Director’s Corner 3 September 2009 Barry Barish Keeping up with ILC technical progress One of my major challenges in writing this weekly column is tailoring it to an audience that ranges from scientifically interested outsiders to technical experts who are members of the Global Design Effort. From the recent ILC NewsLine survey we know that […]
Project Managers’ World Tour
Director’s Corner 25 October 2007 Nick Walker Project Managers’ World Tour Today’s issue features a Director’s Corner from Nick Walker, Project Manager for the Global Design Effort. For my first appearance as guest author for the Director’s Corner, I find it fitting that I am writing this in an airport lounge. I am currently waiting […]
Kicking off a new phase
Since their appointment in May, the three Global Design Effort Project Managers have been busy scheduling and planning the Engineering Design Report kick-off meetings. Since mid-August they have been touring the world for these meetings. Their purpose is, of course, to kick-start the engineering design phase of the International Linear Collider. During one of these […]
Project Managers join the GDE Executive Committee
Director’s Corner 19 July 2007 Barry Barish Project Managers join the GDE Executive Committee The new GDE Project Managers met face to face with the GDE Executive Committee (EC) for the first time in Rome on 9 and 10 July. As of this meeting, they are part of the EC. Made up of senior members […]
Akira Yamamoto – A man of calm and expressions
Director’s Corner 12 July 2007 Mitsuaki Nozaki Akira Yamamoto: A man of calm and expressions Today’s issue features a Director’s Corner from Mitsuaki Nozaki, GDE Asian Regional Director. “He is an active person who enjoys mountain climbing and jogging as hobbies. Well, at least he used to in the past. Now his hobby is physics,” […]
Troika proposed to manage ILC engineering design
Director’s Corner 24 May 2007 Barry Barish Troika proposed to manage ILC engineering design A troika, a Russian sled drawn by three horses Developing an engineering design for the ILC represents a formidable challenge with many hurdles in our path. We must satisfy the different goals of our collaborating countries, maintain regional balance, keep flexibility […]