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JAXtronomy

AKA JAX in Astronomy

Logistical Information

*probably a copyright violation

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MFAguests

simonsnyc

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Welcome!

You are not at the Flatiron Institute, but you are registered there as well:

Bring your government ID every day!

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The most important person:

Cristina Duncan

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Code of Conduct

We have a range of expertise with JAX and with astronomy

Be respectful, be patient, and be excellent to each other

If you need more specific guidelines, we expect you to follow the Simons Foundation Code of Conduct

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Reminder

If at any point during the week you begin to feel ill / sick / uncertain, please do not come in!

(We will set up a Zoom meeting for you)

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Schedule

Breakfast 8:00–9:00, start at 9:00, lunch at 12:00

We have a few “plenary” sessions but otherwise the schedule is totally flexible

We end at 15:00 every day

“Hack week” meetings can be intense, and we want you to have time to spend as you want to

Feel free to continue working at the Flatiron Institute (11th floor), or go enjoy NYC!

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The meeting space

We have this (large) room + two other (smaller) rooms for working and breaking into smaller groups

Use them as you wish!

We do not have a Slack workspace but feel free to self-organize another communication mechanism

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The point of this meeting

My main goal for this meeting is to create connections

(across astronomy subdomains, JAX expertise levels, career stage and position)

It would be awesome if we could build upon the connections we make this week to build/improve/plan astro infrastructure software related to JAX

That means the stakes are low! (You do not need to leave this week with a finished software project)

Leaving with a plan for contributing to a new package, or an existing package, or for how to improve your own research code, or with a better understanding of how JAX can help you are all great outcomes!

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