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

9 Dec 2024, 14:00 → 10 Dec 2024, 17:17 Europe/Zurich

503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

Monday 9 December

14:00 → 18:00 14:00 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

Zoom link - Normal session

14:00 Adoption of the Agenda

English

14:05 Approval of the draft minutes of three-hundred-and-forty-second meeting

English

14:10 Report by the SPC Chair (Oral)

SPC Chair Report December 2024

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

14:30 Matters arising from the previous meetings

14:35 Report by the Director-General (Oral)

Slides

15:05 Scientific Committee Reports: INTC-SPSC-LHCC-FCC-SAC (Oral)

INTC Slide

LHCC Slides

SAC Slides

SPSC Slides

15:35 Coffee break

15:55 Status of the accelerator complex and upgrades (R. Jones - Oral)

Slides

16:25 Status report on experiments and computing (J. Mnich - Oral)

Slides

16:55 Report on ESPP status (K. Jakobs - Oral)

Slides

17:20 Report on ECFA activities in 2024 (P. Sphicas)

English

Slides

17:35 Report from the European Particle Physics Communication Network (EPPCN)

English

Slides

17:50 Report from the International Particle Physics Outreach Group (IPPOG) (Oral)

Annual Report 2023

Slides

18:00 → 19:15 18:00 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - -

Zoom link - Closed session

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

Tuesday 10 December

09:00 → 10:45 9:00 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

09:00 Report from the LDG (D. Newbold)

English

Slides

09:15 Policy for fundraising from private donors for scientific activities at CERN (C. Warakaulle)

English

Slides

09:45 CMAC report on the HL-LHC Cost and Schedule Review (M. Seidel - Oral)

Slides

10:30 Coffee break

10:45 → 12:30 10:45 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - -

12:30 → 12:45 12:30 - - - RESTRICTED SESSION - - -

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

12:30 Close-out report on Closed Session (Oral)

12:40 Election of a nominee for the position of Vice-Chair of the SPC

12:45 → 13:00 12:45 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

12:45 Close-out report on Closed and Restricted Sessions

12:55 Timetable for Council Sessions and committee meetings in 2026

English

12:57 Other business

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch (Pas perdus)

14:00 → 15:30 14:00 - - - 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

14:00 Presentation of the Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment (AWAKE) (P. Muggli - Oral)

Slides

14:30 CERN’s view and plans for AWAKE (M. Lamont - Oral)

Slides

14:45 Discussion