Scientific Policy Committee - Three-Hundred-and-Forty-Second Meeting

23 Sept 2024, 14:00 → 24 Sept 2024, 16:00 Europe/Zurich

503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

Monday 23 September

14:00 → 17:25 14:00 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

Normal session-Zoom link

14:00 Adoption of the Agenda

English

14:05 Approval of the draft minutes of

14:10 Report by the SPC Chair (Oral)

SPC Chair Report

14:20 Briefing by the President of the Council (Oral)

14:30 Matters arising from the previous meetings

14:35 Scientific Committee Reports: INTC-SPSC-LHCC-CMAC- FCC-SAC (Oral)

INTC Slide

LHCC Slides

SPSC Report

14:55 CMAC report on Accelerator Operations (M. Seidel - Oral)

CMAC Accelerator Progress Review Report

Slides

15:15 Report by the Director-General (Oral)

Slides

16:05 Coffee break

16:25 Status of the accelerator complex and upgrades (M. Lamont - Oral)

Slides

16:55 Status report on experiments and computing (J. Mnich - Oral)

Slides

17:30 → 19:00 17:30 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - -

Closed and Restricted sessions-Zoom link

19:30 → 21:30 Dinner (Glassbox - Restaurant No. 1)

Tuesday 24 September

08:30 → 09:00 8:30 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - - (backup)

09:00 → 12:45 9:00 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

09:00 Reports on the Four Major LHC Experiments

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 Report on High Field Magnet Program (E. Todesco - Oral)

Slides

11:40 Report on Quantum Technology Initiative (S. Vallecorsa - Oral)

Slides

12:00 FCC Feasibility Study progress report (M. Benedikt - Oral)

Slides

12:25 Report on ESPP status (K. Jakobs - Oral)

• Document ‘Update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics: Composition and establishment of the Physics Preparatory Group and update on the composition of the European Strategy Group' (CERN/SPC/1244/RA-CERN/3854/RA)

English

Slides

12:45 → 13:45 Lunch (Glassbox - Restaurant No. 1)

13:45 → 14:45 13:45 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - -

14:45 → 15:45 14:45 - - - RESTRICTED SESSION - - -

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

14:45 Close-out report on Closed Session (Oral)

15:00 SPC Chair discussion (Oral)

15:25 SPC Vice Chair discussion (Oral)

15:45 → 16:00 15:45 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

15:45 Close-out report on Closed and Restricted Sessions

15:55 Other business