This workshop aims to explore the current opportunities and challenges for the various categories and lifecycle stages of software that are relevant for activities funded by the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD). 

Organized by NASA's new Astrophysics Cross-Observatory Science Support (ACROSS) initiative, this workshop aims to advance the astronomy community's observing plans for rapid follow-up of explosive transients.

The 6th Spirit of Lyot conference will bring scientists and instrumentalists together to explore topics in astrophysics discovery.