From 8d8e2d0f58f9aa09546b198cbd1d81f898db4523 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremy McCormick Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2024 19:53:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add participation page --- content/about/participation.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/about/participation.md diff --git a/content/about/participation.md b/content/about/participation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ae90b0d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/about/participation.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +title: "How can I participate?" +draft: false +tags: +- about +--- + +## Participation + +The IVOA welcomes participation, in several ways. + +- We strongly encourage universities, facilities, data centres, and astronomy projects worldwide to become involved as providers of data, services, information, and software, by following standardised VO methods and interfaces. +To do this, there is no need to make a formal link to IVOA, but we welcome your input. + +- We encourage individuals to participate in the IVOA working groups that develop and agree standards, as well as the Interest Groups that discuss wider issues. +Normally working group members are drawn from IVOA Member Projects, but we also welcome others, such as astronomers, technical staff, or developers at data centres or astronomical facilities. +If you wish to participate as a Working Group or Interest Group member, please contact the appropriate chair (see [working group contacts](/members/working-groups)). + +- We welcome proposals for VO projects who wish to become members of IVOA. +Our expectation is that development teams and data providers will organise themselves at national level, and that it is these national projects who will be members of IVOA. +(For example, we do not normally expect that individual observatories will be member projects of IVOA.) + +It should be recognised that becoming a member project represents a serious commitment to contribute to the VO in general and the IVOA in particular. +If you are organising a project that you think should become a member project, please start by consulting the [guidelines for participation](https://ivoa.net/documents/latest/IVOAParticipation.html), and then contact the current IVOA chair to discuss your proposal. + +- [Guidelines for Participation](https://ivoa.net/documents/latest/IVOAParticipation.html) +- [IVOA contacts](/about/contacts) +- [Working Group contacts](/members/working-groups) \ No newline at end of file