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SUMMARY:HIRAX Collaboration Meeting 2026 - ETH Zurich
DTSTART:20260907T080000Z
DTEND:20260909T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20260317T153700Z
UID:indico-event-330@indico.phys.ethz.ch
CONTACT:cosmoop@phys.ethz.ch\;anara@ethz.ch\;nlorusso@ethz.ch
DESCRIPTION:HIRAX Collaboration Meeting 2026\n\nThe HIRAX Collaboration Me
 eting 2026 aims to bring together the international collaboration working 
 on the Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) for an
  interactive and collaborative exchange. The meeting will feature presenta
 tions of status reports and ongoing research\, workshop sessions focused o
 n specific project elements\, and opportunities for breakout discussions. 
 The meeting will take place at an exciting stage of the experiment\, with 
 many hardware elements coming online and initial data capture likely being
  underway. Accordingly\, the meeting will focus on “The Path to First Sc
 ientific Results”\, with concrete goals guiding presentations\, collabor
 ative sessions\, and meeting outcomes. In particular\, the meeting will ai
 m to:\n\n\nbring the collaboration up to date on the current state of work
  across the project\,\n\n\nassess the instrument performance of the deploy
 ed array\,\n\n\nadvance analysis of the data currently in hand\,\n\n\nprep
 are for the first scientific results\, and\n\n\nplan further instrument an
 d system deployment\, including key subsystems\, system integration\, data
  and software orchestration\, and calibration strategies.\n\n\nThe event i
 nvites the entire international collaboration to attend and contribute\, e
 ither in person or online. This includes research groups from HIRAX partne
 r institutions\, primarily based in Europe\, South Africa\, and North Amer
 ica. Attendees will include students (master’s level and above)\, postdo
 ctoral researchers\, professors\, software developers\, engineers\, and ma
 nagement staff involved in the HIRAX Collaboration.\nThe ETH Cosmology Res
 earch Group is delighted to welcome you to ETH for the HIRAX Collaboration
  Meeting 2026!\nRegistration: Please register here to participate.\nSocia
 l Dinner: As part of the social program\, a dinner is planned on Tuesday\
 , 8.9.26. If you would like to attend the dinner\, please indicate this in
  the registration form.\nParticipants have to make their own arrangements 
 for their accommodation (this link may be useful).\n\nhttps://indico.phys.
 ethz.ch/event/330/
LOCATION:Siemens Auditorium (HIT E 51) (ETH Zurich)
URL:https://indico.phys.ethz.ch/event/330/
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