Director’s Corner22 May 2008 Barry Barish Common fund approved by FALC Resource GroupThe ILC Global Design Effort (GDE) is made up primarily of in-kind R&D contributions done in the partner countries, mostly at the large laboratories that are developing the technologies and design towards a real ILC machine. Our primary mission in the GDE is […]
FALC meeting in Rome
Director’s Corner 26 July 2007 Barry Barish FALC meeting in Rome One of our most important and challenging goals for the ILC will be to develop government agreements that will underlie a true international governance for the ILC. We are a long way from achieving that goal, and I anticipate that will be done as […]
FALC — Whats in the Name
Director’s Corner 30 November 2006 Barry Barish FALC — What’s in the Name? I attended a meeting hosted by KEK Laboratory in Tsukuba, Japan on 19 November of the "Funding Agencies for Large Colliders" (FALC), previously known as "Funding Agencies for the Linear Collider." The change of names for FALC has caused more than a […]
FALC Grapples with its Governance
Director’s Corner 1 June 2006 Barry Barish FALC Grapples with its Governance Last week I attended the meeting of the Funding Agencies for the Linear Collider (FALC) at the INFN Headquarters in a historic building nestled in the small twisty streets near the Pantheon and Piazza Navona in the heart of beautiful old Rome. […]
Petronzio Opens Dialogue Between GDE and FALC
On Friday, 4 November, the Funding Agencies for the Linear Collider (FALC) met at Fermilab. At the meeting, representatives from funding agencies and governments around the world discussed the various issues involved with funding an International Linear Collider. “We want to be prepared to respond to the needs of the ILC”, said Roberto Petronzio, President […]
Funding Agencies for the Linear Collider
Director’s Corner10 November 2005 Barry Barish Funding Agencies for the Linear ColliderAll of us recognize that the ILC will be too expensive to be undertaken by one country or even probably, by one region. For that reason, ground-breaking steps have been taken to internationalize the effort from the very beginning. This means the parameters of […]
6 July 2005
Director’s Corner 6 July 2005Early this morning, I participated in a teleconference of the FALC Resources Group. Today, I will share some information about that meeting and group, as well as my own personal thoughts on the importance of FALC. So, what is FALC? FALC stands for "Funding Agencies for the Linear Collider." It is […]