The canPOM organizing committee consists of a diverse team of Canadian photonics researchers, including 3 graduate students, 3 postdocs, 3 assistant professors and 1 tenured professor. Located in 5 provinces spanning 4 time zones, we collectively encompass many research interests including nonlinear optics, quantum optics, nanophotonics, ultrafast spectroscopy, biophotonics, integrated optics, optomechanics and topological photonics.