About The Event

The International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) holds two Interoperability Meetings per year. The second meeting of 2008 will be held on October 27-31 in Baltimore, Maryland and is being co-hosted by the Space Telescope Science Institute and The Johns Hopkins University Department of Physics and Astronomy.

The IVOA's mission is to facilitate international coordination and collaboration in the development and deployment of the tools, systems, and organizational structures needed for the utilization of astronomical archives as an integrated and interoperating virtual observatory. The work of the IVOA focuses on the development of standards. Working Groups are constituted in those areas where key interoperability standards and technologies have to be defined and agreed upon. The IVOA also has Interest Groups that discuss experiences using VO technologies and provide feedback to the Working Groups.

The Interoperability Meeting is an opportunity for the Working Groups and Interest Groups to have face-to-face discussions and for technical questions to be resolved. Participation is open to anyone with an interest in VO standards and technologies