We were all holding our breaths to see the Japanese government making an official move towards hosting the ILC. A small but significant move happened as a Christmas present. On 24 December 2013, the Japanese cabinet released the government budget proposal for the Japanese Fiscal Year 2014 that will be voted on in the Diet […]
Japanese science minister mentions ILC in press conference
On Friday, 18 January, Hakubun Shimomura, Japan’s Minister of MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), the funding agency for Japan’s high-energy physics programme, stated Japan’s intention to invite the ILC in the regular press conference after the cabinet meeting, responding to a question from the press about the government’s standpoint to the […]
US Department of Energy ILC R&D funding request for fiscal year 2011
Director’s Corner 11 February 2010 Barry Barish US Department of Energy ILC R&D funding request for fiscal year 2011 It is an understatement to say that the US ILC R&D funding has had its ups and downs! Two years ago in the final budget compromise for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, we effectively lost our funding […]