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The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will be a public optical survey of ~half of the sky, in 6 filters, to a depth of r ~ 27.5 mag, over ~800 visits over a 10-year period. Four pillars compose the heart of LSST’s science priorities: taking an inventory of our Solar System, exploring the transient and variable optical sky, mapping the Milky Way and its neighborhood, and delving into the nature of dark matter and dark energy. LSST will be a super discovery machine for an enormous number and diversity of objects (including Near Earth Objects, distant supernovae, and ultra-faint galaxies) that will transform humankind’s view of the universe for decades to come. In this informal presentation, I will give updates on the progress towards LSST first-light in 2019 and highlight ways for the scientific community to get involved with LSST. This seminar is intended as a forum for questions and discussion.