SCHEDULE

Conference programme

The detailed event schedule can be downloaded here

Day 1 (Wednesday, 22nd April 2026)

08:30 – 09:15 Arrival and Registration (Imperial College Main Entrance)

09:15 – 09:30 Conference opening (Skempton Building, Room 201)

09:30 – 10:30 Keynote Talk – Prof. Raúl Bayoán Cal (Portland State University)

Wind Farm Entrainment

10:30 – 11:10 Regular talks – Session I (2×20 min talks)

Each regular talk will be limited to 15 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for questions and changeover. No parallel sessions.

11:10 – 11:40 Coffee Break

11:40 – 13:00 Regular talks – Session II (4×20 min talks)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:40 Regular talks – Session III (5×20 min talks)

15:40 – 16:10 Coffee Break

16:10 – 17:30 Regular talks – Session IV (4×20 min talks)

18:30 – 20:30 Poster session and drinks reception at the Royal Geographical Society

Day 2 (Thursday, 23rd April 2026)

09:00 – 10:00 Keynote Talk – Prof. Sandrine Aubrun (Ecole Centrale de Nantes)
The porous disc as a physical model of a wind turbine: From the concept validation to the floating wind turbine applications

10:00 – 11:00 Regular talks – Session V (3×20 min talks)

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:10 Regular talks – Session VI (5×20 min talks)

13:10 – 14:10 Lunch Break

14:10 – 15:50 Regular talks – Session VII (5×20 min talks)

15:50 – 16:20 Coffee Break

16:20 – 18:00 Regular talks – Session VIII (5×20 min talks)

18:30 Conference dinner at Ognisko

Day 3 (Friday, 24th April 2026)

09:00 – 10:00 Keynote Talk – Prof. Johan Meyers (KU Leuven)
Simulation and modelling of wind-farm blockage

10:00 – 11:00 Regular talks – Session IX (3×20 min talks)

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:50 Regular talks – Session X (4×20 min talks)

12:50 – 13:50 Lunch Break

13:50 – 15:10 Regular talks – Session XI (4×20 min talks)

15:10 – 15:20 Conference closing