Director’s Corner 19 July 2007 Barry Barish Project Managers join the GDE Executive Committee The new GDE Project Managers met face to face with the GDE Executive Committee (EC) for the first time in Rome on 9 and 10 July. As of this meeting, they are part of the EC. Made up of senior members […]
ILC Project Tools: Implementing the ILC EDMS
Director’s Corner 5 July 2007 Barry Barish ILC Project Tools: Implementing ILC EDMS In September 2005, soon after the GDE was formed, I announced the formation of a special committee to help us select a suite of project tools for the GDE. That committee consisted of Tom Markiewicz (SLAC), John Ferguson (CERN), Lars Hagge (DESY), […]
Developing a roadmap for ILC detectors
Director’s Corner 28 June 2007 Barry Barish Developing a roadmap for ILC detectors In about three years, we expect to have an engineering design (EDR) with costs and a plan for building the ILC that can serve as the basis of proposals to our funding agencies. We will also have to come forward at the […]
Report of the International Cost Review of the ILC
Director’s Corner 21 June 2007 Barry Barish Report of the International Cost Review of the ILC What could be better than Paris in springtime? Maybe having enough free time to enjoy it! Last month, many of us in the GDE went to Paris (to Orsay to be precise) for our long anticipated International Cost Review […]
A technically driven timeline for the ILC
Director’s Corner 14 June 2007 Barry Barish A technically driven timeline for the ILC Last week, I made a presentation at Fermilab’s 40th Annual Users Meeting where I focused on the GDE’s technically driven timeline for the ILC. Following Ray Orbach’s statement that the ILC completion will likely be delayed until 2025 or later, Fermilab […]
MAC review of global ILC RD programme
Director’s Corner 24 May 2007 Barry Barish MAC review of global ILC R&D programme During the ILC reference design phase, leading up to the Reference Design Report (RDR), the International Linear Collider Steering Committee (ILCSC) appointed a Machine Advisory Committee (MAC) to provide technical reviews of our work. This committee has been very busy, meeting […]
Troika proposed to manage ILC engineering design
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 […]
How to make big international science projects happen
Director’s Corner 17 May 2007 Barry Barish How to make big international science projects happen At the annual American Physical Society meeting in Jacksonville, Florida on 14 April 2007, I participated in a special session entitled “How to make big international projects happen.” The speakers were James Van Dam, University of Texas at Austin, presenting […]
Thanks Gerry… Welcome Mike
Director’s Corner 3 May 2007 Barry Barish Thanks, Gerry…welcome, Mike It is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Harrison of Brookhaven National Laboratory as the new GDE Regional Director for the Americas, succeeding Professor Gerry Dugan of Cornell University as of 1 May 2007. Michael Harrison of Brookhaven National Laboratory, new […]
KEK and Fermilab: Strengthening collaborations
Director’s Corner 26 April 2007 Barry Barish KEK and Fermilab: Strengthening collaborations Two of our principle collaborating institutions in the ILC are KEK Laboratory in Tsukuba, Japan and Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois. This week the KEK Director General, Atsuto Suzuki, came to Fermilab to discuss increased collaboration. Atsuto Suzuki is a very distinguished physicist, whom I […]