Scientists compete for an audience’s approval by giving clear, fun and to-the-point presentations on topics in particle physics.
Applause-o-meters don’t lie. The 90-decibel-level reading of claps and cheers from the Eugene, Oregon audience indicated that the first-ever physics slam in the US was a hit. On 22 March, five physicists carried out an assignment to explain in plain and engaging language a topic in particle physics – in only twelve minutes. After all […]
Scientists reflect on the R&D work completed to date as they gather in Eugene, Oregon for the ILC conference, organised by the American Linear Collider Physics Group. At the same time, they look ahead to the next milestone, the delivery of the Technical Design Report and the Detailed Baseline Design Report, and the further research […]
Six entertaining physicists will each explain a topic in particle physics in under 12 minutes. An audience vote decides the winner.
This month's Research Director's Report was written by Jim Brau, co-chair of the Worldwide Study and regional detector contact for the Americas.
I’ve been spending a good fraction of my time over the past weeks preparing for the next regional workshop in the Americas (ALCPG11), which will be held on my home campus, the University of Oregon, US. I’m excited that so many colleagues from all over the world will be visiting Eugene. I’m sure we will […]
Director’s Corner 13 August 2009 Barry Barish ALCPG09 in Albuquerque Both the ILC detector and accelerator communities are dispersed all around the globe. We work together mostly at a distance though extensive use of modern communication tools. Nevertheless, we still must – and do – come together in classical face-to-face meetings to conduct our most […]
As the new chair of the ILC Steering Committee (ILCSC), Enzo Iarocci will have to do a lot of negotiating. Not only with the other members of the Steering Committee or the ILC community, but most of all with his wife. “In this new position I will have to probably travel even more than I […]
Feature Story Live from ALCPG View ALCPG slideshow. A hotel built around a New Orleans street, burgers for lunch, autumn colours, bison and a duelling piano – this must be ALCPG! More than 300 machine and detector people and theorists have been debating and planning the ILC’s entry into the Engineering Design Phase this week […]
The ILC Reference Design Report companion document, Gateway to the Quantum Universe played a symbolic role for CERN’s Jean-Luc Baldy as he passed the torch to John Osborne, also from CERN, during the ALCPG07 workshop at Fermilab this week. For the past two years, Baldy served as one of the Conventional Facilities & Siting group […]
Get ready for deep-dish pizza and hot dogs piled high with onions, peppers and a pickle because the 2007 American Linear Collider Physics Group and International Linear Collider Global Design Effort meetings are heading for the windy city. Fermilab, located just outside Chicago, Illinois, will host the joint ALCPG07 meeting on 22-26 October in a […]
Director’s Corner 13 July 2006 Gerry Dugan Vancouver Linear Collider Workshop/GDE Meeting Today’s issue features a Director’s Corner from Gerry Dugan, GDE Americas Regional Director. The first GDE meeting in the Americas region since the Snowmass 2005 workshop will take place next week on 19-22 July, as a joint meeting with the American Linear Collider […]