Registration of Delegates

Adoption of the agenda

• All Representatives

Report on CBG - activities since last General Meeting

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

Introduction and brief report on CBG - activities since last General Meeting: - CERN Council Members of Baltic Countries - to be invited to these General Meetings - New President of the CERN Council and liaison between CBG and Council management - Advanced Particle Therapy for Baltics - continuation of the close collaboration and coordination with the Baltic Assembly - coordination with the Baltic States Ambassadors to UN in Geneva - feedback from recent TIARA meeting - EU call “Excellence Hubs” - Baltic Strategy for High Energy Physics and Accelerator Technology - the I.FAST Challenge Based Innovation - opportunities for our students - etc.

Estonia - CERN: state-of-play

• Robert Aare
• Mario Kadastik (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (EE))

- Estonia to propose in writing a new candidate for the CBG Industry Working Group Convenor

Lithuania - CERN: state-of-play

• Aurelijus Rinkevicius (Vilnius University (LT))
• Brigita Abakeviciene (Kaunas University of Technology)

Latvia - CERN: state-of-play

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

- funding for 2022 - engaged persons and staff - CERN related - doctoral students - further strategy - CERN relevant projects and further plans - FCC

Baltic ILO activities and industrial engagement

• Adomas Jelinskas (ILO Lithuania)
• Lauma Muizniece (ILO Latvia)
• Robert Aare

- feedback from CERN ILO forum - organisation of the CERN Industry Road Show in Baltic States in 12-13 September 2022 - and Baltic Industry Days at CERN in April 2022

Feedback from September CERN Council - by Council representatives

• Robert Aare
• Mario Kadastik (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (EE))
• Bahtijors Hasans (Permanent Mission of Latvia)
• Aurelijus Rinkevicius (Vilnius University (LT))

Feedback from September CERN Finance Committee

• Lauma Muizniece
• Robert Aare

Feedback from September CERN Scientific Policy Committee

• Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))

Update on the work of CBG Study Programme Working Group

• Silva Vitola (RTU)
• Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))

- state of play - accepted doctoral students - further plans - widening of the study program to all the Baltics - discussion: how? - Development of curricula for the Master level study programme: High Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies

Update on the work of Scientific and Technology Working Group

• Aurelijus Rinkevicius (Vilnius University (LT))

Organisational aspects of the CERN Baltic Group Conference 10-12 October 2022, Vilnius, Lithuania

• All Representatives
• Brigita Abakeviciene (Kaunas University of Technology)
• Aurelijus Rinkevicius (Vilnius University (LT))

we shall agree on: - dates - scope - objectives - invited speakers - organizational committee - etc.

Development of the proposal: Baltic Strategy for High Energy Physics and Accelerator Technology

• Aurelijus Rinkevicius (Vilnius University (LT))
• All representatives

discussion

Organisational aspects of the CERN Baltic School of High-Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies in Estonia - by TalTech in July/August 2022 (Estonia)

• All Representatives
• Fjodor Sergejev (Tallinn university of Technology (TalTech))

we shall agree on: - dates - scope - lectures to be invited - organizational committee - etc.

Discussion on CGB joint proposal for "Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area" within Horizon Europe Call

• All Representatives
• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/widening-participation-and-spreading-excellence_en https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2021-2022/wp-11-widening-participation-and-strengthening-the-european-research-area_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf

Review of CBG Work Programme and objectives for 2021 - 2022

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))
• All Representatives

AOB

Conclusions and closing remarks

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))