# Milky Way 2018 meeting/workshop?

**URL:** <https://www.rubin.community/t/milky-way-2018-meeting-workshop/2445>\
**Category:** Milky Way\
**Tags:** smwlv\
**Created:** [November 29, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/milky-way-2018-meeting-workshop/2445 "2017-11-29T14:56:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![jgizis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/jgizis/32/419_2.png) [@jgizis](https://www.rubin.community/u/jgizis)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/milky-way-2018-meeting-workshop/2445/1 "2017-11-29T14:56:37Z")

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Hi,

Is there interest in having a Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume meeting similar to the one we had in a Tucson a few years? We could apply for funding from LSST Corp. (deadline December 18)

[https://www.lsstcorporation.org/2018-Call-for-Proposals](https://www.lsstcorporation.org/2018-Call-for-Proposals)

In particular, I’m thinking that it might be worthwhile to have a one or two day east coast USA meeting given that the all-hands LSST meeting usually seems to be out West. The UK has also been having meetings.

Possible topics:

1. Working on the Mini-Surveys/DDF proposals – highest priority? Call now to be out in June?
2. Crowded Field Pipeline – perhaps by next year we’ll know more about how DM is doing.
3. Astrometry — ???

Let me know what you think. We also discussed star/galaxy separation last time.

(Note this is on the public LSST Community forum, not the private collaboration-only one.)

John

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**Author:** ![willclarkson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/willclarkson/32/2345_2.png) [@willclarkson](https://www.rubin.community/u/willclarkson)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/milky-way-2018-meeting-workshop/2445/2 "2017-11-29T15:32:27Z")

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Hi John - I think this would be a good idea, count me in. As I think we’ve discussed, it would be good to time this with enough time that participants can implement their actions well before the Mini-Surveys/DDF deadline.

Will

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**Author:** ![knutago](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/knutago/32/602_2.png) [@knutago](https://www.rubin.community/u/knutago)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/milky-way-2018-meeting-workshop/2445/3 "2017-11-29T16:57:52Z")

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Count me in as well!

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**Author:** ![jeffcarlin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/jeffcarlin/32/491_2.png) [@jeffcarlin](https://www.rubin.community/u/jeffcarlin)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/milky-way-2018-meeting-workshop/2445/4 "2017-11-29T19:03:06Z")

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Yes, great idea. I’m in!

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Naylor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tim\_Naylor](https://www.rubin.community/u/Tim_Naylor)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/milky-way-2018-meeting-workshop/2445/5 "2017-12-03T12:04:20Z")

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I think this would be a good idea, especially (assuming its in the US) if a few of us from the UK can make it, to help cement us into the community.