IceCube Summer School 2026

US/Central
Supernova (WIPAC)

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WIPAC

222 W Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 For remote participants, please use the following Zoom link: https://wipac-science.zoom.us/j/92098524011?pwd=bidX8TjMaVdlHEVo1BRZ2m2M9esByi.1 Meeting ID: 920 9852 4011 Passcode: 789651
Description

The 2026 IceCube Summer School, formerly known as Bootcamp, will be held at 222 West Washington Ave in Madison, WI from June 1 - 5, 2026.

The Summer School will be held in-person with an option for remote participation. 

The #2026-summer-school Slack channel will be used for information and questions before, during, and after the meeting.

The Timetable will serve as the comprehensive meeting schedule.

The cutoff to reserve a spot in the dorms is **. Click here for more information about how to book and what is included.

Summer School organizers
Registration
IceCube Summer School Registration Form
Participants
    • Introduction: Welcome and Introduction Supernova

      Supernova

      WIPAC

      222 W Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 For remote participants, please use the following Zoom link: https://wipac-science.zoom.us/j/92098524011?pwd=bidX8TjMaVdlHEVo1BRZ2m2M9esByi.1 Meeting ID: 920 9852 4011 Passcode: 789651
      Convener: Delaney Butterfield (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
    • Physics: IceCube Science
      Convener: Francis Halzen (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
      • 1
        IceCube Science
        Speaker: Francis Halzen (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    • Detector and Calibration: Detector Physics Supernova

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      Convener: Prof. Justin Vandenbroucke (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    • 10:30
      Coffee break Supernova

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      222 W Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 For remote participants, please use the following Zoom link: https://wipac-science.zoom.us/j/92098524011?pwd=bidX8TjMaVdlHEVo1BRZ2m2M9esByi.1 Meeting ID: 920 9852 4011 Passcode: 789651
    • Multimessenger Astrophysics
      Convener: Keith Bechtol (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    • 11:40
      Lunch Time
    • Diffuse: /UHE
      Convener: Lu Lu (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    • Cosmic Rays
      Convener: Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
      • 5
        Cosmic Rays
        Speaker: Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    • 14:20
      Coffee Break Supernova

      Supernova

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      222 W Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 For remote participants, please use the following Zoom link: https://wipac-science.zoom.us/j/92098524011?pwd=bidX8TjMaVdlHEVo1BRZ2m2M9esByi.1 Meeting ID: 920 9852 4011 Passcode: 789651
    • Workshop: Intermediate Python Supernova

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      Convener: Alicia Mand (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
      • 6
        Intermediate Python
        Speaker: Alicia Mand (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Workshop: Intro to Python Supernova

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      Convener: Samuel Groetsch (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
    • Detector and Calibration: Life at the South Pole
      Convener: Ilya Bodo (UW-Madison)
    • Neutrino Sources: Galactic
      Convener: Yuhua Yao
    • 10:30
      Coffee break Supernova

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      WIPAC

      222 W Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 For remote participants, please use the following Zoom link: https://wipac-science.zoom.us/j/92098524011?pwd=bidX8TjMaVdlHEVo1BRZ2m2M9esByi.1 Meeting ID: 920 9852 4011 Passcode: 789651
    • Neutrino Sources: Extragalactic
      Convener: Ali Kheirandish (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
      • 10
        Extragalactic Neutrino Sources
        Speakers: Ali Kheirandish (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Ali Kheirandish (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
    • 11:40
      Lunch time
    • Reconstruction: Event Reconstructions
      Convener: Tianlu Yuan (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    • Software and computing: GitHub / JupyterHub / NPX / Grid
      Convener: Alicia Mand (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
      • 12
        Computing Resources
        Speaker: Alicia Mand (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • 14:20
      Coffee break Supernova

      Supernova

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    • Workshop: GitHub / JupyterHub / NPX / Grid Exercise
      Convener: Alicia Mand (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
      • 13
        Computing Resources Tutorial
        Speaker: Alicia Mand (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Physics: Neutrino Physics
      Convener: Baha Balantekin
      • 14
        Neutrino Physics
        Speaker: Baha Balantekin
    • Detector and Calibration: IceCube Detector
      Convener: John Kelley (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    • 10:30
      Coffee break Supernova

