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Updates to UGM event page (#469)
* Add logos (UGM and ASU CBP) * Add generic UGM logo * Remove hackathon, social outings; add "interactive" tutorials It is more likely that code-along workshops will be incorporated throughout this year's UGM, rather than a dedicated hackathon. Until funding is confirmed, do not want to specifically promise social outings. * Add registration deadline and bursary information * Add keynote speaker photos and bios Matthias's bio is taken from his ASU profile (https://search.asu.edu/profile/3160407); using this bio is pending his approval. * Upload keynote speaker photos * Add preliminary agenda * Edit CoC language Edited CoC language to reflect recent adoption of NumFOCUS CoC; language was adapted from NumFOCUS's suggested text for events: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wI106TvEeLH1KdFYRrUmMmjz10RAQcX3viYPzulZz-k/edit?usp=sharing. * update ugm2025.md - rewrote some of the "what to expect", include "master classes" (part of MDA Workshop in program) - rewrote some of the streaming - made fee clearer - fixed (?) link to Lillian's image - add room information * Update pages/ugm2025.md Co-authored-by: Irfan Alibay <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Oliver Beckstein <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Hugo MacDermott-Opeskin <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Irfan Alibay <[email protected]>
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## When and Where
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The 2025 MDAnalysis UGM (User Group Meeting) will be held in-person across 3 days, 9th-11th November, 2025, at at [Arizona State University](https://www.asu.edu/).
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## What to Expect
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The UGM will bring together users of the MDAnalysis package from different communities. Our goal is to foster an opportunity to connect interdisciplinary researchers and developers across biomolecular simulations, soft matter, materials science and more. Whether you are a new MDAnalysis contributor, an MDAnalysis core developer, or a researcher using (or interested in using) MDAnalysis for your work in academia or industry, this UGM is for you.
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You can expect:
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* Keynote talks from experts in the molecular dynamics simulations space (see [Keynote Speakers](https://www.mdanalysis.org/pages/ugm2025/#Keynote-Speakers) below)
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* Talks related to developing and using MDAnalysis for diverse scientific applications (see [Program](https://www.mdanalysis.org/pages/ugm2025/#Program) below)
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* A focus on recent simulation streaming work being undertaken at ASU
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* Tutorials diving into new features
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* Talks about the science that is done with the help of MDAnalysis (see [Program](https://www.mdanalysis.org/pages/ugm2025/#Program) below)
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* A focus on using MDAnalysis for directly streaming simulation trajectories
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* Interactive tutorials diving into new features
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* Short "master classes" on how to use advanced features of MDAnalysis effectively
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* Direct access to the [MDAnalysis core developer team][coredev] to help shape future development of MDAnalysis
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## Registration
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In-person attendance will be $100 per attendees, and online attendance will be free; see the registration button below.
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Register by **July 15, 2025** (midnight anywhere on Earth):
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<a href="https://forms.gle/bPvVTMpzBkyCRtNA7" target="_blank" style="background:#FF9200;padding:10px;margin:10px 0px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;font-size:16pt;color:#000000;display:inline-block;border-radius:3px">Register</a>
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For in-person attendance we will ask for a $100 registration fee when we confirm your registration with you after the registration deadline, but you can register without paying the fee immediately.
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Online attendance is free.
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### *Bursaries* for in-person attendance
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A number of **bursaries** will be available to assist with travel and accommodation costs for participants from outside the [greater Phoenix
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area](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_metropolitan_area). You can apply for a bursary as part of the registration process. We especially
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welcome your application if you consider yourself to be part of an underrepresented demographic in the computational molecular sciences.
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Bursary recipients will be notified by July 30, 2025.
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Keynote speakers will be announced soon.
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### Dr. Lillian Chong
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title="Dr. Lillian Chong" alt="Dr. Lillian Chong"
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Lillian Chong is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on developing and applying
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advanced simulation methods to investigate rare but biologically important events, with an emphasis on capturing rigorous kinetics. Her group
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leads the development of the open-source [WESTPA][] software, which implements weighted ensemble path sampling strategies for efficient simulations
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of rare events. She also works on the development of implicitly polarized force fields and rational design of protein conformational switches.
