Contribution Leads

The Rubin Observatory in-kind program was established in May 2019 to expand resources available to Rubin in exchange for LSST data rights. A Contribution Lead (CL) is a lead scientist or developer responsible for delivery of a single contribution and reporting on the progress and are an essential role in support of this program.

RDO-41, Manual for In-Kind Contributions describes the process in more detail. Contribution leads may find a summary of resources below.

See Appendix B for a Checklist for Contribution Leads.

Summary of Reporting Resources:

Work Planning

• Work Plan Live Form - for Contribution Leads to fill out: https://ls.st/ikc-wp

• See slides and recording of the Work Plan Walkthrough

Quarterly update

• Quarterly Update Live Form - for Contribution Leads to fill out: https://ls.st/ikc-qu

Annual Evaluation

• Annual Evaluation Live Form - for Contribution Leads to fill out: https://ls.st/ikc-ae

• information for contribution leads for contributions undergoing the Annual Evaluation