LVK 2026 Pisa - Plenary Sessions

11 Mar 2026, 08:30 → 12 Mar 2026, 17:30 Europe/Rome

Auditorium

Wednesday 11 March

08:30 → 09:00 Registration + Coffe

08:45 → 10:30 Plenary I

08:45 Welcome by LOC

Speakers: Elisa Velcani, Gianluca Gemme, Massimo Carpinelli, Vincenzo Napolano

08:50 Status of KAGRA

Speaker: Masaki Ando

09:10 EGO

Speaker: Massimo Carpinelli

09:25 Virgo

Speaker: Gianluca Gemme

09:40 LIGO Lab

Speaker: David Reitze

09:55 LSC

Speaker: Peter Shawhan

10:10 Poster Sparkler I

Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Jessica Steinlechner, Mikhail Korobko

10:30 → 11:00 Coffe

11:00 → 12:30 Plenary II

11:00 Welcome by Local Authorities

11:30 GEO600

Speaker: Harald Lueck

11:45 LIGO India

Speaker: Sendhil Raja

12:00 Poster Sparkler II

Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Jessica Steinlechner, Mikhail Korobko

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:00 Pleanry III: Plenary III

14:00 Poster Sparkler III

Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Jessica Steinlechner, Mikhail Korobko

14:20 OPS division summary/update

Speaker: Jonah Kanner

14:50 LAAC/VECS update

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

09:05 GW Burst searches

09:25 CBC group report

09:45 Stochastic GW Background searches

10:05 Climate Change Committee update

Speaker: Daniela Pascucci

10:20 COMS/EPO division update

Speaker: Robert Coyne

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee

11:00 → 13:05 Plenary V

11:00 Rapid Response Team Update

11:15 IR1

11:30 Cosmic Explorer

Speaker: Michael Landry

11:45 Einstein Telescope

Speaker: Michele Punturo

12:00 DEI Exercise & DEI Committee update

13:00 Group Photo

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch

14:30 → 17:05 Plenary VI

14:30 Announcement of poster prize winners

Speakers: Andrew Spencer, Elenna Capote, Mikhail Korobko

14:35 Announcement of Virgo awards winners

Speakers: Gianluca Gemme, Viola Sordini

14:45 LIGO upgrade plans

Speaker: Peter Fritschel

15:00 Virgo Upgrade Plans @ LVK Meeting, March 2026

Speaker: Alessio Rocchi

15:15 KAGRA upgrade

Speaker: Yoichi Aso

15:30 Preview Sep 2026 LVK meeting @LIGO India

Speaker: Sanjit Mitra

15:35 IGWN