Add abstract details for ISS 2025

README.md

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 3. Install [micromamba](https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/micromamba-installation.html) (or miniconda) *if you do not have it already*
 4. Create a mkdocs environment for testing the website locally:
 ```
-conda env create -n mkdocs conda.yaml
+micromamba env create -n mkdocs conda.yaml
 ```
 5. Activate the environment by running `micromamba activate mkdocs`
 6. Create and check out a new update branch using `git checkout -b branch-name`

docs/iss/2025.md

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 ## Submitting an Abstract
 
-TBD
+!!! info "Submission Types"
+    === "Talks"
+        Talks will be allocated 20 minutes, with 15 minutes for the talk itself
+        and 5 minutes for questions.
+    === "Tutorials"
+        Tutorials will be allocated between 1-4 hours; we will balance the
+        request of the submitters along with the available of time in the
+        program.
+    === "Panels"
+        Panels will be 1 hour. It is expected that panel submitters will
+        identify and collaborate with 2-4 panelists.
+
+We welcome any abstracts related to improvements in scientific software,
+particularly those focused on the following topics:
+
+- Staying up to date with modern trends in RSE
+- AI/ML, including its use in software development
+- Community and legacy software development and modernization
+- Improving the accessibility and usability of code bases to reach larger
+  audiences (documentation, Jupyter notebooks, etc.)
+- Scientific data analysis or visualization software
+- Software development for HPC, accelerators, or any other non-standard hardware
+  architectures
+- Software management, both technical (e.g. CI/CD) and personnel-oriented (e.g.
+  managing a team of developers)
+- Continuously updating code bases to keep up with evolving background science;
+  how innovations in science drive software development
+
+We also strongly encourage abstracts from student and early-career participants
+who might be interested.
+
+<br><figure markdown="span">
+    [Submit an ISS Abstract](#){ .md-button }
+    <figcaption>**Abstracts are due by Friday, January 24, 2025.**</figcaption>
+</figure>
 
 ### Proceedings