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 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

1 Adoption of the Agenda

English

2 Approval of the draft minutes of three-hundred-and-forty-third meeting

English

3 Report by the SPC Chair (Oral)

4 Briefing by the President of the Council (Oral)

5 Matters arising from the previous meetings

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

7 Report by the Director-General (Oral)

15:30 Coffee break

8 Status of the accelerator complex and upgrades (M. Lamont - Oral)

9 Status report on experiments and computing (J. Mnich - Oral)

10 CERN Annual Progress Report for 2024 (Director-General)

11 Report on ESPP status (P. Sphicas - Oral)

18:00 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - -

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

Tuesday 25 March

9:00 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

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

13 Scientific Committee Reports: CMAC (Oral)

9:50 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - -

11:10 Coffee break

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

14 Close-out report on Closed Session (Oral)

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

English

12:10 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -

16 Close-out report on Closed and Restricted Sessions

17 Other business

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

18 Neutrino Super-Beam at the ESS Facility (T. Tolba - Oral)

19 Discussion

13:25 Lunch (Pas perdus)