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Prof. Chong received a B.S. in Chemistry at MIT and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from UCSF, under the mentorship of Peter Kollman. She then completed
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postdoctoral training with Vijay Pande at Stanford University and Bill Swope at the IBM Almaden Research Center. Her honors include the Gordon
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Bell Special Prize for COVID-19 Research and an NSF CAREER Award.
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### Dr. Matthias Heyden
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Matthias Heyden joined Arizona State University's School of Molecular Sciences in 2017. Prior appointments include a research group leader
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position at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung and the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV, and as a postdoctoral researcher at the University
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of California, Irvine.
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His group uses computer simulations to gain atomistic insights into molecular systems. A main focus of this work is to understand the process of
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solvation of small solutes (ions, alcohols and metabolites) up to large biopolymers (proteins and nucleic acids). Another avenue of his research
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is in the analysis of correlated vibrational motion in biomolecular liquids, which provide rich information on the propagation of energy and local
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density fluctuations within the system (i.e. sound propagation). These simulations can be compared to coherent scattering experiments with neutrons
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or x-rays, but the computer models allow further to isolate the correlations between specific components of the system and to follow time- and space
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correlations of atomic vibrations with spatial resolution. This provides entirely new insights into the dynamic coupling of low-frequency intermolecular
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vibrations in liquids and between biomolecules and their surrounding solvent. In addition, the Heyden lab develops novel methods to simulate biomolecular
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solutions on a large scale including 100s to 1000s of flexible proteins or polymers. These approaches provide insights into the complex interactions
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A finalized agenda will be available closer to the event date. The UGM will include a mix of talks, tutorials, and a hackathon where attendees can expect 15 minute talks, 5 minute lighting talks, and poster presentations. A streaming focused hackathon will provide attendees to an opportunity to incorporate this new feature into their workflow.
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A finalized agenda will be available closer to the event date. The UGM will include a mix of invited and contributed talks -- including 15 minute talks,
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5 minute lighting talks, and poster presentations -- as well as interactive tutorials. A streaming focused workshop will provide attendees an opportunity
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Please find below the preliminary program. Please note that specific time slots and session details are subject to change.
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| **Time**<br/>(room) | **Sunday, November 9, 2025**<br/>(PSF 186) | **Monday, November 10, 2025**<br/>(PSH 350) | **Tuesday, November 11, 2025**<br/>(PSF 186) |
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| Morning | Welcome Notes<br>Introduction to MDAnalysis<br>Keynote (Lillian Chong) | Keynote (Matthias Heyden)<br>Contributed Talks | MDAnalysis Panel Discussion<br>Contributed Talks |
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| Afternoon | MDAnalysis Workshop | MDAnalysis Streaming Workshop | Contributed Workshops (OpenADMET, OpenFF, OpenFE) |
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## Code of Conduct
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All members of the MDAnalysis community and participants in this UGM are expected to abide by the MDAnalysis [Code of Conduct][coc] (CoC).
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If you are attending the UGM and wish to make a report, you may contact the [CoC Committee members](https://www.mdanalysis.org/pages/team/#roles) or other event staff/organizers so that they can take any [appropriate immediate response](https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct-archive/response-and-enforcement-events-meetups). If you would prefer not to do that, please [submit a report][coc_report] to MDAnalysis.
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### The short version
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Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down others. Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate for NumFOCUS.
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All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate.
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NumFOCUS is dedicated to providing a harassment-free community for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of community members in any form.
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Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly community for all.
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### The long version
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You can find the [long version of the Code of Conduct](https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct) on the NumFOCUS website.
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If you feel that the Code of Conduct has been violated, feel free to submit a report, by using the [NumFOCUS Code of Conduct Reporting Form](https://numfocus.typeform.com/to/ynjGdT?typeform-source=numfocus.org). For an [appropriate *immediate* response](https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct-archive/response-and-enforcement-events-meetups), you may contact the [CoC Committee members](https://www.mdanalysis.org/pages/team/#roles) or other event staff/organizers, who will introduce themselves to you at the event.
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### Who will receive your report
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A special thanks to our supporters:
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[WESTPA]: https://westpa.github.io/westpa/
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