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Chris Willott from CADC and HAA presented on "The Canadian SKA Regional Centre and the SRC Network," explaining the Square Kilometre Array Observatory project, Canada's 6% contribution commitment, and the implementation timeline for science operations. Following this, JJ Kavelaars presented an overview of the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre operations, highlighting CADC's core business in research data management and digital research infrastructure. He also detailed the CANFAR science platform that serves as the foundation for Canada's SKA Regional Centre implementation.

Toby Brown from HAA presented "Resolving the Impact of Environment on Galaxy Evolution," showcasing how the VERTICO and MAUVE surveys examine environmental effects on galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. Scott Wilkinson followed with research on mechanisms that halt star formation in galaxies, exploring the relationship between galaxy centers, gas depletion, and star formation shutdown. Both studies use advanced observational techniques to better understand how galaxies transform throughout their lifetimes.

The session featured three interconnected presentations on major astronomical surveys. Alan McConnachie presented on UNIONS (UV-Near Infrared Optical Northern Survey), highlighting its multi-telescope collaboration spanning Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Subaru, and PanSTARRS observatories to create a comprehensive multi-band imaging survey of the northern extragalactic sky. The project, which has enabled over 40 scientific publications, provides critical ground-based optical data supporting the Euclid space mission. Stephen Gwyn followed with details on the Euclid Space Telescope, which launched in July 2023 and is now producing high-quality cosmological data. He described the telescope's capabilities, data release schedule, and how researchers can access the recently released Q1 dataset through ESA and CADC. Simon Smith presented his graduate research using UNIONS data to identify and catalog dwarf galaxies.