21 June – 26 June 2026 | Alpine Heath Resort, Drakensberg
| Sunday 21 Jun | Monday 22 Jun | Tuesday 23 Jun | Wednesday 24 Jun | Thursday 25 Jun | Friday 26 Jun | |
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| 07:00 | Breakfast opens | |||||
| 07:30 – 08:50 | Conference Registration | |||||
| 09:00 | Introductory Remarks | |||||
| 09:15 – 09:20 | Announcements | Announcements (09:25–09:30) | Announcements | Announcements (09:25–09:30) | Announcements | |
| 09:20 – 11:00 |
Session 1
PTA Updates
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Session 4 (09:30–11:00)
ISM + Profile Variability
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Session 7
ISM + Profile Variability
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Session 9 (09:30–11:00)
Continuous GWs
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Session 12
Non-PTA Science
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Break | |||||
| 11:30 – 13:00 |
Session 2
PTA Updates + Pulsar Timing
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Session 5
GW Analysis & Detection
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Session 8
Non-PTA Science
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Session 10
Continuous GWs
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Session 13
New Physics & Future Methods
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| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |||||
| 14:00 – 14:30 |
Session 3
Pulsar Timing + Noise Analysis
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Session 6
GW Analysis & Detection
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Session 11
Astrophysical Interpretation
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Discussion
DEI Session
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| 14:30 – 15:30 |
15:00
Potchefstroom delegatesarrive & check in |
Discussion
Future of IPTA
IPTA members only
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| 15:30 – 16:00 |
15:30 – 17:00
Conference Registration
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Break | Conference closes | |||
| 16:00 – 16:30 |
cont.
Conf. Registration
16:00 – 17:00
OR Tambo delegatesarrive & check in |
Discussion
PTA Early Career Scientists Working Group
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Discussion
IPTA DR3: DC, NA and GWA
IPTA members only
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Discussion
IPTA DR3: CGWs, Astrophysical interpretation and New Physics
IPTA members only
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| 16:30 – 17:00 | Poster Viewing (in Arbousset) |
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| 17:00 – 17:30 | ||||||
| 17:30 | Welcome Drinks – Village Square | Building a Bridge Challenge | ||||
| 18:30 | Dinner | Dinner | Boma Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | |
| 19:00 | Gala Dinner | |||||
| 20:00 | Late shuttle arrives | |||||