LVK 2026 Pisa - Plenary Sessions

Europe/Rome
Auditorium

Auditorium

Pala Todisco
  • Wednesday 11 March
    • 08:30 09:00
      Registration + Coffe
    • 08:45 10:30
      Plenary I
      • 08:45
        Welcome by LOC 5m
        Speakers: Elisa Velcani, Gianluca Gemme, Massimo Carpinelli, Vincenzo Napolano
      • 08:50
        Status of KAGRA 20m
        Speaker: Masaki Ando
      • 09:10
        EGO 15m
        Speaker: Massimo Carpinelli
      • 09:25
        Virgo 15m
        Speaker: Gianluca Gemme
      • 09:40
        LIGO Lab 15m
        Speaker: David Reitze
      • 09:55
        LSC 15m
        Speaker: Peter Shawhan
      • 10:10
        Poster Sparkler I 20m
        Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Jessica Steinlechner, Mikhail Korobko
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffe 30m
    • 11:00 12:30
      Plenary II
      • 11:00
        Welcome by Local Authorities 30m

        Antonio Zoccoli, President of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics
        Antonella Bogoni, Scuola Superiore S.Anna
        Paolo Spagnolo, Director of INFN Pisa Division
        MIchele Conti, Mayor of Pisa

      • 11:30
        GEO600 15m
        Speaker: Harald Lueck
      • 11:45
        LIGO India 15m
        Speaker: Sendhil Raja
      • 12:00
        Poster Sparkler II 20m
        Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Jessica Steinlechner, Mikhail Korobko
    • 12:30 14:00
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 14:00 15:00
      Pleanry III: Plenary III
      • 14:00
        Poster Sparkler III 20m
        Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Jessica Steinlechner, Mikhail Korobko
      • 14:20
        OPS division summary/update 30m
        Speaker: Jonah Kanner
      • 14:50
        LAAC/VECS update 10m
        Speakers: Elenna Capote, Lorenzo Mirasola, Mikhail Korobko
    • 15:00 16:30
      LSC Council
    • 16:30 18:30
      Poster Session: POSTER Session
  • Thursday 12 March
    • 08:30 09:00
      Registration + Coffe
    • 08:45 10:35
      Plenary IV
      • 08:45
        Continuous-Wave GW searches 20m
      • 09:05
        GW Burst searches 20m
      • 09:25
        CBC group report 20m
      • 09:45
        Stochastic GW Background searches 20m
      • 10:05
        Climate Change Committee update 15m
        Speaker: Daniela Pascucci
      • 10:20
        COMS/EPO division update 15m

        Robert Coyne
        Simone Mastrogiovanni
        Vincenzo Napolano
        Hisaaki Shinkai

    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee 30m
    • 11:00 13:05
      Plenary V
      • 11:00
        Rapid Response Team Update 15m
      • 11:15
        IR1 15m
      • 11:30
        Cosmic Explorer 15m
        Speaker: Michael Landry
      • 11:45
        Einstein Telescope 15m
        Speaker: Michele Punturo
      • 12:00
        DEI Exercise & DEI Committee update 1h
      • 13:00
        Group Photo 5m
    • 13:00 14:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 14:30 17:05
      Plenary VI
      • 14:30
        Announcement of poster prize winners 5m
        Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Mikhail Korobko
      • 14:35
        Announcement of Virgo awards winners 10m
        Speakers: Gianluca Gemme, Viola Sordini
      • 14:45
        LIGO upgrade plans 15m
        Speaker: Peter Fritschel
      • 15:00
        Virgo Upgrade Plans @ LVK Meeting, March 2026 15m
        Speaker: Alessio Rocchi
      • 15:15
        KAGRA upgrade 15m
        Speaker: Yoichi Aso
      • 15:30
        Preview Sep 2026 LVK meeting @LIGO India 5m
        Speaker: Sanjit Mitra
      • 15:35
        IGWN 1h 30m