WLCG/HSF Workshop 2026

Nov 2, 2026, 11:00 AM → Nov 6, 2026, 2:35 PM Europe/Paris

Congress Center - National Reseach Council (CNR Area Territoriale di Ricerca di Bologna)

Daniele Cesini (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))

Welcome to the WLCG/HSF Workshop 2026 at Bologna (Italy) November 2-6 2026

 

Mon, November 2

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Registration

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 3:30 PM Plenary Session: Introduction

Conveners: Alessandro Di Girolamo (CERN), Daniele Cesini (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT)), David Britton (University of Glasgow (GB)), Dr Tommaso Boccali (INFN Sezione di Pisa)

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Tea Break

4:00 PM → 6:00 PM Plenary Session: Roadmaps

Conveners: Alessandro Di Girolamo (CERN), David Britton (University of Glasgow (GB)), Dr Tommaso Boccali (INFN Sezione di Pisa)

Tue, November 3

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM HSF: Common SW or Training

Conveners: Eduardo Rodrigues (University of Liverpool (GB)), Stefan Roiser (CERN)

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM WLCG: DC27

Conveners: Johannes Elmsheuser (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Katy Ellis (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM HSF: Common SW or Training

Conveners: Eduardo Rodrigues (University of Liverpool (GB)), Stefan Roiser (CERN)

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM WLCG: DC27

Conveners: Johannes Elmsheuser (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Katy Ellis (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 3:30 PM Plenary Session: Heterogenous SW and HW

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Tea Break

4:00 PM → 6:00 PM Plenary Session: Heterogeneous HW and SW

Wed, November 4

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM HSF: IRIS-HEP + EVERSE + SSI

Conveners: Caterina Doglioni (The University of Manchester (GB)), Elizabeth Sexton-Kennedy (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM WLCG: TAPE OTF

Conveners: Johannes Elmsheuser (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Katy Ellis (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB)), Michael Davis (CERN)

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM HSF: IRIS-HEP + EVERSE + SSI

Conveners: Caterina Doglioni (The University of Manchester (GB)), Elizabeth Sexton-Kennedy (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM WLCG: Tape OTF

Conveners: Johannes Elmsheuser (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Katy Ellis (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB)), Michael Davis (CERN)

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 3:30 PM HSF: Parallel HSF: BoF on affiliation programme + future

Convener: Eduardo Rodrigues (University of Liverpool (GB))

2:00 PM → 2:45 PM WLCG: Hepix Sites

Convener: Jose Flix Molina (CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tec. (ES))

2:45 PM → 4:00 PM WLCG CB: WLCG CB (Restricted)

Conveners: Achim Streit (Unknown), Xavier Espinal (CERN)

2:45 PM → 3:30 PM WLCG: Hepix Sites (continuation if needed)

Convener: Jose Flix Molina (CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tec. (ES))

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Tea Break

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Tea Break

4:00 PM → 6:00 PM Trip: Conference Visit to the DAMA Tecnopolo

Thu, November 5

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM HSF: Common SW and/or Training + GSoC

Conveners: Eduardo Rodrigues (University of Liverpool (GB)), Stefan Roiser (CERN)

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM WLCG: Operations (including tokens)

Conveners: Julia Andreeva (CERN), Maarten Litmaath (CERN), Panos Paparrigopoulos (CERN)

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM HSF: Common SW and/or Training + GSoC

Conveners: Eduardo Rodrigues (University of Liverpool (GB)), Stefan Roiser (CERN)

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM WLCG: Operations (including tokens)

Conveners: Julia Andreeva (CERN), Maarten Litmaath (CERN), Panos Paparrigopoulos (CERN)

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 3:30 PM Plenary Session: DC27 + Tape OTF

Conveners: Johannes Elmsheuser (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Katy Ellis (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB)), Michael Davis (CERN)

3:30 PM → 4:30 PM HSG Advisory Group meeting (Restricted)

HSG Advisory Group meeting (Restricted)

Conveners: Dr Chris Gutschow (UCL), Eduardo Rodrigues (University of Liverpool (GB))

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Tea Break

4:00 PM → 6:00 PM Plenary Session: AI (opint + coding assistants)

Conveners: Alessandro Di Girolamo (CERN), Julia Andreeva (CERN), Panos Paparrigopoulos (CERN)

Fri, November 6

9:00 AM → 9:45 AM Plenary Session: AI (opint + coding assistants)

Conveners: Alessandro Di Girolamo (CERN), Julia Andreeva (CERN), Panos Paparrigopoulos (CERN)

9:45 AM → 10:30 AM Plenary Session: Price Evolution + sustainability

Convener: Dr Tommaso Boccali (INFN Sezione di Pisa)

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Plenary Session: Reports from Operations and HSF Common Initiatives

Conveners: Eduardo Rodrigues (University of Liverpool (GB)), Julia Andreeva (CERN), Maarten Litmaath (CERN), Panos Paparrigopoulos (CERN), Stefan Roiser (CERN)

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Light Lunch before leaving