The first Roman Rally focuses on commissioning data and the mission's first look at the sky. On the first morning people propose projects, form groups, and spend the rest of the week writing code, making plots, and comparing notes. Applications are not yet open.
Dates, place, and host
- Dates: 2026 Dec 14-18
- City: Berkeley, Honolulu, and online
- Venue: Rally Rooms; more locations once host sites are finalized
- Host institution: UC Berkeley, U Hawaii, and further hosts once sites are finalized
Further in-person Rally Rooms are still being gathered. Responses to the host form are due Nov 10. The commitment is in what it means to host a Rally Room.
Committees
Jessica Lu is on the Organizing Committee for this Rally. Further members will be listed here when they are named. The committee looks after the purpose of the meeting, the application, and the balance of who is in the room.
Local contacts are named by each host site.
How to apply
The participant sign-up form NOT YET OPEN opens once host sites are finalized. The deadline and the decision date will be posted then.
Which data products are in bounds, and under what rules, will be posted once the mission sets the public products for the week. The mission sets those rules. A Rally does not grant data rights.
Everyone at the meeting, including organizers, follows the code of conduct.
What the days are for
Bring a question, a plot you want to try, or a skill you are willing to lend. You do not need a finished project, or to be the Roman expert in your department. How a Rally runs is on the about page.