LVK 2026 Pisa - Plenary Sessions

Europe/Rome
Auditorium

Auditorium

Pala Todisco
  • Wednesday 11 March
    • 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
    • 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