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<b>From: </b>Sean Lee <seanlee@triumf.ca><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Directorate Announcements <directors_office_announcements@triumf.ca><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Directorate Announcements: Spring 2026 ACOT Meeting (May 11 -13)<br>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dear TRIUMF Community,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The next meeting of NRC’s Advisory Committee on TRIUMF (ACOT) will take place next week, from
<b>Monday, May 11 to Wednesday, May 13.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">This ACOT meeting will feature several elements open to the laboratory community. Please consult the agenda below:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><u>Monday, May 11</u></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">9:30 – 10:45: <b>Plenary Presentations</b> [Location: Auditorium; MS Teams (Click
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/241207969326673?p=ze6n50mnM3Q94Lhn61" data-outlook-id="fccc328c-c238-450b-897b-e1eb5714a5d7" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>HERE</u></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> to
join;</span> <span style="font-size: 11pt;">Meeting ID: 241 207 969 326 673 - Passcode: xr7TR2f5)]</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 7pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Executive Director & CEO Update – Nigel Smith (15 mins)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Science Division Updates (45 mins – total)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Physical Sciences – Rituparna Kanungo (15 mins)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Accelerator – Oliver Kester (15 mins)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Life Sciences – Cornelia Hoehr (15 mins)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Buffer / Q&As (15 mins) </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">15:00 – 16:30: <b>Parallel Sessions</b></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Accelerator & ARIEL – Convenor: Bob Laxdal</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Life Sciences and IAMI – Convenor: Valery Radchenko</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nuclear Physics – Convenor: Chris Ruiz</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Particle Physics, Sci Tech, and Scientific Computing – Convenor: Oliver Stelzer</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Materials Science – Convenor: Syd Kreitzman</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Theory – Convenor: Petr Navratil</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Commercialization & Innovation – Convenor: Chris Astle</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">NOTE: Any questions regarding a parallel session should be directed to the meeting convenor</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><u>Tuesday, May 12</u></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">10:30 – 11:30: <b>Poster Session</b> [Location: Auditorium] </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">NOTE: This session will be open to the laboratory; however, we ask that ACOT members be given room to circulate through the space and engage with the poster presenters</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><u>Wednesday, May 13</u></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">10:30 – 11:00: <b>Public Close Out</b> [Location: MS Teams (Click
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join; </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Meeting ID: 228 416 384 304 971</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"> -
</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Passcode: 2M4Fs22m</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">)]</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">We hope to see a strong turn out at these sessions.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sincerely,</span></p>
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