Annual Project Meeting

Agenda

June 22-24, 2026  ·  David Braley Health Sciences Centre, McMaster University  ·  Hamilton, ON

Monday

June 22, 2026
8:30 – 9:00 am
Breakfast (and poster set-up)
Outside 2032
9:00 – 9:45 am
Land acknowledgement, welcome remarks, review of agenda and goals for the meeting, subteam leader highlights
Room 2032
9:45 – 10:00 am
Break (and poster set-up)
Outside 2032
10:00 – 12:00 pm
ConcurrentConcurrent session
Develop / DirectRoom 2010
DiscoverRoom 1005A
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch and posters
Outside 2032
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Discover tech update and discussion
Room 2032
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Break
Outside 2032
2:45 – 3:45 pm
North research cluster
Room 2032
3:45 – 4:00 pm
Break
Outside 2032
4:00 – 5:30 pm
Screening: Old Crow, a Philosophy — and discussion
Room 2032
5:30 – 6:00 pm
Break and hotel pit stop
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Dinner at PER’SO’NA
14 James St N, Hamilton

Tuesday

June 23, 2026
8:30 – 9:00 am
Breakfast
Outside 2032
9:00 – 10:30 am
Transdisciplinary research co-production — presentation by Tabitha Evans. What we heard: project midterm review — presentation and workshop led by Emily MacCallum
Room 2032
10:30 – 10:45 am
Break
Outside 2032
10:45 – 11:30 am
Interdisciplinary policy discussion about electrolyzer — presentation by Mahtab Masouminia and Shardul Tiwari
Room 2032
11:30 – 11:45 am
Break
Outside 2032
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Lunch and Hamilton research panel
Room 2032
1:30 – 1:45 pm
Break
Outside 2032
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Hamilton industrial history — presentation by Tara Bursey, Executive Director, Workers Arts & Heritage Centre
Room 2032
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Break
Outside 2032
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Hamilton community initiatives — presentations by Kerry Le Clair (Co-Founder, Pivot Centre), Danielle Murphy, Rhea Mukerjee, and Jesse Elders (Manager, Bay Area Climate Change Council)
Room 2032
4:00 – 4:15 pm
Break
Outside 2032
4:15 – 4:45 pm
Wrap-up
Room 2032
4:45 – 6:30 pm
Poster session and light snacks
Outside 2032
6:30 pm onwards
Informal social organized by Navid Noor
TBC

Wednesday

June 24, 2026
9:00 – 11:00 am
Prep for midterm site review and PI strategy meeting
Room 2018
11:00 am
Departure
1:00 pm
Optional tour of McMaster University led by Mahtab Masouminia

Venues

Conference centreDavid Braley Health Sciences Centre100 Main St W, Hamilton, ON
HotelHomewood Suites40 Bay St S, Hamilton, ON
RestaurantPersona14 James St N, Hamilton, ON