Scientific Policy Committee - Three-Hundred-and-Thirty-Eighth Meeting

18 Mar 2024, 14:00 → 19 Mar 2024, 14:00 Europe/Zurich

503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

Monday, 18 March at 14:00

14:00 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

Normal session-Zoom link

1 Adoption of the Agenda

English

2 Approval of the draft minutes of

3 Report by the SPC Chair (Oral)

SPC Chair Report March 2024

4 Matters arising from the previous meetings

5 Scientific Committee Reports: INTC-SPSC-LHCC-CMAC- FCC-SAC (Oral)

INTC Summary Slide

LHCC Slides

SPSC Slide

6 Briefing by the President of the Council (Oral)

Document for information Key considerations on the governance of future flagship projects at CERN (CERN/3786)

7 Report by the Director-General (Oral)

Document-Next update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics (CERN/SPC/1232/RA-CERN/3802/RA)

Slides

15:40 Coffee break

8 Status of the accelerator complex and upgrades (M. Lamont - Oral)

Slides

9 Status report on experiments and computing (J. Mnich - Oral)

Slides

10 FCC Feasibility Study: the next steps (M. Benedikt - Oral)

Slides

11 CERN Annual Progress Report for 2023 (R. Bello - Oral)

English

Slides

12 Policy for fundraising from private donors for scientific activities at CERN (C. Warakaulle - Oral)

English

Slides

18:30 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - -

Closed session-Zoom link

19:30 Dinner (Glassbox - Restaurant No. 1)

Tuesday, 19 March at 08:30

8:30 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - -

9:15 - - - RESTRICTED SESSION - - -

Attendance: Chair and Vice-Chair, Members, President of Council, Chair of FC, Director-General, Legal Counsel, CERN Services

13 Close-out report on Closed Session (Oral)

14 Election of SPC Members of DG Selection Committee (Oral)

10:45 Coffee break

11:00 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

15 Close-out report on Closed and Restricted Sessions

11:15 - - - TOPICAL SESSION - - -

Attendance: Chair and Vice-Chair, Members, Scientific delegates, President of Council, Chair of FC, Director-General, Directorate, Department Heads, CERN Services, any other person invited by the Chair to attend

16 Plans for Higgs Factory (CEPC) in China (Y. Wang - Oral)

Slides

17 CEPC Discussion

18 Other business

12:50 Lunch