[csp] VO abstract at COSPAR 2026 - request for feedback

Thu Feb 19 14:29:19 CET 2026

It looks good. Thanks, Marco.
-pepi

On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM Molinaro, Marco via csp <csp at ivoa.net>
wrote:

> Hi Bruce,
>
> thanks for clarifying, I was indeed quite dubious on how to summarise in
> an abstract actual examples.
> So, I cleaned the abstract (I realised I messed it up a little last time)
> and I report it here in the form I plan to submit it tomorrow.
>
> Thanks again for the contributions and hints, the call for the examples
> stays open (but it depends whether the contribution is accepted or not).
>
> I'll wait tomorrow morning (CET time) before submitting, so you have time
> till today COB to further comment.
>
> Cheers
>     Marco
>
> Title
> IVOA standards for multi-messenger and time-domain data exploitation
>
> Abstract
> Discovering and accessing information provided by distributed facilities,
> space or ground based, and numerical simulations and models, requires a
> community-based shared approach to integrate and homogenise this
> information into a usable and coherent set of resources.
> The International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) is a community
> driven open organisation aimed at discussing and developing interoperability
> standards that promote an ecosystem of services and tools. IVOA standards cover
> most of the FAIR principles' requirements, providing a solid basis for
> enabling FAIR practices in astrophysics. The IVOA vision is that
> astronomical datasets and other resources should work as a seamless whole
> to empower scientific discovery.
> Support for multi-messenger and time-domain astronomy is one of the
> primary science drivers for the development of IVOA standards. The
> importance of support for time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy was
> emphasized in the US "Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics
> for the 2020s" and the EU ASTRONET "Strategic plan for European astronomy".
> This presentation describes the development of interoperable standards in
> this area of astrophysics, describes these standards in the context of the
> overall support for astrophysics in the IVOA, and provides examples of
> already operating services and solutions in multi-messenger and time-domain
> astronomy leveraging them.
>
>
> Il giorno mer 18 feb 2026 alle ore 20:50 Berriman, Graham (Bruce) <
> gbb at ipac.caltech.edu> ha scritto:
>
>> Hello Marco,
>>
>> Apologies for the tardy reply. Please let me clarify my statement - if we
>> can give specific examples, that’s good, but I think it is not essential.
>> In the presentation itself, we do need to provide examples.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> *Bruce Berriman | Scientist | Caltech/IPAC-NExScI*
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> On Feb 16, 2026, at 4:11 AM, Molinaro, Marco via tcg <tcg at ivoa.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> thanks for the contributions.
>>
>> Given one more week has been granted for submitting contributions,
>> I report here (see below) a revised text (as well as repeat the link to
>> the
>> etherpad where you can find it).
>>
>> I think the open question is about adding concrete/actual examples of
>> resources in production (at least one has been proposed).
>> I agree it would strengthen the abstract but, standards on path apart,
>> I cannot claim any direct examples there (might ask one to GW italian
>> community) so, please, if you want something to appear there, report
>> a line in the etherpad and, this Thursday, I'll do a final merge before
>> submission.
>>
>> Thank you all again for the support and contributions!
>>
>> Cheers
>>     Marco
>>
>> pad: https://yopad.eu/p/VO_COSPAR26_E1.13
>>
>> Title: IVOA standards for multimessenger and time-domain data
>> exploitation
>>
>> [Abstract]
>> Discovering and accessing information provided by distributed facilities,
>> space or ground based, and numerical simulations and models, requires a
>> community-based shared approach to integrate and homogenise this
>> information into a usable and coherent set of resources.
>> The International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) is a community
>> driven open organisation aimed at discussing, developing and promoting
>> interoperability standards that promote an ecosystem of interoperable
>> services and tools. IVOA standards cover most of the FAIR principles,
>> providing a solid basis for enabling FAIR resources adherence in
>> astrophysics at large. IVOA vision is that astronomical datasets and other
>> resources should work as a seamless whole to empowers scientific discovery.
>> Support for multi-messenger and time-domain astronomy is one of the
>> primary science drivers for the development of IVOA standards. The
>> importance of support for time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy was
>> emphasized in (Decadal surveys in Europe and the US - I forget the titles.
>> ). This presentation describes the development of standards in this area of
>> astrophysics, and describes these standards in the context of overall
>> support for astrophysics.
>>
>> Il giorno mar 10 feb 2026 alle ore 23:44 JJ Kavelaars <jjk at uvic.ca> ha
>> scritto:
>>
>>> Hi, I made some modifications to the abstract that I hope are
>>> improvements.
>>>
>>> JJ
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: exec <exec-bounces at ivoa.net> On Behalf Of Robert Nikutta via exec
>>> Sent: February 10, 2026 10:59 AM
>>> To: Berriman, Graham (Bruce) <gbb at ipac.caltech.edu>; Molinaro, Marco <
>>> marco.molinaro at inaf.it>
>>> Cc: IVOA Exec <exec at ivoa.net>; IVOA TCG <tcg at ivoa.net>; csp <
>>> csp at ivoa.net>
>>> Subject: Re: VO abstract at COSPAR 2026 - request for feedback
>>>
>>> I suggested some edits as well, thanks!
>>> Robert
>>>
>>> On 2/10/26 11:15, Berriman, Graham (Bruce) via exec wrote:
>>> > Hello Marco
>>> >
>>> > That you for sending this out.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I have made a number of comments that I hope you find useul
>>> >
>>> > Cheers
>>> >
>>> > Bruce
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > *Bruce Berriman | Scientist| Caltech/IPAC-NExScI*
>>> > *
>>> > *
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> On Feb 10, 2026, at 3:06 AM, Molinaro, Marco via exec <exec at ivoa.net>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Dear Exec, dear TCG,
>>> >>
>>> >> at
>>> >> https://yop/
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>>> >> served=0
>>> >> <https://yo/
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>>> >> 68d67a60%7C9c61d3779894427cb13b1d6a51662b4e%7C0%7C0%7C639063467561881
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>>> >> CIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdat
>>> >> a=NjjIoqF3Is8K%2BngTfZOPXfrwuFruAUC86GtVA2Ht0I0%3D&reserved=0
>>> >> VO_COSPAR26_E1.13>
>>> >>
>>> >> you can find a title and abstract I plan to submit to a session at
>>> >> the COSPAR 2026, session is E1.13 and is devote to multimessenger and
>>> >> time-domain.
>>> >>
>>> >> The contribution aims at disseminating the VO from a TCG perspective.
>>> >>
>>> >> The deadline for submission is this Friday, February the 13th, so I
>>> >> kindly ask for your comments/feedback by Thursday 12th (your) COB.
>>> >> (sorry for being late on this)
>>> >>
>>> >> I still have to identify a proper way to add co-authors. Suggestions
>>> >> welcome but I'll have to cope with COSPAR's abstracts rules.
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks in advance,
>>> >>     Marco
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Marco Molinaro
>>> >> INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica Osservatorio Astronomico di
>>> >> Trieste email marco.molinaro at inaf.it <mailto:marco.molinaro at inaf.it>
>>> >> tel. [+39] 333 33 20 564 [also Telegram]
>>> >
>>>
>>> --
>>> Robert Nikutta, PhD
>>> NSF NOIRLab
>>> Project Scientist & Team Lead for Astro Data Lab
>>> https://datalab.noirlab.edu/
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Marco Molinaro
>> INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica
>> Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
>> email marco.molinaro at inaf.it
>> tel. [+39] 333 33 20 564 [also Telegram]
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Marco Molinaro
> INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica
> Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
> email marco.molinaro at inaf.it
> tel. [+39] 333 33 20 564 [also Telegram]
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