Name: LVK 2026 Pisa - Plenary Sessions
Start: 2026-03-11T08:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-03-12T17:30:00+01:00
Location: No location set

Wednesday 11 March
- Wed 11 Mar
- Thu 12 Mar
- Registration + Coffe
- Plenary I
  - 1
    
    Welcome by LOC
    
    Speakers: Elisa Velcani, Gianluca Gemme, Massimo Carpinelli, Vincenzo Napolano
  - 2
    
    Status of KAGRA
    
    Speaker: Masaki Ando
  - 3
    
    EGO
    
    Speaker: Massimo Carpinelli
  - 4
    
    Virgo
    
    Speaker: Gianluca Gemme
  - 5
    
    LIGO Lab
    
    Speaker: David Reitze
  - 6
    
    LSC
    
    Speaker: Peter Shawhan
  - 7
    
    Poster Sparkler I
    
    Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Jessica Steinlechner, Mikhail Korobko
- 10:30
  
  Coffe
- Plenary II
  - 8
    
    Welcome by Local Authorities
    
    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
  - 9
    
    GEO600
    
    Speaker: Harald Lueck
  - 10
    
    LIGO India
    
    Speaker: Sendhil Raja
  - 11
    
    Poster Sparkler II
    
    Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Jessica Steinlechner, Mikhail Korobko
- 12:30
  
  Lunch
- Pleanry III: Plenary III
  - 12
    
    Poster Sparkler III
    
    Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Jessica Steinlechner, Mikhail Korobko
  - 13
    
    OPS division summary/update
    
    Speaker: Jonah Kanner
  - 14
    
    LAAC/VECS update
    
    Speakers: Elenna Capote, Lorenzo Mirasola, Mikhail Korobko
- LSC Council
- Poster Session: POSTER Session
Thursday 12 March
- Wed 11 Mar
- Thu 12 Mar
- Registration + Coffe
- Plenary IV
  - 15
    
    Continuous-Wave GW searches
  - 16
    
    GW Burst searches
  - 17
    
    CBC group report
  - 18
    
    Stochastic GW Background searches
  - 19
    
    Climate Change Committee update
    
    Speaker: Daniela Pascucci
  - 20
    
    COMS/EPO division update
    
    Robert Coyne
    Simone Mastrogiovanni
    Vincenzo Napolano
    Hisaaki Shinkai
- 10:30
  
  Coffee
- Plenary V
  - 21
    
    Rapid Response Team Update
  - 22
    
    IR1
  - 23
    
    Cosmic Explorer
    
    Speaker: Michael Landry
  - 24
    
    Einstein Telescope
    
    Speaker: Michele Punturo
  - 25
    
    DEI Exercise & DEI Committee update
  - 26
    
    Group Photo
- 13:00
  
  Lunch
- Plenary VI
  - 27
    
    Announcement of poster prize winners
    
    Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Mikhail Korobko
  - 28
    
    Announcement of Virgo awards winners
    
    Speakers: Gianluca Gemme, Viola Sordini
  - 29
    
    LIGO upgrade plans
    
    Speaker: Peter Fritschel
  - 30
    
    Virgo Upgrade Plans @ LVK Meeting, March 2026
    
    Speaker: Alessio Rocchi
  - 31
    
    KAGRA upgrade
    
    Speaker: Yoichi Aso
  - 32
    
    Preview Sep 2026 LVK meeting @LIGO India
    
    Speaker: Sanjit Mitra
  - 33
    
    IGWN

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