Schedule for: 23w2014 - Open-Source Tools to Enable Geophysical Data Processing and Inversion

Beginning on Friday, July 28 and ending Sunday July 30, 2023

All times in Banff, Alberta time, MDT (UTC-6).

Friday, July 28
16:00 - 19:30 Check-in begins (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre - open 24 hours)
Note: the Lecture rooms are available after 16:00.
(Front Desk – Professional Development Centre)
19:30 - 22:00 Welcome and introductions
Warm welcome to all participants and round of brief introductions. Beverages and a small assortment of snacks are available in the lounge on a cash honour system.
(TCPL 201)
20:45 - 21:10 Lindsey Heagy: Some personal reflections on a decade of SimPEG (TCPL 201)
21:10 - 21:35 Leonardo Uieda: Fatiando a Terra (TCPL 201)
Saturday, July 29
07:00 - 08:45 Breakfast
A buffet breakfast is served daily between 7:00am and 9:00am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building. Note that BIRS does not pay for meals for 2-day workshops.
(Vistas Dining Room)
08:45 - 09:00 Welcome Talk by BIRS Staff
A brief introduction to BIRS with important logistical information, technology instruction, and opportunity for participants to ask questions.
(TCPL 201)
09:00 - 09:25 Craig Miller: Complete Open-source Software Processing Workflow: From Field Data to Publication (TCPL 201)
09:25 - 09:45 Andrea Balza: Using open-source tools to bridge the gap between geology and geophysics (TCPL 201)
09:50 - 10:15 Jiajia Sun: Building 3D quasi-geology models and predicting mineral resources using joint inversion and open-source code (TCPL 201)
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
10:30 - 11:30 Breakout Questions: Group Discussions (TCPL 201)
11:30 - 12:00 Report back to main group (TCPL 201)
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
A buffet lunch is served daily between 11:30am and 1:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building. Note that BIRS does not pay for meals for 2-day workshops.
(Vistas Dining Room)
13:00 - 13:20 Group Photo
Meet in foyer of TCPL to participate in the BIRS group photo. The photograph will be taken outdoors, so dress appropriately for the weather. Please don't be late, or you might not be in the official group photo!
(TCPL Foyer)
13:20 - 14:30 Breakout Questions: Group Discussions (cont) (TCPL 201)
14:30 - 15:00 Report back to main group (TCPL 201)
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
15:30 - 17:00 Breakout Questions: Writing (TCPL 201)
17:00 - 17:30 Wrap up: Saturday (TCPL 201)
17:30 - 19:30 Dinner
A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building. Note that BIRS does not pay for meals for 2-day workshops.
(Vistas Dining Room)
Sunday, July 30
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast and Checkout
2-day workshop participants are welcome to use BIRS facilities (TCPL) until 15:00 on Sunday, although participants are still required to checkout of the guest rooms by 11 M. There is no coffee break service on Sunday afternoon, but self-serve coffee and tea are always available in the 2nd floor lounge, Corbett Hall.
(Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 09:20 Sean Walker: Results from survey on open-source software in the industry (Online)
09:20 - 09:30 Recap (TCPL 201)
09:30 - 10:15 Making ideas real (TCPL 201)
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
10:30 - 12:00 Making ideas real (cont) (TCPL 201)
12:00 - 12:30 Closure (TCPL 201)
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (Vistas Dining Room)
13:30 - 14:30 Free time (Other (See Description))
14:30 - 15:00 Packup and leave
Workshop participants must leave the BIRS facilities by 3:00 pm.
(Other (See Description))