Checklist for the July 2026 LSST DESC Collaboration Meeting

Here are a few useful things you can do to prepare yourself for our first two-host (Boston and Paris) and hybrid Collaboration Meeting!

Access meeting resources

Check out and bookmark the Collaboration Meeting confluence page (on all the devices that you plan to use). Make sure you remember your Confluence password.

Check out the Meeting Agenda page. You can subscribe to the calendar to keep up to date on all the events for the week.

Check out the logistics and guidelines page for details on e.g., participation guidelines, Slack channels and Zoom.

Remind yourself of our Code of Conduct which applies to all participants.

Prepare for engaging during the meeting

Ensure that your Zoom and Slack apps are up-to-date.

Add your pronouns to any apps in use, e.g., as <First-Name> <Last-Name> (<pronoun>). Wondering why is this important? See here.

For Zoom, you can just add your pronouns to your name. Note that you can rename yourself by clicking on the three dots in your square and clicking "Rename". Or you can use Zoom's built-in personal pronoun feature. (Note: this option may not be available on some institutional accounts.)
In the Discovery Alliance Slack workspace, you can add your pronouns to your profile by 1) clicking on your name, 2) clicking the "Edit Profile" button, and 3) filling out/updating the "Pronouns" entry.

Consider setting your Slack status as active if you are available for synchronous activities.

Please join the following Slack channels:

#desc-collab-meeting to hear announcements and daily briefings.
#desc-collab-meeting-hotline to report any technical problems that may arise during the meeting.

Computing resources etc.

If you plan to join an analysis project during the meeting, make sure you have a NERSC account and remember your password (nope, a SSH key is not enough) and have 2-step verification (MFA) set up!

Need to apply for one?
Forgot your password?
Questions? Ask them in the #desc-nersc Slack channel.

Also, make sure you are in the NERSC "lsst" group. (Once logged into NERSC, run the "groups" command in a shell window.) If not, request help from either the #desc-help or #desc-nersc Slack channel. Or you may send email to lsst-desc-help@slac.stanford.edu. Or you may contact Heather Kelly, Seth Digel, or Debbie Bard via Slack.

Follow the instructions to install DESC jupyter kernels. You will need them to access e.g., DC2 data products or to use DESC software during the Meeting.