Director’s Corner 24 May 2007 Barry Barish Troika proposed to manage ILC engineering design A troika, a Russian sled drawn by three horses Developing an engineering design for the ILC represents a formidable challenge with many hurdles in our path. We must satisfy the different goals of our collaborating countries, maintain regional balance, keep flexibility […]
GDE Area System Leaders Meet in KEK
The GDE Executive Committee, Area System Leaders, and Chairmen of the Change Control and Design & Cost Boards met in the KEK Laboratory in Tsukuba, Japan (19-20 January 2006). (See this weeks Director’s Corner) Technical and cost discussions included the configuration of the main linac unit, the overall machine layout, including site dependent differences, and […]