The International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) is a fundamental enabler of global astronomical research. Developing and implementing data and metadata standards to provide seamless access to most of the major and minor astronomical data archives since more than 24 years. In fact the alliance has provided astronomy with the equivalent of FAIR access principles before that term even existed.

This year, the autumn meeting (in the northern hemisphere! Spring in Perth) is hosted at The Hub, in the Bentley Technology Park in South Perth and organised and run by the ASVO and Data Central.

The meeting will be held on 6-8 November 2026. The venue is next to Curtin University.

See the program website on the IVOA Wiki here.

Note that the IVOA TCG and Executive Committee will meet on 5 November 2026 at the University of Western Australia.

Contact the host of Perth IVOA Interoperability meeting