The LC13 Wokshop: “Exploring QCD from the infrared regime to heavy flavour scales at B-factories, the LHC and a Linear Collider” will take place in Trento, Italy from 16 to 20 September 2013. LC13 agenda and registration pages are now online. Registration will end on 30 August 2013. For more information, contact Giulia Pancheri.
Investing in particle physics
Happy New Year! This is my first column of 2011 and I am very pleased to begin the year by reporting on the significant new investment in particle physics by the Italian government. The Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research has announced the funding of the proposed €400-million Super B project of the Italian […]
Japan to provide funds towards the Super KEKB upgrade
Director’s Corner 15 July 2010 Barry Barish Japan to provide funds towards the Super KEKB upgrade High-energy physics got a substantial boost last month when MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), the Japanese ministry that supports high-energy physics at KEK, announced that it will appropriate 10 billion yen (around 110 million dollars) […]