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

24 Mar 2025, 14:00 → 25 Mar 2025, 17:17 Europe/Zurich

503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

Monday 24 March

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

14:00 Adoption of the Agenda

English

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

English

14:10 Report by the SPC Chair (Oral)

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

14:25 Matters arising from the previous meetings

14:30 Scientific Committee Reports: INTC-SPSC-LHCC-FCC-SAC (Oral)

15:00 Report by the Director-General (Oral)

15:30 Coffee break

15:50 Status of the accelerator complex and upgrades (M. Lamont - Oral)

16:20 Status report on experiments and computing (J. Mnich - Oral)

16:50 CERN Annual Progress Report for 2024 (Director-General)

17:30 Report on ESPP status (P. Sphicas - Oral)

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

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

Tuesday 25 March

09:00 → 09:50 9:00 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

09:00 FCC Feasibility Study report (M. Benedikt - Oral)

09:40 Scientific Committee Reports: CMAC (Oral)

09:50 → 11:10 9:50 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - -

11:10 → 11:25 Coffee break

11:25 → 12:10 11:25 - - - RESTRICTED SESSION - - -

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

11:25 Close-out report on Closed Session (Oral)

11:40 Proposed Management Structure of CERN for the Years 2026 to 2030 by the Director-General Designate

English

12:10 → 12:25 12:10 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

12:10 Close-out report on Closed and Restricted Sessions

12:20 Other business

12:25 → 13:25 12:25 - - - TOPICAL SESSION - - -

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

12:25 Neutrino Super-Beam at the ESS Facility (T. Tolba - Oral)

12:55 Discussion

13:25 → 14:15 Lunch (Pas perdus)