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    2. In Kind Program

    In Kind Program

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    Forty-three international teams outside the U.S. and Chile are contributing to Rubin Observatory and LSST Science through the In-kind Program, in exchange for LSST data rights. These contributions are recognized in the International Data Rights Holder list, which includes all individuals nominated by their respective international programs.

    The In-kind Program spans a wide range of contributions—providing resources, expertise, and support to Rubin Operations and the broader Rubin Science Community. The Rubin LSST Science Collaborations play a key role in supporting the CEC and In-kind Program Coordination (IPC) teams by offering scientific guidance and helping manage these contributions.

    Oversight of the program is a collaborative effort led by the Program Managers (PMs) from each international partner. Their work is facilitated by the Rubin IPC Team, which reports directly to the Rubin Director and Deputy Director of Operations.

    If you have questions, please refer to the In-kind Program FAQs. You can also explore ongoing discussions and updates in the LSST Community Forum using the in-kind tag.

    Who are the Rubin In-Kind Program Coordinators?

    The Rubin In-kind Program Coordinators (IPC) coordinates in-kind contributions to Rubin and the LSST Science community. The IPCs each have responsibilities over individual contributions (as "Contribution IPCs") as well as for overall programs (i.e. the set of contributions from a country, institute, or consortium, as "Program IPC"). See the Programs page for a live view of the current set of in-kind programs and contributions.

    Name (affiliation)

    Responsibilities

    Agnès Ferté (SLAC)

    		Software contributions

    Greg Madejski (SLAC)

    Community Science Team Liaison

    Steve Margheim (NOIRLab)

    Telescope time and dataset contributions

    Phil Marshall (SLAC)

    Contributions to Rubin, including Commissioning (Deputy Director of Operations)

    Knut Olsen (NOIRLab)

    Independent Data Access Centers & other computing resources

    Stephen Ridgway (NOIRLab)

    Telescope time and datasets contributions, NOIRLab CSDC Liaison

    Susan Ridgway (NOIRLab)Software contributions

    Aprajita Verma (Oxford)

    Software contributions (IPC Team Lead)

    Heather M. Shaughnessy (SLAC)

    Data rights holder database management, office hours coordination (Program Operations support)

    Contact:

    Email JIKH at lsst dot org to reach the Rubin In-kind Program Coordination (IPC) Team, or ask a question in public on the LSST Community forum at https://community.lsst.org/tag/in-kind

    Programs