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1994 Software Conference Update (1Dec94) (from CCS, NOAO Newsletter No. 40, 1 December 1994) The Fourth Annual Conference on Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) was held in Baltimore on 25-28 September 1994. The Conference was hosted by the Space Telescope Science Institute. Additional sponsors included the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Optical Astronomy Observatories, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the National Research Council of Canada, the National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. ADASS '94 would like to acknowledge the generous support of its corporate sponsors that included Hughes STX, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Resource One, Sybase, Inc., Silicon Graphics, Inc., Open Concepts, Inc., Research Systems, Inc., and Digital Equipment Corporation. The ADASS Conference provides a forum for scientists and programmers concerned with algorithms, software, and software systems employed in the reduction and analysis of astronomical data. There were over 300 registered participants for the Conference representing 17 countries. There were 38 oral presentations during the General Sessions including 11 invited talks. More than 90 poster papers and 15 software demos were presented as well. Five special sessions (BOFs) were also held. The Proceedings for ADASS IV, like those of the earlier conferences, will be published as part of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. We expect this volume to be available mid-summer 1995. Two "tag-along" workshops were held on the Thursday following the Conference. A preprint workshop, with 75 registrants, was held to discuss electronic preprints and what was needed by the astronomical community. An IRAF developers' workshop was held at STScI, with about 35 attendees, to discuss issues related to software development in the IRAF environment. Plans are in progress for the next ADASS Conference, which will be held in Tucson on 22-25 October 1995, hosted by NOAO. Information about ADASS '95 is available by sending e-mail to softconf@noao.edu or by connecting to the Conference homepage, http://iraf.noao.edu/ADASS/adass.html. We will keep you posted as plans develop. Jeannette Barnes, George Jacoby, Doug Tody
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