CERN Satellite Event at Demokritos

Wednesday 10 Jul 2024, 09:00 → 17:45 Europe/Athens

Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics of NCSR "Demokritos” , Athens, Greece

In the context of the annual summer program, the upcoming 10th of July the 70th Anniversary of CERN will be celebrated at the Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics of NCSR "Demokritos” in Athens Greece. A large participation from the local scientific community, the public, from several Authorities from the government and  Representatives of CERN Directorate and Heads of Groups is expected.

The programme includes a full day, with two sessions split between the morning and the afternoon. During the first session, the past, present, and future of CERN will be outlined by representatives of the Directorate’s office and by experimental and theoretical renown colleagues.  The afternoon session  will focus on the societal impacts. The topics will cover opportunities for students, the technology transfer, the art program, the CERN Alumni Network, the activities of the CERN & Society Foundation, and the collaboration with Greek industry. A round table discussion with all the invited speakers will follow.

TIME-TABLE MADE ACCORDING TO THE GREEK TIME!

Remote participation will be possible trough the link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86070102723

 

CERN celebration Demokritos.pdf

1 Welcome Addresses

• Dr George Nounesis, Director and Chairman of the Board NCSR "Demokritos"
• Prof. Anastasios Kyriazis, General Secretary of Research and Innovation
• Prof.Joachim Mnich(CERN)

2 CERN:Past and Present

• Prof. Joachim Mnich

Speaker: Joachim Mnich (CERN)

3 The verification of the Standard Model

Speaker: Prof. Jean Iliopoulos (ENS)

11:15 Break

4 The Higgs Boson and beyond

• Prof. John Ellis, FRS, King's College London and CERN

Speaker: Prof. John Ellis (Kings College London)

5 The path towards the Future Circular Collider at CERN

• Prof. Emmanuel Tsesmelis, University of Oxford and CERN

Speaker: Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN)

13:15 Break

6 Knowledge Transfer at CERN

• Dr. Giovanni Anelli, Knowledge transfer Group Leader, CERN

Speaker: Giovanni Anelli (CERN)

7 CERN and Society Foundation: essentials and impact

• Dr. Pascale Goy, CERN and Society Foundation Head, CERN

Speaker: Pascale Goy (CERN)

8 Greece at CERN

• Prof. Costas Fountas, Greek Delegate at CERN, University of Ioannina

Speaker: Costas Fountas (University of Ioannina (GR))

9 The CERN Alumni network

• Dr. Rachel Bray, Head of CERN Alumni relations, CERN

Speaker: Rachel Bray (CERN)

15:30 Break

10 CERN 70 years incubating Science,Art,Education initiatives

• Dr.Michael Hoch

Speaker: Dr Michael Hoch (KIT)

CERN70yearsIncubatingScienceArtEducationInitiatives.pdf

11 Job opportunities at CERN

Speaker: Maria Kimpezi (CERN)

12 Presentation of Industrial Partners

• AlexMolds
• Electromech.
• Prisma S.A.
• Kostarakis Edition
• TEMMA

Speakers: Alexopoulos (AlexMolds), Andreas Voulgarelis, Christos Giordamlis (Prisma S.A.), Paris Exindaris (TEMMA), Spyros Kostarakis (Kostarakis Edition)

13 Bringing frontier research in the school classroom: 18 years of collaboration between CERN and Ellinogermaniki Agogi

Speakers: Dr E. Chaniotakis, Dr Sofoklis Sotiriou

14 Round Table Discussion