The 2025 MDAnalysis UGM (User Group Meeting) will be held in-person across 3 days, 9th-11th November, 2025, at at Arizona State University.
Center for Biological Physics and Department of Physics Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287
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.
You can expect:
In-person attendance will be $100 per attendees, and online attendance will be free; see the registration button below.
Keynote speakers will be announced soon.
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.
Participants are expected to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements.
Tempe is part of the “Valley of the Sun” metropolitan area, which encompasses Phoenix, the 5th most populous city in the US. Today the area is home to more than 4.8 million people and encompasses the ancient lands of the Akimel O’odham (Pima), Maricopa, and Tohono O’odham tribes.
Phoenix Sky Harbor PHX airport has direct connections to all major hubs in the US.
PHX airport is 5.5 miles (10 minutes by car/rideshare) from the workshop venue
The Valley Metro Light Rail connects the airport to Tempe along a West-East axis. If your destination is near a Light Rail stop then public transport works well:
To get from the airport to anywhere in Tempe either take a cab (traditional or self-driving Waymo) or rideshare (Lyft, Uber).
The workshop will be held in the Student Success Center in the Department of Physics at Arizona State University (room PSF 186 in the [Physical Sciences F building][PSF]). The address is
Department of Physics
Arizona State University
Physical Sciences F Building
550 E Tyler Mall, PSF 186
Tempe, AZ 85287
USA
Paid parking is available in the Tyler Street Parking Structure and other on-campus parking structures.
Attendees requiring a letter clarifying the purpose of travel should contact the MDAnalysis project manager.
We will provide breakfast and lunch during the event. More information on local food options and group outings will be added soon!
We are committed to providing a safe, comfortable, and healthy environment for the MDAnalysis UGM and have looked to local and international entities and other organizations in the open source community to develop onsite safety measures for UGM attendees.
Testing Positive for COVID-19
Individuals who are COVID-positive should not attend the UGM. If you receive a positive COVID-19 test result during the UGM, please notify the MDAnalysis UGM organizing committee and do not return to the event while you are still COVID-positive.
Face coverings are not required, but are welcomed. We view face coverings as a personal choice and will support attendees in their choice to wear or not to wear a face covering.
All members of the MDAnalysis community and participants in this UGM are expected to abide by the MDAnalysis Code of Conduct (CoC).
If you are attending the UGM and wish to make a report, you may contact the CoC Committee members or other event staff/organizers so that they can take any appropriate immediate response. If you would prefer not to do that, please submit a report to MDAnalysis.
If you have any questions or special requests related to the UGM, you may contact the organizing committee.
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