Created: April 27, 2026 - 11:52 CEST

The Astro-CC Pilot Project is organizing a hands-on training school on the Virtual Observatory (VO), hosted at the Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory (Strasbourg, France), from Tuesday 29 September to Thursday 1 October 2026.

The Virtual Observatory allows to explore and combine the rapidly growing volume of data from ground-based and space missions. This school will introduce participants to VO tools, standards, and services, enabling efficient scientific workflows across heterogeneous datasets.

Through guided tutorials, participants will gain experience in:

• discovering and accessing data from major VO services,
• querying and cross-matching catalogues,
• working with spatial and temporal coverage,
• analyzing and visualizing results interactively.

The hands-on sessions will be based on scientific use cases, including exploration of Gaia DR3 data, planetary surface composition, and time-domain phenomena such as Gamma-Ray Bursts...

Dedicated time will be allocated for participants to work on their own scientific projects, with tutors providing guidance to help them apply the newly acquired methods and tools.

To ensure a high level of interaction, participation is limited to 30 attendees. Priority will be given to PhD students and postdoctoral researchers.

There is no registration fee, and accommodation will be covered for accepted participants.

For more information and to apply, visit: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/38575

• Application deadline (including submission of use cases): 23 May 2026
• Notification of acceptance: end of June 2026
• School dates: 29 September – 1 October 2026