The TIPP conference focuses on technology and instrumentation in particle physics, astro-particle physics, and closely related fields.
Plenary overview talks about larger projects/experiments are accompanied by parallel sessions to allow opportunity to emphasise details on sub-detectors. The parallel sessions cover an abundant range of topics including experimental detector systems, gaseous detectors, semiconductor detectors, machine detector interface and beam instrumentation, and others (cf.
http://jansen.web.cern.ch/jansen/TIPP_2011_abstract_book.pdf). The programme is completed by talks about electronics, lecture courses for young physicists, and a workshop on 3D integrated silicon technology.
After a brief summary of this year's TIPP 2011 conference, this talk will focus on selected highlights of recent developments in semiconductor detector systems, beam instrumentation, front-end electronics, and instrumentation for medical/biological research.