Overview

The 5th ZTF team meeting will be held on Oct 10 - 12, 2023 at Caltech. The month of October marks the end of the ZTF Phase II operation, and the begining of the ZTF-II extension. This team meeting is an opportunity to bid farewell to some of our old friends, and also welcome many new partners. A special session is scheduled to discuss and plan ZTF legacy papers. There will also be a scheduled trip to the Palomar observatory on Fri, Oct 13. Тhe social dinner will take place on Wed, Oct 11.

The SEDMv2 meeting is scheduled for Thursday afternoon, Oct 12. Those interested to learn more and attend can contact Michael Coughlin, Don Neill or Adam Miller who are the lead organizers of this meeting.

Registration

APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED

Program

Click on the button below to view the program for the ZTF team meeting and the SEDM meeting.

Travel & Accommodation

Caltech is located in the city of Pasadena, CA. An affordable and convenient way to reach Pasadena and Caltech from the LAX airport is via the Supershuttle. If you are arriving by car (your own or rented), please check Caltech visitor parking site to learn how and where to park on campus.

You have a wide variety of option for accommodation in the city of Pasadena. Below we list several options which are closest to campus.

Vagabond Inn Executive Pasadena (walking distance to venue: 0.9 mi (1.45 km))
Saga Motor Hotel (walking distance to venue: 1.2 mi (1.94 km))
Hilton Pasadena (walking distance to venue: 1.4 mi (2.25 km))
Sheraton Pasadena (walking distance to venue : 1.5 mi (2.4 km))

Organizer

The lead organiser and host of the 5th science meeting is Caltech. The members of the organizing committee are

• Matthew Graham - ZTF Project Scientist (Caltech)
• Lin Yan - Palomar Observatory Astronomer (Caltech)
• Robert Stein - Postdotoral Fellow (Caltech)
• Ben Rusholme - Chief Engineer & ZTF task lead (Caltech/IPAC)
• Avery Word - Pipeline Operator (Caltech/IPAC)
• Yujing Qin - Postdoctoral Fellow (Caltech)
• Iva Kostadinova - ZTF Program Coordinator (Caltech)

Contact

For questions, please contact Lin Yan at lyan [at] caltech [dot] edu.