5th Hyper-Kamiokande Project Funding Oversight Panel (HKFOP)

Thursday 23 Oct 2025, 08:30 → 22:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

The 5th Hyper-Kamiokande Project Funding Oversight Panel (HKFOP)  will bring together representatives from participating countries, funding agencies, and key stakeholders involved in the Hyper-Kamiokande collaboration. The panel’s primary goal is to review the current financial status, assess contributions from international partners, and discuss budgetary plans and resource allocations for the upcoming phases of the project.

Link to 4th HKFOP event: https://kds.kek.jp/event/54119/

08:30 → 11:00 Tour of Neutrino Platform / NP08 HK electronics assembly site

11:00 → 11:30 Registration

11:30 → 11:35 Introduction of HKFOP members and observers

11:35 → 11:40 Welcome address

11:40 → 11:50 Report from U-Tokyo

11:50 → 12:00 Report from KEK

12:00 → 12:05 Message from MEXT

12:05 → 12:40 General status and schedule of Hyper-K

12:40 → 12:55 Preparation status and schedule of electronics assembly at CERN

Speaker: Davide Sgalaberna (ETH Zurich (CH))

12:55 → 13:20 Overview of international task and responsibility sharing

13:20 → 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 → 14:50 Schedule, cost, and budget for FD Outer Detector construction

• Report from HK (R. Wendell, 10’)
• Comments from responsible countries (UK, Australia, 5’)
• Discussion (5’)

14:50 → 15:20 Schedule, cost, and budget for FD electronics shared item construction

• Report from HK (Y. Hayato/M. Ziembicki, 10’)
• Comments from responsible countries (France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Switzerland, UK, 15’)
• Discussion (5’)

15:20 → 15:40 Schedule, cost, and budget for FD 50cm PMT+Cover construction

• Report from HK (Yokoyama, 10’)
• Comments from responsible countries (Japan, Spain, 5’)
• Discussion (5’)

15:40 → 16:10 Schedule, cost, and budget for FD installation work

• Report from HK (Itow, 10’)
• Comments from responsible countries (All countries, 15’)
• Discussion (5’)

16:10 → 16:30 Break

16:30 → 16:55 Schedule, cost, and budget for IWCD construction

• Report from HK (M. Hartz, 10’)
• Comments from responsible countries (Japan, Canada, Poland, UK, 10’)
• Discussion (5’)

16:55 → 17:15 Plan of operation and maintenance costs

• Report from HK (M. Shiozawa/F. Lodovico, 10’)
• Discussion (10’)

17:15 → 17:35 General reports from Funding Agencies

• Reports from the HKFOP members
• Reports from other participating countries

17:35 → 17:55 Next meetings, meeting minutes

17:55 → 18:00 Closing remark

19:00 → 22:00 Dinner