Background
The 1st VOLTRON Meeting was organized by the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and ~ 50 participants got together in person to present and discuss new progress in the fields of color photometry and spectroscopy for remote observation of man-made space objects, mathematical modeling, machine learning, and material radiation interaction.
In 2021, the 2nd VOLTRON Meeting was co-organized by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate. It was held in a completely virtual format due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The number of participants has increased to ~ 100, and with the gaining traction in the community, the proceedings from the 2021 Meeting were published as a Special Issue of The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences [“Emerging Techniques in Space Domain Awareness”, ISSN: 0021-9142 (Print) 2195-0571 (Online)].
In 2022, the 3rd VOLTRON meeting was hosted by the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in an in-person format with virtual attendance options. About half (~ 50) of the registered participants attended virtually; in-person meeting participants enjoyed the opportunities for informal interactions during the star-gazing night at the Biosphere 2, and tours to the Mount Graham International Observatory and the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab.
The 4th VOLTRON Meeting is taking place at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ on February 22-24, 2023 in a hybrid format.