Introductory course on the Virtual Observatory

This course is for everybody interested in learning more about the fundamentals of the VO, i. e., the interoperability framework that has been developed (and is being developed still) by the IVOA, the International Virtual Observatory Alliance. Apart from exploring selected VO applications, databases, and protocols, there will be also a primer on how anybody can get involved in the IVOA community, in order to help evolve the VO framework towards additional specific requirements.