Research Director’s Report15 May 2008 Sakue Yamada The first meeting of the International Detector Advisory Group to be held in Warsaw During the ECFA workshop for the International Linear Collider in Warsaw from 9 to 12 June, the International Detector Advisory Group (IDAG) will meet for the first time. The three concept groups of the […]
Designing groups and detectors
Research Director’s Report17 April 2008 Sakue Yamada Designing groups and detectorsThree concept groups have responded to the call for Expressions of Interest: ILD, SiD and the 4th concept group. Now we can go one step further, namely the common task groups will be formed by the members of each of these groups.I know the detector […]
We call for Expressions of Interest
Research Director’s Report20 March 2008 Sakue Yamada We call for Expressions of InterestSeveral steps have been taken since my last report in February. At the ACFA-GDE joint workshop in Sendai held two weeks ago, I reported on the latest development in some detail and exchanged opinions with participating colleagues.First good news: the International Detector Advisory […]
New timeline for detector activities
Research Director’s Report14 February 2008 Sakue Yamada New timeline for detector activitiesFor the newly formed detector Executive Board, the first task in the past month was to work out a new timeline under the present financial difficulties. The plan is to maintain the momentum of the detector community. We need to keep the process which […]
The new phase on track
Research Director’s Report17 January 2008 Sakue Yamada The new phase on trackLast October we started a new phase in planning the ILC experimental programme after many years of coordination through the World Wide Study. Following a few months of discussion, we are now ready to put the new phase on track. At this critical moment, […]
Where are we now
Research Director’s Report21 November 2007 Sakue Yamada Where are we now ?It has been several weeks since I last wrote for ILC NewsLine, right after becoming the research director. Since then, I had many occasions to talk with more people. Each meeting or telephone conversation was fresh to me. Through these discussions, I realised that […]
A novel challenge
ILC NewsLine presents a new column from the Research Director Sakue Yamada.
The invitation to become the newly created research director for the International Linear Collider detector design was a surprise. I have always been aware that an electron positron collider is a powerful tool for particle physics. I started my career in high energy physics in this field, and I enjoyed many exciting years. I also […]