<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Dear IVOA Colleagues,<br class=""><br class="">We are within a few weeks of the **Northern Spring Interop Meeting - April 26-29**, with an IVOA Newcomers session scheduled for April 25. <br class="">It's time to provide more details of our plans!! Registration is open … and free!!<br class=""><br class="">**** IVOA Interop Meeting and Registration page: </font><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(122, 71, 7); color: rgb(122, 71, 7); font-family: "Courier New", courier, monaco, monospace; white-space: pre; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://indico.ict.inaf.it/e/ivoa/interop-april-2022" class="">https://indico.ict.inaf.it/e/ivoa/interop-april-2022</a></span><div class=""><br class=""><font face="Arial" class="">o Kick off of the IVOA Interop is Monday, Apr 25 with 2 sessions sponsored by the Education Interest Group for those looking for an Introduction (or Refresher) on the IVOA!! </font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Arial" class="">o A wide-array of presentations & discussions are planned. We continue to welcome contributed presentations. Please respond to Working group and Interest Group calls for contributions via email.</font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Arial" class="">o Several plenary sessions are planned during the Interop:</font><br class=""><font face="Arial" class=""> - IVOA Engagement with the IAU</font><br class=""><font face="Arial" class=""> - </font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;">Results of a recent IVOA usage survey</span><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"> - </span><font face="Arial" class="">Publishing Data in the VO <br class=""><br class="">o A virtual Hack-a-thon is planned … A chance to work with colleagues to accomplish a task during the Interop!!<br class=""><br class="">**** You will find more details in the attached flyer!! (Please pass it on to your colleagues!!!)<br class=""><br class="">As always, we look forward to the Northern Spring Interop meeting for an exchange of thoughts, ideas, and experiences. <br class=""><br class="">Best regards,<br class="">-Janet & Marco<br class=""></font><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">(for the IVOA TCG)</font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""></font></div></div></div></body></html>