13th CERN Baltic Group General Meeting

21 Mar 2024, 14:00 → 22 Mar 2024, 21:40 Europe/Zurich

513/1-024 (CERN)

Ants Koel (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia), Brigita Abakeviciene (Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania)

The General Meeting is a formal body on information exchange, decision and policy making to reach aims and goals of the CBG stated below:

The mission of the CBG is to coordinate policy and actions related to high energy particle physics and accelerator technologies (inter alia big data and computing technologies) within the scientific institutions and universities of the Baltic States and vis a vis CERN.

The main objectives of the CERN Baltic Group are:

1. Coordination of the Baltic research institutions activities towards CERN and related Collaborations/Experiments;
2. Strengthening and development of Baltic High Energy Physics community;
3. Foster cooperation between CERN and local industry in the Baltic States and generate new opportunities via joint research projects and contacts;
4. Development of the Baltic international multidisciplinary masters/doctoral level study programme in High Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies, and related areas.

The main principles of the CERN Baltic Group are: transparency, honesty, sharing, and collaboration.

Thursday, 21 March

14:00 → 16:00 CMS visit

Everyone gathers at 1:50 pm in front of the building 300 at CERN.
Departure at 2 pm. Please don't be late.

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18:00 → 21:00 Informal Dinner, Geneva

Restaurant „Cave Valaisanne“ (https://cavevalaisanne.ch)
Address: Boulevard Georges-Favon 23, 1204 Genève
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sGftbzhscTYWcZbd8

Friday, 22 March

08:30 → 08:45 Registration of Delegates

CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
Building 513, Room 1-024

Meeting Room

08:45 → 08:55 Opening and welcome to CERN

Prof. Emmanuel Tsesmelis, Head of Relations with Associate and Non-Member States, CERN
Prof. Christoph Schaefer, Senior Adviser for Relations with CERN Non-Member States, CERN

Tsesmelis Baltic Group March 2024.pdf

Tsesmelis Baltic Group March 2024.pptx

08:55 → 09:00 Adoption of the agenda

Speakers: All Representatives , Prof. Ants Koel (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)

09:00 → 09:25 CBG Chairman Report on CBG 2022-2023 & activities since last General Meeting

Speaker: Prof. Ants Koel (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)

09:25 → 09:45 Vote - Chair and Deputy Chair Elections

According to MoU Establishing the CERN Baltic Group Annex II CBG General Meeting Terms of References Sub-Article 2.1. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman shall be selected among the Member representatives and elected by simple majority of the General Meeting for term of two years.

Speaker: Representatives of CBG Institutions with voting rights

09:45 → 10:00 Coffee break

10:00 → 10:30 Estonia - CERN: state-of-play

Speaker: Prof. Veronika Zadin (University of Tartu, Estonia)

10:30 → 11:00 Latvia - CERN: state-of-play

Speaker: Prof. Toms Torims (Riga Technical University, Latvia)

Latvia - CERN- state-of-play for CBG 22.03.24.pdf

11:00 → 11:30 Lithuania - CERN: state-of-play

Speakers: Dr Aurelijus Rinkevičius (Vilnius University, Lithuania), Ramūnas Aleksiejūnas (Vilnius University (LT))

LPPC_presentation_CERNBaltic.pdf

LPPC_presentation_CERNBaltic.pptx

11:30 → 12:15 Baltic ILO activities and industrial engagement

Speakers: Ms Alise Pika-Ozola (Industry Liaison Officer for Latvia at CERN), Indrė Balčiūnaitė (Innovation Agency, Lithuania), Robert Aare (Estonian Business and Innovation Agency)

13th CBG_Innovation Agency Lithuania.pdf

13th CBG_Innovation Agency Lithuania.pptx

CBG 22.03.2024 ILO status.pdf

CBG 22.03.2024 ILO status.pptx

CERN publishes knowledge transfer highlights from 2023

12:15 → 13:35 Lunch

13:35 → 13:55 Feedback from CERN Council, Scientific Policy, Finance Committees - by Council representatives

Speakers: Alise Pika-Ozola (Industry Liaison Officer for Latvia at CERN), Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV)), Mario Kadastik (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (EE)), Prof. Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

CBGOct2023_RusBRusICA_final.pdf

13:55 → 14:55 Report of CBG Working Group "Advanced Particle Therapy Center for the Baltic States"

Speakers: Dr Erika Korobeinikova (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences), Kristaps Palskis (Riga Technical University (LV)), Prof. Sergei Nazarenko (TalTech), Prof. Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

CBG_APTC_22_03_2024.pptx

CERN_Pathfinder_CBG_22_03_2024.pptx

Indico page

14:55 → 15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 → 15:35 Report of CBG Study Programmes Working Group

Speaker: Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))

20240322_CBG_SP.pdf

15:35 → 15:50 Organisational aspects of the 4th BALTIC SCHOOL of High-Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies in LATVIA

Speakers: Dr Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University, Latvia), Prof. Toms Torims (Riga Technical University, Latvia)

20240322_BSHEPAT24.pdf

15:50 → 16:05 Organisational aspects of the 4th CERN Baltic Group CONFERENCE in ESTONIA

Speakers: Ants Koel (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (EE)), Prof. Veronika Zadin (University of Tartu (EE))

16:05 → 16:35 Review of CBG Work Programme and Objectives for 2024-2025

Discussion and Vote: status of the CBG Working Groups (Study and Technology working group?)

Speaker: Elected Chair, All Representatives

Programme_2024-2025_KD_BA.pdf

Programme_2024-2025_KD_BA.pptx

16:35 → 16:50 Discussions and AOB

Speaker: All Representatives

16:50 → 17:00 Conclusions and Closing Remarks

Speaker: Elected Chair

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