TUCAN 2026

America/Toronto
MP102 (McLennan Physical Laboratories)

MP102

McLennan Physical Laboratories

60 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A7
Bassam Nima (Vutha Lab), Kevin Xie (Thywissen Lab), Vida-Michelle Nixon (Steinberg Lab)
Description

The 9th annual Toronto Ultracold Atom Network (TUCAN) meeting will be hosted by the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto on Wednesday, May 13th. 

This one-day meeting aims to share knowledge and cultivate connections between local ultracold atom and quantum optics groups.

Talks

Talks will have a 15+5 minute format. We are currently welcoming talk abstracts! Please submit abstracts and talk titles to tucan.at.uoft@gmail.com. We plan to have 9 talks in total. 

Posters

Poster boards will be 4' x 8', which should be able to support most standard poster sizes.

Code of Conduct

This anti-harassment policy is based on the example policy from the Geek Feminism wiki (see link below), created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers.

TUCAN 2026 is dedicated to providing a harassment-free workshop experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of workshop participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any workshop venue, including talks. Workshop participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the workshop at the discretion of the workshop organizers.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

  • Verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, and religion. 
  • Sexual images in public spaces.
  • Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
  • Harassing photography or recording
  • Sustained disruption of talks or other events
  • Inappropriate physical contact
  • Unwelcome sexual attention
  • Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender of expulsion from the conference. 
We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and event-related social activities. As these are general good-behavior rules, we believe that people should follow them outside of event activities too!

Building and parking map

See the links below for a map of the University of Toronto campus and various parking options nearby. This workshop will be held in McLennan Physical Laboratories, accessible from St. George, Huron and Ursula Franklin streets. We recommend parking in Lot C (215 Huron St.).

    • 09:00
      Arrival & Refreshments MP102

      MP102

      McLennan Physical Laboratories

      60 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A7
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      Talk MP102

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      60 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A7
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      60 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A7
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    • 11:00
      Break MP102

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      60 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A7
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      Talk MP102

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      60 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A7
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    • 12:20
      Lunch
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      60 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A7
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    • 14:20
      Poster Session
    • 16:00
      Self-arranged Lab Tour(s)