WLCG@20 - Anniversary

Monday Dec 8, 2025, 8:30 AM → 7:00 PM Europe/Zurich

81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C (CERN)

WLCG @ 20 Anniversary: 2005 to 2025

The Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) will celebrate its 20th anniversary on December 8, 2025, at CERN.

This significant community event will include presentations, networking, and opportunities for collaboration.

Participation in this event is limited to individuals who are currently affiliated with, or have previously contributed to, the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG).

Group photo and general photos are at https://cds.cern.ch/record/2950722 

Recordings of each presentation at "WLCG@20" in CERN Document Server

8:30 AM Welcome coffee

1 Welcome

Speaker: Simone Campana (CERN)

Recording

2 Greetings from CERN Management

Speaker: Joachim Josef Mnich (CERN)

Recording

3 Inception of WLCG

Speaker: Leslie Robertson

Les Robertson final version.pptx

Recording

4 First signed MoU and impact on Asia

Speaker: Simon Lin

LIN_SimonLin4WLCG20-v2.pdf

Recording

10:45 AM Morning break

5 WLCG and the European E-Infrastructure ecosystem

Speaker: Tiziana Ferrari (EGI.eu)

FERRARI_2025-12-08 EGI for WLCG CERN_knsyw.pptx

Recording

6 The LHC experiments and WLCG: past, present and future

Speaker: James Catmore (University of Oslo (NO))

CATMORE.pdf

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7 Future of Computing: vision of the incoming CERN management

Speaker: Mark Thomson (CERN)

Recording

12:20 PM Group photo

12:30 PM Buffet lunch

8 WLCG and beyond

Speaker: Fabrizio Gagliardi (CERN)

Recording

WLCG and beyond_Dr. Fabrizio Gagliardi.pptx

9 US perspective and future collaborations

Speaker: Amber Boehnlein

BOEHNLEIN_WLCG20_2025128.pptx

Recording

10 Heterogeneous Computing

Speaker: Dr Sofia Vallecorsa (CERN)

Heterogeneous arch - Vallecorsa.pdf

Recording

3:15 PM Afternoon coffee

11 Environmental Sustainability and WLCG

Speaker: David Britton (University of Glasgow (GB))

251208_WLCG20.pptx

Recording

12 European Strategy For Particle Physics: an update on the process

Speaker: Karl Jakobs (University of Freiburg (DE))

Jakobs-European_Strategy.pdf

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13 Closing remarks and wrap-up

Speaker: Simone Campana (CERN)

Recording

WLCG-20-Anniversary-Closure.pdf

WLCG-20-Anniversary-Closure.pptx

5:00 PM Wrap-up cocktail