Time
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Event
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Location
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8:00 – 8:25am
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Registration
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Reception
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8:25 – 8:30am
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Alan McConnachie, NRC, Herzberg Welcome and Opening Remarks What is the Point of this Meeting?
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Theater
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Session 1: The Scientific Landscape Chair: Michael Balough
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8:30 – 8:45am
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Ivana Damjanov, Saint Mary's University Galaxy Evolution with Wide Field Surveys
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Theater
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8:45 – 9:00am
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Samar Safi-Harb, University of Manitoba High Energy and/or Supernova Surveys
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Theater
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9:00 – 9:15am
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Kim Venn, University of Victoria The Milky Way
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Theater
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9:15 – 9:30am
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Laura Parker, McMaster University Large Scale Structure Formation
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Theater
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9:30 – 9:45am
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Simon Foreman, CITA Cosmology
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Theater
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9:45 – 10:00am
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Maria Drout, Dunlap Institute, University of Toronto Gravitational wave survey follow-up
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Theater
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10:00 – 10:30am
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Michael Balogh, University of Waterloo & Doug Johnstone, NRC, Herzberg Discussion What are the science areas in which Canada can and should aim to take a national leadership role? Given surveys with multiple scientific goals, do we need to specify? Related: what are the benefits and disadvantages of having a national strategy? How do we balance competition and cooperation?
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Theater
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10:30 – 11:00am
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Coffee Break
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Bistro – 1st Floor
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Session 2: Radio & Submm Facilities Chair: Alan McConnachie
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11:00 – 11:15am
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Bryan Gaensler, Dunlap Institute, University of Toronto SKA & Canada
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Theater
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11:15 – 11:30am
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Douglas Scott, University of British Columbia CMB
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Theater
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11:30 – 11:40am
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Kendrick Smith, Perimeter Institute CHIME
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Theater
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11:40 – 11:50am
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Shriharsh Tendulkar, McGill University CHIME FRB
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Theater
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11:50 – 12:00pm
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Michael Fich, University of Waterloo CCAT / CCAT-P
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Theater
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12:00 – 12:30pm
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Bryan Gaensler, Dunlap Institute, University of Toronto & Vicki Kaspi, McGill University Discussion (Radio/submm specific): What current activities and projects in Canada are good pathfinders for our future ambitions? Is there a way to leverage these in order to better place ourselves in the future? What are the key synergies between our radio and optical ambitions that we need to grow/strengthen?
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Theater
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12:30 – 2:00pm
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Lunch
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Bistro – 2nd Floor
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2:00 – 3:30pm
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Colloquium Rob Thacker, Saint Mary's University Canada and Wide Field Astronomy
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Theater
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3:30 – 4:00pm
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Coffee Break
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Bistro – 1st Floor
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Session 3: Ground-Based Optical Facilities I Chair: Will Percival
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4:00 – 4:15pm
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John Blakeslee, Gemini Observatory & NRC, Herzberg Gemini strategic planning in the context of wide field astronomy
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Theater
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4:15 – 4:30pm
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Alan McConnachie, NRC, Herzberg CFIS and CFHT wide field surveys
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Theater
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4:30 – 4:45pm
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Renée Hlozek, Dunlap Institute, University of Toronto LSST and Canada
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Theater
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4:45 – 5:15pm
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Michael Hudson, University of Waterloo & Adam Muzzin, York University Discussion (Optical specific): What current activities and projects in Canada are good pathfinders for our future ambitions? Is there a way to leverage these in order to better place ourselves in the future? What suite of optical (and other) observatories (space and ground-based) will best support Canadian astronomers in the 2020s? Do our current facilities have development plans that meet our expectations and goals? If not, can such plans be created?
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Theater
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5:15 – 6:00pm
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Daryl Haggard, McGill University Will Percival, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo 1-slide rapid fire talks (send pdf to Daryl by 1pm)
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Theater
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6:00 – 6:30pm
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Martin Houde, University of Western Ontario & Tracy Webb, McGill University Discussion What is the development plan for wide field astronomy in Canada in the 2020s? Can we describe the current and planned Canadian astronomy facilities as a coherent system? What do we need to do to make this argument?? (Do we want to make this argument?!)
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Theater
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6:30 – 8:00pm
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Wine & Cheese Reception
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Bistro – 2nd Floor
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