Name: Einstein Telescope Research Infrastructure: Challenges and Long-Term Sustainability
Start: 2026-02-16T08:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-17T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Chiostro San Pietro in Vincoli (Sapienza University) Rome

Einstein Telescope Research Infrastructure: Challenges and Long-Term Sustainability

from Monday 16 February 2026 (08:00) to Tuesday 17 February 2026 (18:00)

Monday 16 February 2026

08:00 Registration

08:00 - 09:00
09:00 Session I - Introduction
09:00 - 10:45
Contributions

09:00 Welcome

09:20 ESFRI strategy for sustainability - EC Officer

09:40 The ET project - Michele Punturo

10:10 ET overall Strategy for sustainability in ET_PP WP9 - Francesca Spagnuolo (EGO) Maria Marsella
10:45 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 Session II - Life cycle sustainability assessment
11:15 - 12:55
Contributions

11:15 Introduction

11:40 Talk 2

11:55 Talk 3

12:10 Talk 4

12:25 Discussion
13:00 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 Session III - Sustainable transportation and smart energy
14:00 - 15:50
Contributions

14:00 Introduction

14:25 Talk 2

14:40 Talk 3

14:55 Talk 4

15:10 Discussion
15:50 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:50 - 16:20
16:20 Session IV - Efficient operation
16:20 - 18:05
Contributions

16:20 Talk 1: On the ET computing Model - Paul Laycock Stefano Bagnasco (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Torino)

16:45 Talk 2: on green computing and the various initiatives to build net-zero data centres

17:00 Talk 3: on CERN experiment and strategy

17:15 Talk 4: - Fulvio Ricci (Sapienza Universita e INFN, Roma I (IT))

17:30 Talk 5: Vuoto - Paolo Chiggiato (CERN)

17:45 Discussion
19:30 Social Dinner at the restaurant
Social Dinner at the restaurant
19:30 - 23:00
Tuesday 17 February 2026
09:00 Session V - Solutions for underground construction
09:00 - 11:00
Contributions

09:00 Introduction

09:25 Talk 2: Tunnel excavation technologies

09:40 Talk 3: Circular water management

09:55 Talk 4: Management of excavated soils and rocks

10:10 Talk 5: Shaft construction technologies

10:25 Discussion
11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 Session VI - Societal Impact Strategy and Participatory Design
11:30 - 13:30
Contributions

11:30 Talk 1

11:55 Talk 2

12:10 Talk 3

12:25 Talk 4

12:40 Talk 5

12:55 Discussion
13:30 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 Session VII - Industry engagement and sustainable procurement
14:30 - 16:10
Contributions

14:30 Talk 1: on the process to design and build ET

14:45 Talk 2: expected industry involvment in ET infrastructure

15:00 Talk 3: evolution of approaches to procurement in Big Science Organization

15:15 Round Table discussion

16:05 Closeout

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