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-Copyright (C) .NET Foundation
+[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/aasworldwidetelescope/WWT/_apis/build/status/WorldWideTelescope.wwt-website?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/aasworldwidetelescope/WWT/_build/latest?definitionId=20&branchName=master)
 
-# WorldWideTelescope.org web site code
-WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables you to explore the universe, bringing together imagery from the best ground- and space-based telescopes in the world and combining it with 3D navigation, data visualization, and more. Please see [WorldWideTelescope.org](http://WorldWideTelescope.org/) for an overview.
+# AAS WorldWide Telescope website
 
-This repository contains all the working web site code for WorldWideTelescope.org, minus imagery, tours, and binaries that are downloadable from the site.  Connection strings and other instance-specific data have also been removed.
+This repository contains the code for the web services backing the
+[AAS](https://aas.org/) [WorldWide
+Telescope](https://worldwidetelescope.org/home) (WWT) software system.
 
-See INSTALL.md document for build and execution instructions.
-
-We plan to add more documentation to this README soon, but in the meantime please see also:
-
-* https://github.com/WorldWideTelescope/wwt-windows-client
-* https://github.com/WorldWideTelescope/wwt-web-client
+**Note** The contents of this repository are in flux as we modernize this
+codebase.
 
 
-[WorldWide Telescope](http://worldwidetelescope.org) is a [.NET Foundation](http://dotnetfoundation.org) project
+## Installation Instructions
 
+**To be revised**. Some *old* notes are in [INSTALL.md](./INSTALL.md).
+
+
+## Getting involved
+
+We love it when people get involved in the WWT community! You can get started by
+[participating in our user forum][forum] or by [signing up for our low-traffic
+newsletter][newsletter]. If you would like to help make WWT better, our
+[Contributor Hub] aims to be your one-stop shop for information about how to
+contribute to the project, with the [Contributors’ Guide] being the first thing
+you should read. Here on GitHub we operate with a standard [fork-and-pull]
+model.
+
+[forum]: https://wwt-forum.org/
+[newsletter]: https://bit.ly/wwt-signup
+[Contributor Hub]: https://worldwidetelescope.github.io/
+[Contributors’ Guide]: https://worldwidetelescope.github.io/contributing/
+[fork-and-pull]: https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-collaborative-development-models
+
+All participation in WWT communities is conditioned on your adherence to the
+[WWT Code of Conduct], which basically says that you should not be a jerk.
+
+[WWT Code of Conduct]: https://worldwidetelescope.github.io/code-of-conduct/
+
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+The AAS WorldWide Telescope system is a [.NET Foundation] project. Work on WWT
+has been supported by the [American Astronomical Society] (AAS), the US
+[National Science Foundation] (grants [1550701], [1642446], and [2004840]), the [Gordon
+and Betty Moore Foundation], and [Microsoft].
+
+[American Astronomical Society]: https://aas.org/
+[.NET Foundation]: https://dotnetfoundation.org/
+[National Science Foundation]: https://www.nsf.gov/
+[1550701]: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1550701
+[1642446]: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1642446
+[2004840]: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2004840
+[Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation]: https://www.moore.org/
+[Microsoft]: https://www.microsoft.com/
+
+
+## Legalities
+
+The WWT code is licensed under the [MIT License]. The copyright to the code is
+owned by the [.NET Foundation].
+
+[MIT License]: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT