Jie Gao | 28 May 2015With the discovery of the Higgs particle at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in July 2012, after more than 50 years of searching, particle physics has finally entered the era of the Higgs, and the door for human beings to understand the unknown part of the Universe is wide open, says Jie Gao from IHEP in Beijing, China.
Category: Around the World | Tagged: CepC, China, European Strategy for Particle Physics, Fragrant Hill Meeting, IHEP, P5
24 July 2014A global strategy for particle physics is taking shape, one world region at a time. Featuring colliders that smash particles at higher energies than ever before, and gigantic experiments to study the smallest components of matter, this future will lead to breakthrough discoveries at facilities around the globe.
Category: Feature | Tagged: European Strategy for Particle Physics, P5 report
Steinar Stapnes | 22 August 2013It has been another summer with discussions about future strategies for international particle physics. After work on the European Strategy last summer, the US strategy is on the table this summer. For the linear collider work the strategy processes have been positive, reports Steinar Stapnes, Associate Director for CLIC in the Linear Collider Collaboration. Researchers are closely following decisions being made in Japan.
Category: Director's Corner | Tagged: CLIC, European Strategy for Particle Physics, ILC, Japan, Snowmass
Hitoshi Yamamoto | 11 July 2013For the realisation of a linear collider, a significant contribution from the United States is essential. A critical step is that the project is positively included in the US strategy for high-energy physics. The long community planning process – the so-called Snowmass process – will end in a final report to be released at the end of September.
Category: Director's Corner | Tagged: APS, European Strategy for Particle Physics, HEPAP, Japan, LHC, Snowmass process, US strategy
Juan Fuster | 30 May 2013The European Linear Collider workshop, taking place in Hamburg from 27 to 31 May, coincides with very many important strategic processes at Japan, Europe and US, all of them nourished by the optimistic results from the LHC. Juan Fuster, chair of the workshop programme committee, explains the scientific and political context of the meeting.
Category: Director's Corner | Tagged: CLIC, DESY, ECFA LC2013, European Strategy for Particle Physics, Higgs, ILC, TDR, worldwide event
Steinar Stapnes | 16 May 2013The European Strategy for Particle Physics is expected to be adopted by the CERN Council end May. The physics potential of future linear colliders is well recognised in the Strategy statements. As global projects have cross-regional consequences, this strategy could have a wide impact in and beyond Europe.
Category: Director's Corner | Tagged: CERN, CLIC, European Strategy for Particle Physics, ILC
8 November 2012The original CERN convention, which was drafted nearly 60 years ago, foresaw that the organization should have a role as co-ordinator for European particle physics, as well as operating international accelerator laboratories. Today, this role is more appropriate than ever: the long lead times usually required to prepare and construct facilities and experiments for modern high-energy physics, together with the increased costs for these activities, underlie the need for a general European strategy in the field. So it was natural for CERN Council to initiate the creation of a European Strategy for Particle Physics in June 2005 and to establish dedicated groups for reviewing the scientific status and producing a proposal. They consulted widely with the community, funding agencies and policy makers in preparing the strategy document, which was adopted by Council in July 2006 during a dedicated session in Lisbon.
Category: Feature | Tagged: CERN, European Strategy for Particle Physics