LHC BSM Working Group general meeting

10 Nov 2025, 14:00 → 12 Nov 2025, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr (CERN)

Arnaud Ferrari (Uppsala University (SE)), Daniel Johnson (University of Birmingham (GB)), Livia Soffi (INFN Roma I (IT)), Michelangelo Mangano (CERN), Philip Coleman Harris (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US)), Tamara Vazquez Schroeder (Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE)), Tim Cohen (CERN)

Welcome to the first general assembly of the LHC BSM working group, which acts as an umbrella for the already existing DM and LLP working groups, and for the new Re-interpretation working group arising from the former Re-interpretation Forum initiative. A new subgroup on prompt BSM signatures, covering other searches beyond DM and LLPs, completes the scientific content of the LHC BSM working group.

The goal of the general assembly is to review the current status of BSM searches in the experiments, as well as the perspective and initiatives of the various subgroups. For that purpose, ample time will be dedicated to open discussions to collect feedback and input from all participants on possible additional directions and initiatives to be covered by the LHC BSM WG.

To subscribe to the general WG mailing list, used to distribute announcements about WG meetings and available documents, go to 
https://e-groups.cern.ch/e-groups/EgroupsSubscription.do?egroupName=lhc-bsmwg

CERN access

During registration you have the possibility to request an access card. We will then grant access which will generate an Access Card which you should print out and bring with you to show to the staff at the front gate.

If you are unable to print your pass, you can use the provided access code on a small machine at the front gate to print your pass on the day.

CERN accommodation

A number of rooms at the CERN hostel have been pre-booked for the meeting. For information on how to access the room booking, please see the Accommodation section.  If you prefer to stay outside CERN a list of suggestions can be found on the same page.

 

Monday 10 November

14:00 → 17:30 BSM physics at the LHC - overview talks

Conveners: Arnaud Ferrari (Uppsala University (SE)), Daniel Johnson (University of Birmingham (GB)), Livia Soffi (INFN Roma I (IT)), Michelangelo Mangano (CERN), Philip Coleman Harris (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US)), Tamara Vazquez Schroeder (Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE)), Tim Cohen (CERN)

Tuesday 11 November

09:00 → 12:30 Dark Matter

Conveners: Deborah Pinna (University of Wisconsin Madison (US)), Sukanya Sinha (The University of Manchester (GB)), Tim M.P. Tait (University of California, Irvine), Ulrich Andreas Haisch (University of Oxford (GB))

14:00 → 17:30 Long-lived particles

Conveners: Alberto Escalante Del Valle (CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tec. (ES)), Andre Lessa (IFGW - UNICAMP), Andrii Usachov (Nikhef and VU (NL)), Cristovao Vilela (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT)), Dave Casper (University of California Irvine (US)), Dominique Trischuk (Brandeis University (US)), Gaia Lanfranchi (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT)), James Pinfold (University of Alberta (CA))

Wednesday 12 November

09:00 → 12:30 Prompt BSM signatures

Conveners: Daniel Johnson (University of Birmingham (GB)), Giuliano Gustavino (Sapienza Universita e INFN, Roma I (IT)), Roberto Franceschini (Rome 3 U.), Zeynep Demiragli (Boston University (US))

14:00 → 17:30 Re-interpretations

Conveners: Carlos Vazquez Sierra (Universidade da Coruña (ES)), Martin Habedank (University of Glasgow), Sabine Kraml (LPSC Grenoble), Sezen Sekmen (Kyungpook National University (KR))