8:45
Welcome address
Organizers · Overview of the day, code of conduct
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9:00 – 10:30  ·  90 min

Space-based instrumentation — Canadian-led & international partnerships

127 votes
SpeakerAffiliationTopicDuration
★ Stanimir MetchevUniversity of Western OntarioThe POET Space Mission - Canadian Leadership in Exoplanet Exploration10 min
★ Christian MaroisNRC HerzbergA Canadian exoplanet imaging spectrograph for HWO10 min
★ Frederic GrandmontABBPleasure and pain of building astronomy (or other) space instrument in industry.10 min
★ Felix ThielQueen's UniversityThe Balloon-borne VLBI experiment (BVEX)5 min
★ Charles LeeUniversity of ManitobaCubeSat academic programs and their potential role in Space Astronomy5 min
★ Nick CowanMcGill UniversityCanadian participation in the Ariel mission5 min
★ Julie Hlavacek-LarrondoUniversité de MontréalX-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)5 min
Moderator: Nathalie Ouellette
★ Frederic GrandmontABB
★ Cassandra BolducCanadian Space Agency
★ Tyrone WoodsUniversity of Manitoba
10:30–10:50
☕ Coffee break
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10:50 – 12:20  ·  90 min

Canada-wide framework to support instrumentation teams

77 votes
SpeakerAffiliationTopicDuration
★ Lison MaloUniversité de MontréalObservatoire du Mont Mégantic astronomical instrumentation program10 min
★ Suresh SivanandamUniversity of TorontoCurrent instrumentation projects at the University of Toronto10 min
★ Tyrone WoodsUniversity of ManitobaReport on U of Manitoba instrumentation10 min
★ Laura FisselQueen's UniversityBalloon-borne instrumentation at Queen's University5 min
★ Denis BrousseauCOPL / Université Laval(TBD on instrumentation work at the COPL)10 min
★ Alan McConnachieNRC HerzbergOverview of HAA Instrumentation — R&D directions10 min
Moderator: ★ Lison Malo
★ René DoyonUniversité de Montréal
★ André-Nicolas ChenéNSF NOIRLab
★ Alan McConnachieNRC Herzberg
12:20–13:30
Lunch
Campus MIL cafeteria
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13:30 – 15:00  ·  90 min

Canada's role in Very Large Optical Telescopes & Ground-based upcoming facilities

71 votes
SpeakerAffiliationTopicDuration
★ Viktor KhalackUniversité de MonctonAbundance analysis and magnetic field measurements based on the high-resolution spectra10 min
★ Frédérique BaronUniversité de MontréalCanada's participation in ANDES10 min
★ Wesley FraserNRC HerzbergLSST data and Can-Rubin10 min
★ Alexis HillNRC HerzbergHAA contributions to ELT instrumentation10 min
★ Jenny AtwoodNRC HerzbergREVOLT — HAA R&D activity10 min
Moderator: ★ René Doyon
★ Alan McConnachieNRC Herzberg
★ Stanimir MetchevUniversity of Western Ontario
★ Jenny AtwoodNRC Herzberg
15:00–15:20
☕ Coffee break
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15:20 – 16:50  ·  90 min

Data analysis & valorisation — post-first-light support

88 votes
SpeakerAffiliationTopicDuration
★ Gareth T. JonesUniversity of ManitobaSimulating CASTOR and Euclid observations using FORECASTOR5 min
★ Ketan SandMcGill UniversityCanDIAPL - Enabling Open-Source Data-Intensive, Multi-Messenger Astronomy at Scale5 min
★ Jade YeungUniversity of ManitobaAn Exposure Time Calculator for CASTOR's UVMOS5 min
★ Charles LeeUniversity of ManitobaSimulation of Digital Micromirror Devices for Multi-Object Spectroscopy on CASTOR5 min
★ Neil J. CookUniversité de MontréalAPERO: a versatile near-infrared échelle spectrograph pipeline powering SPIRou, NIRPS, and future instruments10 min
★ Thomas MartinCégep Garneau / Université LavalThésée & Sitelle, data analysis challenges in imaging spectroscopy10 min
★ Andre FogalUniversity of VictoriaFirst Light Results from the SPIDERS Instrument at the Subaru Telescope10 min
Moderator: ★ Neil J. Cook
★ Étienne ArtigauUniversité de Montréal
★ James Di FrancescoNRC Herzberg
★ André-Nicolas ChenéNSF NOIRLab
16:50–17:15
Wrap-up & action items
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