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      222 W Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 For remote participants, please use the following Zoom link: https://wipac-science.zoom.us/j/92098524011?pwd=bidX8TjMaVdlHEVo1BRZ2m2M9esByi.1 Meeting ID: 920 9852 4011 Passcode: 789651
    • Detector and Calibration: Ice / Calibration
      Convener: Mr Dmitry Chirkin (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
      • 16
        Ice / Calibration
        Speakers: Mr Dmitry Chirkin (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Dmitry Chirkin (UW-Madison)
    • 11:40
      Lunch time
    • Upgrade: Intro to the Upgrade + Upgrade Physics
      Conveners: Albrecht Karle (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Delaney Butterfield (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
      • 17
        Upgrade Introduction
        Speakers: Albrecht Karle (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Delaney Butterfield (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
    • Upgrade: Upgrade Decoding Tools
      Conveners: Dawn Williams (University of Alabama), Delaney Butterfield (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
      • 18
        Upgrade decoding tools
        Speakers: Dawn Williams (University of Alabama), Delaney Butterfield (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
    • 14:20
      Coffee break Supernova

      Supernova

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      222 W Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 For remote participants, please use the following Zoom link: https://wipac-science.zoom.us/j/92098524011?pwd=bidX8TjMaVdlHEVo1BRZ2m2M9esByi.1 Meeting ID: 920 9852 4011 Passcode: 789651
    • Workshop: Upgrade exercise
      Conveners: Dawn Williams (University of Alabama), Delaney Butterfield (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
      • 19
        Upgrade data exercise
        Speakers: Dawn Williams (University of Alabama), Delaney Butterfield (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
    • Social event: Board Games Supernova

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    • IceCube Simulation
      Convener: Maxwell Nakos
    • IceTray
      Convener: Hannah Erpenbeck (UW-Madison)
    • 10:20
      Coffee break Supernova

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    • IceTray: Exercise
      Convener: Hannah Erpenbeck (UW-Madison)
      • 22
        IceTray Tutorial
        Speaker: Hannah Erpenbeck (UW-Madison)
    • 12:00
      Lunch time
    • Data and Analysis: IceCube Analyses
      Convener: Alicia Mand (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
      • 23
        IceCube Analyses
        Speaker: Alicia Mand (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • IceCube: Event Selections
      Convener: Zoe Rechav (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
      • 24
        IceCube Event Selections
        Speaker: Zoe Rechav (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    • 14:20
      Coffee break Supernova

      Supernova

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      222 W Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 For remote participants, please use the following Zoom link: https://wipac-science.zoom.us/j/92098524011?pwd=bidX8TjMaVdlHEVo1BRZ2m2M9esByi.1 Meeting ID: 920 9852 4011 Passcode: 789651
    • Workshop: Diffuse Exercise
      Convener: Jesse Osborn (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Workshop: Neutrino Source Exercise Supernova

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      Convener: Leo Seen (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Social event: Terrace Supernova

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    • Neutrino Sources: Neutrinos in Radio Waves
      Convener: Abigail Bishop (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
    • BSM: BSM / Dark Matter
      Convener: Toni Bertolez-Martinez
      • 28
        BSM / Dark Matter
        Speaker: Toni Bertolez-Martinez
    • 10:30
      Coffee break Supernova

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      222 W Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 For remote participants, please use the following Zoom link: https://wipac-science.zoom.us/j/92098524011?pwd=bidX8TjMaVdlHEVo1BRZ2m2M9esByi.1 Meeting ID: 920 9852 4011 Passcode: 789651
    • Upgrade: Upgrade to Gen2
      Conveners: Albrecht Karle (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Delaney Butterfield (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
      • 29
        IceCube-Gen2
        Speakers: Albrecht Karle (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Delaney Butterfield (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
    • 11:40
      Lunch time
    • Neutrino: Neutrino Experiments, DeepSea and others
      Convener: Wei Tian
    • Statistics
      Convener: Sam Hori (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
      • 31
        Statistics
        Speaker: Sam Hori (University of Wisconsin-Madison)