most travel insurance
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companies provide suitable plans.
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### Entry visas
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The US has a visa waiver scheme for nationals of 42 countries, but eligible people still need to apply for an
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[ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization)](https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/) BEFORE they travel.
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Other nationalities will need to apply for visas.
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Please see the US Department of State's official website for accurate travel information, and bear in mind the
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application process can take time.
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Some participants may require a written invitation to the meeting for these purposes. If this is the case,
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please contact the Local Organizing Committee via rstreet [at] lco.global as soon as possible.

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# Venue
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The Forum will be held at [Santa Barbara's Natural History Museum](https://www.sbnature.org/),
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located in the beautiful foothills above the city.
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Address: 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
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Most sessions will take place in the Farrand Hall lecture theatre. The museum has on-site parking within easy
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walking distance.

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