Schedule of the conference

See our list of confirmed invited speakers
See the list of prize lectures
See the list of talks for the parallel sessions
See the list of posters

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Monday, May 30

09:00 17:00 Graduate Students’ Workshop/CASCA Board meeting
18:30 20:30 Opening Reception

Tuesday, May 31

09:00  09:15 Opening Remarks
09:15 10:15 Beals Lecture: Chris Pritchet
10:15 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 12:30 Parallel sessions: Galactic I/Instruments/Planets I
12:30 14:00 Lunch (Including NRC, CITA, and SITELLE Lunches)
14:00 16:00 Parallel sessions: Galactic II/High Energy Astrophysics/Cosmology I
16:00 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 17:30 Dunlap Lecture: Peter Stetson
18:30 22:00 Banquet

Wednesday, June 1

09:00 10:30 Parallel sessions: Extragalactic I/Techniques/Education
10:30 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 12:00 Diversity and Inclusivity Session
12:00 13:00 Qilak Lecture: Jaymie Matthews
13:00 14:30 Lunch (Including Teachers‘, Gemini/Subaru (combined meeting), and CSA Topical Teams Lunches)
14:30 16:30 Parallel sessions: Cosmology II/CANFAR/Planets II
16:30 18:00 Poster Session/Reception
19:30 21:00 Public lecture: Art McDonald

Thursday, June 2

09:00 09:30 President’s Science Talk: Chris Wilson
09:30 10:30 Plaskett Lecture: Jonathan Gagné
10:30 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 12:30 Annual General Meeting
12:30 14:00 Lunch (Including CFHT and SKA Lunch)
14:00 15:00 Parallel sessions: Extragalactic II/Big Projects & Missions
15:00 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 16:45 Parallel sessions: Extragalactic II/Big Projects & Missions
16:45 17:00 Awards Presentation
17:00 17:30 NSERC presentation
17:30 17:45 Closing Remarks
19:00 21:00 Tour: Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Friday, June 3

09:00 17:00 ACURA/JCSA meetings