3rd LSST@LATAM Meeting

The LSST@LATAM 2026 is the 3rd Latin American meeting dedicated to the Vera Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). The event aims at bringing together Latin American professionals already involved in LSST, with data rights, as well as researchers interested in integrating scientific collaborations through the exploration of alert streams, which are accessed via alert brokers that do not require data rights.

This is the third edition of a series of events, the previous ones having been LSST@LATAM 2024  and LSST@LATAM2025: The Dawn of Discovery.

The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), conducted by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, constitutes one of the largest and most ambitious optical surveys ever undertaken, with a transformative scientific impact on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.

This meeting is expected to stimulate new collaborations among researchers and widen the education of students and young researchers.

Scientific Organizing Committee:

• Ana Chies Santos (UFRGS / LIneA co-chair, Brazil)
• Emilio Donoso (U. Cordoba, Argentina)
• Daniela Grandon (U. de Valparaiso, Chile)
• Tesla Jeltema (U. of California, Santa Cruz, USA)
• Martin Makler (CBPF, Brazil / UNSAM, Argentina)
• Anais Moller (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
• Juan Carlos Munoz (U. de Antioquia, Colombia)
• Yasna Ordenes (U. Diego Portales, Chile)
• Mariana Penna-Lima (UnB / LIneA co-chair, Brazil)
• Angeles Pérez-Villegas (UNAM, Mexico)
• Andres Plazas Malagon (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA)
• Luis Ureña-López (U. de Guanajuato, Mexico)

Local Organizing Committee:

• Raul Abramo (USP, Brazil)
• Julio Camargo (ON / LIneA, Brazil)
• Ana Chies Santos (UFRGS / LIneA, Brazil)
• Eduardo Cypriano (USP, Brazil)
• Julia Gshwend (LIneA, Brazil)
• Lucimara Martins (UNICID, Brazil)
• Felipe Navarete (LNA/MCTI, Brazil)
• Mariana Penna-Lima (UnB / LIneA, Brazil)
• Angeles Pérez-Villegas (IAG-USP, Brazil)
• Reinaldo Rosa (INPE LIneA, Brazil)
• Rogerio Rosenfeld (IFT-UNESP / LIneA (co-chair), Brazil)
• Thaisa Storchi Bergmann (UFRGS, Brazil)
• Riccardo Sturani (IFT-UNESP (co-chair), Brazil)

Registration form (opening soon)

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Registration form (opening soon)

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Venue: The event will be held at IFT-UNESP, located at R. Jornalista Aloysio Biondi, 120 – Barra Funda, São Paulo. The easiest way to reach us is by subway or bus, See arrival instructions here.

Accommodation: Participants whose accommodation will be provided by the institute will stay at Hotel Intercity the Universe Paulista. Hotel recommendations are available here.

Attention! Some participants in ICTP-SAIFR activities have received email from fake travel agencies asking for credit card information. All communication with participants will be made by ICTP-SAIFR staff using an e-mail “@ictp-saifr.org”. We will not send any mailings about accommodation that require a credit card number or any sort of deposit. Also, if you are staying at Hotel Intercity the Universe Paulista, please confirm with the Uber/Taxi driver that the hotel is located at Rua Pamplona 83 in Bela Vista (and not in Jardim Etelvina).

BOARDING PASS: All participants, whose travel has been provided or will be reimbursed by ICTP-SAIFR, should bring the boarding pass  upon registration. The return boarding pass (PDF, if online check-in, scan or picture, if physical) should be sent to secretary@ictp-saifr.org by e-mail.

Visa information: Nationals from several countries in Latin America and Europe are exempt from tourist visa. Nationals from Australia, Canada and USA are required to apply for a tourist visa. Check for some helpful information here.

Power outlets: The standard power outlet in Brazil is type N (two round pins + grounding pin). Some European devices are compatible with the Brazilian power outlets. US devices will require an adapter.

Attention! Some participants in ICTP-SAIFR activities have received email from fake travel agencies asking for credit card information. All communication with participants will be made by ICTP-SAIFR staff using an e-mail “@ictp-saifr.org”. We will not send any mailings about accommodation that require a credit card number or any sort of deposit.