Firedrake '25 (#3910)

* add stub page for Firedrake '25

docs/source/events.rst

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 Firedrake events
 ----------------
 
+Firedrake USA'25
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The ninth Firedrake user and developer workshop will be held 28 February
+and 1 March 2025 at Baylor University in Texas, USA.  For more information
+see :doc:`the workshop page <firedrake_usa_25>`.
+
+
 Firedrake '24
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-The eighth Firedrake user and developer workshop will be held
+The eighth Firedrake user and developer workshop was held
 between 16-18 September 2024 at the University of Oxford. For more
 information see :doc:`the workshop page <firedrake_24>`.
 

docs/source/firedrake_usa_25.rst

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+:orphan: true
+
+.. title:: Firedrake USA '25
+
+.. image:: images/baylor.jpg
+   :alt: Baylor University
+   :width: 100%
+   :align: center
+
+Firedrake USA'25
+----------------
+
+The ninth Firedrake user and developer workshop will be held at 
+`Baylor University 
+<https://math.artsandsciences.baylor.edu>`__ from 28 February-1 March 2025.
+
+The workshop will be an opportunity for Firedrake users and developers
+to discuss the latest developments in the
+project, anticipated future developments, and how Firedrake can be used
+in the numerical solution of partial differential equations. The event
+will provide Firedrake users with the opportunity to interact directly
+with developers and with other users.
+
+The conference will begin with a tutorial session on the morning of 28 February and end on the evening of 1 March. 
+
+
+Conference venue
+----------------
+
+The conference will take place in the Bill Daniel Student Center in Room 202 in the heart of the Baylor campus.
+
+
+Accommodation
+-------------
+
+We will be reserving a room block in a hotel near campus.  More information to follow.
+
+
+Conference dinner
+-----------------
+
+The conference dinner will be held Friday night at the Baylor Club in McLane Stadium.  The dinner is included with the registration fee.
+
+
+Registration
+------------
+
+Registration will be open soon.
+
+The registration fees are as follows:
+
+.. list-table::
+   :widths: 25 50
+   :header-rows: 0
+
+   * - Student
+     - $50
+   * - Non-student
+     - $200
+
+The `SIAM Texas-Louisiana Section <https://www.siam.org/get-involved/connect-with-a-community/sections/siam-texas-louisiana-section/>`__ is providing some support for students currently attending universities in Texas or Louisiana to attend.
+Conference registration is coming soon.
+
+
+
+Abstract submission
+-------------------
+
+Abstract submission will open soon via Easy Chair.
+
+
+
+Support
+-------
+
+The conference has been kindly supported by the SIAM TX-LA Section and EPSRC.
+
+
+Travel to Waco
+--------------
+
+* By air
+
+   Waco has a small airport.  There is daily service between Waco and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via American Airlines.  
+
+* By ground
+
+  We are less than two hours by car from the Dallas and Austin airports, and just under three hours from Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.  Additionally, Waco is reachable by bus services such as Greyhound and FlixBus.
+
+* Parking on campus
+
+  Baylor has plenty of visitor parking for your personal or rental vehicle, but conslut `these instructions <https://dps.web.baylor.edu/parking-transportation/visitors>__` and make sure to `register your vehicle <https://dps.web.baylor.edu/parking-transportation/visitors/visitor-parking-permit>__`.
+
+
+
+Organising committee
+--------------------
+
+* `Robert Kirby <https://sites.baylor.edu/robert_kirby/>`__, Baylor University
+* `David Ham <https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/david.ham>`__, Imperial College London
+
+
+