Contact: smbh2026[AT]phys.umontreal.caLocation: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dear researchers,
We are thrilled to announce that abstracts are now being accepted for the Supermassive Black Holes and Blue Notes conference, taking place at the Campus MIL of the University of Montreal (in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) on 29 June – 3 July 2026 (to coincide with the world-renowned Montreal International Jazz Festival).
For more information, visit our website https://sites.google.com/view/smbh2026/
Abstracts for both posters and talks can be submitted via the following form: https://forms.gle/YaL4ZnoB23FnQY1P9
Topics of Interest:
Advanced techniques for measuring SMBH properties.
Observations and modelling of SMBHs at the event horizon scale.
Feeding and feedback processes of SMBHs.
Formation and growth of high-redshift SMBHs.
Confirmed invited speakers:
Erin Kara (MIT)
Sasha Tchekhovskoy (Northwestern University)
Taro Shimizu (MPE)
Sera Markoff (University of Amsterdam)
Andrew Chael (Princeton University)
Michael Johnson (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Megan Donahue (Michigan State University)
Daniel Angles-Alcazar (University of Connecticut)
Hannah Ubler (MPE)
Francesco D’Eugenio (University of Cambridge)
Sophie Koudmani (University of Hertfordshire)
Stefano Carniani (Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa)
Here are the dates you need to know:
15 February 2026: Abstract submission deadline.
15 March 2026 (approximately): Notification of accepted talks and preliminary program release.
1 April 2026: In-person registration deadline.
29 June to 3 July 2026: Conference!
Registration will be conducted through a separate form, to be released early next year.
If you have any questions, you can reach us at smbh2026[AT]phys.umontreal.ca
We eagerly await your proposed talks and look forward to welcoming you to Montreal!
Sincerely,
The SMBH 2026 Science Organizing Committee
Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo (UdeM), Martin Bureau (Oxford), Daryl Haggard (McGill), Romeel Dave (Edinburgh), Claude-Andre Faucher-Giguere (Northwestern), Frank Eisenhauer (MPE), Chiara Mingarelli (Yale), Sara Issaoun (Harvard and Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), Roberto Maiolino (Cambridge/Kavli), Priya Natarajan (Yale)