Space Day 2025
Join us on Wednesday, May 7th for Western University’s annual Space Day event!
From 10 am - 3 pm, the Western Institute for Earth and Space Exploration will be hosting Space Day in the Physics and Astronomy Atrium and the Western Space Mission Control Facility. The theme of this years conference is 'Art in Space,' and we will be hearing from a variety of experts working in this dynamic field. Our keynote event will take place at 6 pm, and the speaker is award-winning author Kelly Weinersmith, who will speak about her novel, "A City on Mars" which she co-wrote with Zach Weinersmith, creator of the comics "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal."
Stay tuned for more information on how to register for the keynote lecture.
Space Day will also showcase the current research of graduate students from the Faculties of Science, Engineering, and Social Sciences who are part of the Western Integrated Collaborative Specialization program.
Food and light refreshments will be provided.
Please RSVP by April 23rd, and we look forward to hosting you!
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Schedule:
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Time |
Agenda Items |
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9:30am |
Registration and Coffee |
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10:00 |
Land Acknowledgement, Welcome and Updates from the Director Dr. Sarah Gallagher |
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10:15 |
Opening remarks from Dr. Penny Pexman, Vice-President of Research at Western University |
|
10:20 |
Impact Report Presentations:
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| 11:00 |
Bio Break
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|
11:15 |
Panel: The Intersection of Art and Space (moderated by Maya Soukup, Western Space)
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12:30 |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:30 | Collaborative Specialization student posters & Networking Event (located in Mission Control, WIRB 7110) |
| 3:00 |
end of day portion |
| 6:00 |
Keynote presentation by Dr. Kelly Weinersmith (located in the McKellar Room, University Community Center) |
| 7:30 |
end of evening portion |
