2025 Conference for Project Management Professionals - SNOLAB

May 13, 2025, 6:20 AM → May 14, 2025, 7:20 PM Canada/Eastern

SNOLAB

Brooke Gallery (CNL), Chris Gibson (TRIUMF), Erica Brunelle (SNOLAB), Mehwish Obaid (SNOLAB), Peter Bayliss (TRIUMF), Sean Musick (CNL), Sherry Laroche (CNL), Tim West (Lightsource)

This year’s conference will be hosted by SNOLAB in Sudbury, Ontario on May 13^th, 2025, and offer both in-person and virtual attendance. A tour of the SNOLAB underground facility will be offered for those interested on May 14, 2025.  

Pre-registration for this tour is required; and there is a cap of aproximately 20 attendees to go underground. 

The conference will also include a panel discussion on the role of digital tools and adoption in enhancing R&D communication!

Please Note: Only our plenary session presentations and panel discussions from Day 1 will be held virtually (as well as in person). 

2025 Conference for Project Management Proffessionals - Agenda.pdf

SL-MCS-OTR-20-001-F03-Visitor-Information-Guide_Rev_15 (2023-09-20).pdf

Tue, May 13

8:05 AM → 8:10 AM Meet @ Vale Parking Lot & Turnstiles: Visitors must show up on time for escort.

8:10 AM → 8:15 AM Escort to SNOLAB Building

Only applicable to those who signed up during registration.
PPE, Safety Talk etc.

8:15 AM → 8:45 AM Morning Meet & Greet

8:45 AM → 9:00 AM Welcome, Land Acknowledgement & Opening Remarks

Convener: Dr Jodi Cooley (Executive Director of SNOLAB)

9:00 AM → 9:20 AM Plenary Presentations: SNOLAB

Convener: Dr Jeter Hall (Director of Research SNOLAB)

9:20 AM → 9:40 AM Plenary Presentations: Canadian Light Source (CLS)

Convener: Chithra Karunakaran (CLS)

9:40 AM → 10:00 AM Workshop Group Photo & MOU Signing

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break: Coffee

10:15 AM → 11:45 AM Breakout Sessions: A

Conveners: Bryon McConnell (CNL), Danielle Waltenbury (HSN Institute), David Hawkins (SNOLAB), Mehwish Obaid (SNOLAB), Thomas Brunner (McGill)

10:15 AM → 11:45 AM Breakout Sessions: B

Conveners: Andrea Cristina de Lima Pardini (CNL), Paul Grylls (SNOLAB), Pruthal Merchant (CNL), Sherry Laroche (CNL)

11:45 AM → 12:30 PM Break: Lunch

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Breakout Sessions: C

Conveners: Blaire Boyd (CNL), Desiree Quenneville (CNL), Orvil Dillenbeck (CNL), Simon Ellison (CNL)

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Breakout Sessions: D

Conveners: David Hawkins (SNOLAB), Hilary Avery-Legault (CNL), Johnny Campbell (CLS), Tim West (CLS)

2:00 PM → 2:20 PM Plenary Presentations: Canadian Nuclear Laboratory (CNL)

Convener: Randy Hendrickson (CNL)

2:20 PM → 2:40 PM Plenary Presentations: TRIUMF

Convener: Nigel Smith (TRIUMF)

2:40 PM → 3:00 PM Break: Coffee

3:00 PM → 4:30 PM Panel: The Role of Digital Tools and Digital Adoption in Enhancing R&D Communication

Conveners: Duncan Retson (PSPC), Elizabeth Shilts (CFI), Josh Bowie (ISED), Stephane Mercure (CFI), Stephen Sekula (SNOLAB)

4:30 PM → 4:45 PM Closing Remarks: Day 1

Convener: Mehwish Obaid (Project Management Office Manager SNOLAB)

6:30 PM → 8:30 PM Conference Dinner: La Fromagerie

Wed, May 14

6:20 AM → 6:25 AM Meet @ Vale Parking Lot & Turnstiles: Visitors must show up on time for escort.

6:25 AM → 7:00 AM Escort to SNOLAB Building: Sign In Vale & Preparation for Tour

Only applicable to those who signed up during registration.
PPE, Safety Talk etc.

7:00 AM → 7:20 AM Underground Laboratory Tour: PPE, Safety Talk, etc.

Only applicable to those who signed up during registration

7:20 AM → 11:30 AM Underground Laboratory Tour: Trip to SNOLAB (Vale Cage Descent at 7:20am)

Only applicable to those who signed up during registration

9:15 AM → 9:20 AM Escort to SNOLAB Building: Escort to SNOLAB Surface Building

Only applicable to those who signed up during registration.
PPE, Safety Talk etc.

9:30 AM → 11:00 AM Surface Tour: SNOLAB Clean Lab Surface Tour

Only applicable to those who signed up during registration

11:30 AM → 12:00 PM Underground Laboratory Tour: Vale Cage Back to Surface (11:30am)

Only applicable to those who signed up during registration

12:00 PM → 12:30 PM Closing Remarks: Day 2 (& Lunch To Go)

Convener: Mehwish Obaid (SNOLAB)