I am sure that my readers will remember that in my last Director’s Corner, in April, I threatened to write at some future date about the new Project Implementation Planning (PIP) document. Those of you with an even longer memory, going back to my Director’s Corner of April 2014, may even remember what it is. […]
ILC Project Implementation Planning: the prequel / the draft
In order to make our ILC design as realistic as possible, we have considered many of the issues that will need good solutions when the ILC is built. As a result, we have developed and submitted a draft document to the International Linear Collider Steering Committee (ILCSC) as a starting point towards an actual ILC […]
GDE Executive Committee meeting at Caltech
The GDE Executive Committee held an important face-to-face meeting at Caltech in the US from 19 – 20 July 2011. Having established the new baseline for the ILC Technical Design Report (TDR) this past spring, the meeting concentrated on detailed planning for R&D, design and the actual scope and content of the report, which is […]
Developing an ILC Project Implementation Plan
Director’s Corner 9 September 2010 Barry Barish Developing an ILC Project Implementation Plan The ILC Project Implementation Plan (PIP) will outline models and options related to the key areas of practically realising the ILC. How the five themes of our present R&D and design programme input into our Project Implementation Plan is indicated. The Global […]