Tag archive: Europe
Barry Barish | 12 February 2009
We had a nearly two-day meeting with the Spanish particle physics groups to explore collaborations for the ILC last month. (...) These meetings gave us a much better understanding of the capabilities and ambitions of the Spanish groups and gave them a better picture of the opportunities in ILC R&D and design work. We expect to continue these productive discussions, leading up to increased Spanish involvement in the ILC.
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Director's Corner | Tagged:
Europe, ILC R&D, Spain
Barbara Warmbein | 4 September 2008
There are many official stages to a project financed by the European Commission – from call, proposal, negotiations, contract draft, start of work, annual reports to one of the most official events: the kick-off meeting. Europe's new flagship project on cavity production and exploration of international governance structures, ILC-HiGrade took this step last week. Representatives form all eight work packages were at DESY to present their objectives, their to-do lists and the milestones already achieved.
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Around the World | Tagged:
DESY, Europe, ILC HiGrade
Barry Barish | 14 August 2008
The modern era in Spanish particle physics was marked by Spain rejoining CERN in 1983, and the country's investments and programme in particle physics have continued to grow and thrive ever since.
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Director's Corner | Tagged:
Europe, Spain
Brian Foster | 31 July 2008
My last Director's Corner in January summarised the situation in Europe as far as it could be discerned through the still-settling dust after "Black December". Six months later, it is appropriate and useful to revisit the new landscape in Europe.
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Director's Corner | Tagged:
Europe, ILC HiGrade, Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC, UK budget
3 July 2008
The partners of the 'ILC-HiGrade' proposal for the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme have just started a contract for five million Euros funding over the next four years with the European Commission. 'ILC-HiGrade' stands for 'International Linear Collider and High Gradient Superconducting RF-Cavities.' One of the main objectives of the proposal is a small serial production of accelerating cavities, superconducting components made of pure niobium for the planned International Linear Collider (ILC), that reach the high technical standards needed for the planned particle physics project. Other objectives of the ILC-HiGrade proposal are the development of a possible organisation and governance for the ILC and measures to prepare for the actual construction of the machine, including a detailed study on possible sites in Europe.
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Feature | Tagged:
Europe, ILC HiGrade
Barbara Warmbein | 21 February 2008
Even – or especially ? – directors cannot have their eyes everywhere. They need to gather information and be able to judge things – but how do you do this on a continent where labs can be 3,000 kilometres apart, every country has different forms of governance, and science policy and funding agencies couldn’t be harder to grasp? Global Design Effort European Regional Director Brian Foster has found his own solution. If a reasonable number of high-level European physicists and lab directors come together in one place, he often calls for a meeting of his Advisory Group. One of these European Advisory Group meetings has just happened at DESY, slotted in right after the ICFA and ILCSC meetings, to minimise travel.
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Around the World | Tagged:
Europe
Brian Foster | 31 January 2008
It looks as if last month will be classified as "Black December" as far as the ILC is concerned.
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Director's Corner | Tagged:
Europe, Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC, UK funding
Brian Foster | 7 June 2007
Hamburg put on its best face to greet the more than 600 registered guests who arrived at DESY last week for the big annual ILC get-together.
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Director's Corner | Tagged:
DESY, Europe, Germany, ILC07, LCWS, LCWS07, overview
Brian Foster | 18 January 2007
The holiday period has been a busy time for the GDE. Shortly before Christmas many of us gathered at SLAC to have a first look at the RDR and its costings with some distinguished external reviewers.
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Director's Corner | Tagged:
Europe, EUROTeV, MAC, Machine Advisory Committee
Brian Foster | 20 July 2006
A new strategy document outlining the future directions for particle physics research in Europe was approved unanimously at a special meeting of the CERN Council in Lisbon on 14 July.
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Director's Corner | Tagged:
CERN, Europe, European Strategy for Particle Physics
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