LSST@Europe2 Belgrade, June 20-24, 2016 First Announcement Dear colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that the LSST@Europe2 conference will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, June 20­-24, 2016. We look forward to welcoming you to Belgrade to what will be a key event in developing European participation in the LSST project; see https://project.lsst.org/meetings/lsst-europe-2016 Scientific Rationale This is the second conference in the series. The first, very successful, LSST@Europe conference was held in Cambridge, UK in September 2013. This meeting enabled close interaction between the LSST personnel and European scientists interested in LSST. Since that meeting, many countries and institutions in Europe have formalised their involvement in LSST. We aim to bring together European scientists with an interest in LSST and to provide to them an opportunity to interact with leaders of LSST Project and LSST Science Collaborations, and among themselves. The main objectives of the 2016 meeting are to: - discuss and further develop LSST science cases - discuss various modifications of LSST baseline observing strategy - provide an update on the status of the LSST Project and LSST Science Collaborations - further develop the network of European scientists involved in various aspects of LSST - provide an update on LSST Data Management Level 1 and Level 2 data products - discuss the European potential for the development of LSST Level 3 data products and tools - develop concepts to allow funding of European LSST activities via responses to EU H2020 and other European calls. - via LSST Science Collaboration parallel sessions, promote increased European scientist engagement in LSST IMPORTANT DATES: 2015 Dec 1: Registration and abstract submission opens 2016 Mar 20: End of 'early bird' registration 2016 Mar 20: Close of contributed abstract submission 2016 Apr 20: Science programme available 2016 May 31: Close of late registration period and close of poster abstracts Meeting dates: June 20­-24, 2016 Meeting website: https://project.lsst.org/meetings/lsst-europe-2016 Meeting Location: Hotel Zira, Ruzveltova 35, 11000 Belgrade We have block booked accommodation at the conference venue, details on the conference website. Nearest airport: Belgrade, Serbia (BEG) Registration and conference fees: The registration for the meeting will open in December 1, 2015. The conference fee will be €300 (€200 for students) if paid before March 20, 2016 and €400 Euros (€300 for students) thereafter. We anticipate that there will be some travel support available for students and/or early stage researchers. Details will be made available on the conference website. Scientific Organizing Committee members for LSST@Europe2 conference include: Željko Ivezić (University of Washington, USA) (co-Chair: SOC) Nicholas Walton (University of Cambridge, UK) (co-Chair: SOC) Darko Jevremović (AOB, Belgrade, RS) (Chair: LOC) Pierre Antilogus (IN2P3, Paris, FR) Sarah Bridle (University of Manchester, UK) Andy Connolly (University of Washington, USA) Bozena Czerny (Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, PL) Eva Grebel (University of Heidelberg, DE) Isobel Hook (Lancaster University, UK) Laszlo Kiss (Konkoly Observatory, Budapest, HU) Reynald Pain (Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, FR) Luka Popović (AOB, Belgrade, RS) Timo Prusti (ESTEC, ESA, NL) Matthias Steinmetz (AIP, Potsdam, DE) Lucianne Walkowicz (Adler Planetarium, Chicago, US) Local Organizing Committee: Darko Jevremović (Chair) Dragana Ilić, University of Belgrade (Secretary) Andjelka Kovačević, University of Belgrade Jovan Aleksić, AOB, Belgrade Luka Popović, AOB Belgrade Aleksandra Nina, Institute of Physics, Belgrade Veljko Vuјčić, AOB, Belgrade Vladimir Srećković, Institute of Physics, Belgrade Zoran Simić, AOB, Belgrade