Scientific Policy Committee - Three-Hundred-and-Fiftieth Meeting

from Monday, 23 March 2026 (14:00) to Tuesday, 24 March 2026 (14:30)
CERN (60/6-015)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
23 Mar 2026
24 Mar 2026
AM
08:30
8:30 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - - (until 10:55)
08:30 Report on ESPP status (K. Jakobs - Oral)  
09:15 Report from the LDG  
09:35 Report on ECFA activities in 2025  
09:55 CERN’s strategy and main objectives for the period 2026-2030  
10:35 FCC objectives and deliverables  
10:55 --- Coffee break ---
11:10
11.10 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - - (until 12:10)
PM
14:00
14:00 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - - (until 17:50)
14:00 Adoption of the Agenda  
14:05 Approval of the draft minutes of the three-hundred-and-forty-ninth meeting  
14:10 Report by the SPC Chair (Oral)  
14:20 Briefing by the President of the Council (Oral)  
14:25 Matters arising from the previous meetings  
14:30 Scientific Committee Reports (Oral)  
15:00 Report by the Director-General (Oral)  
15:30 --- Coffee break ---
15:50 Status of the accelerator complex and upgrades (O. Brüning - Oral)  
16:20 Status report on experiments and computing (G. Hamel de Monchenault - Oral)  
16:50 Strategic framework for Artificial Intelligence at CERN  
17:05 CERN Annual Progress Report for 2025  
17:35 Report from the European Particle Physics Communication Network (EPPCN)  
17:40 Report from the International Particle Physics Outreach Group (IPPOG) (A. Kranjc Horvat - Oral)  
17:50
17:50 - - - CLOSED SESSION - - - (until 19:05)
19:30 --- Dinner (Glassbox - Restaurant No. 1) ---
12:10
12:10 - - - RESTRICTED SESSION - - - (until 12:25)
12:10 Close-out report on Closed Session  
12:25
12:25 - - - NORMAL SESSION - - - (until 12:40)
12:25 Close-out report on Closed and Restricted Sessions  
12:35 Other business  
12:40
12:40 - - - TOPICAL SESSION - - - (until 13:30)
12:40 ISOLDE and n_TOF physics and future plans (Oral)  
13:10 Discussion  
13:30 --- Lunch (Charpak antechamber) ---