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November 2025 Program

Venue

Virtual (Zoom links to be provided). All times EST.

Background Material

Reports

2024 ADS Users Group Presentations
2024 ADS Users Group Report
2025 SciX Advisory Board Report
2024 Senior Review Proposal
2024 Senior Review Report

Thursday, November 20, 2025

11:00 AM Session 1

  • [Introduction and Introductions] (15 min) - Alberto Accomazzi & Licia Verde
  • [Revised ADS Users Group Charter] (5 min) - Alberto Accomazzi
  • [ADS/SciX funding and guidance from NASA] (20 min) - Alberto Accomazzi
  • Executive session (10 min) - Licia Verde

11:50 AM Break

11:05 AM Session 2

  • [2024 ADS Users Group Recommendations] (30 min) - Jennifer Lynn Bartlett
  • [2025 ADS Users Group Survey Results] (40 min) - Jennifer Lynn Bartlett

01:00 PM Break

01:05 PM Session 3

  • Astronomers Transition to SciX (20 min) - Jennifer Lynn Bartlett
  • Assigning UAT Keywords (15 min) - Jennifer Lynn Bartlett
  • Content and Curation (35 min) - Edwin Henneken & ADS Team

02:10 PM Break

02:15 PM Session 4

  • [AI and ML Work] (20 min) - Felix Grezes
  • Executive session (15 min) - Licia Verde
  • Dismissal (5 min) - Licia Verde

03:00 PM Adjourn

Friday, November 21, 2025

11:00 AM Session 5

  • [Development Overview] (10 min) - Kelly Lockhart
  • [Back-office and DevOps] (20 min) - Taylor Jacovich
  • [SciX User Interface] (25 min) - Tim Hostetler
  • [Development: 2026 Roadmap] (15 min) - Kelly Lockhart

12:10 PM Break

12:15 PM Session 6

  • [Community Engagement] (25 min) - Jennifer Lynn Bartlett
  • [2025 SciX Advisory Board] (15 min) - Anna Kelbert
  • [More than a Digital Library] (10 min) - Mugdha Polimera

01:05 PM Break

01:10 PM Session 7

  • Executive Session, Report Writing - Licia Verde
  • Preliminary Feedback - Licia Verde

03:00 PM Adjourn

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