EIROforum WG-IMKTT 2026 Annual Meeting and Workshop

Wednesday, 1 April 2026 - 09:00
CERN (61/1-009)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
1 Apr 2026
AM
09:00 --- Welcome and coffee ---
09:10
Meeting Introduction - Enrico Chesta (CERN) (until 09:15)
09:15
Tour de table and news from the EIROs (until 10:00)
09:15 CERN - Enrico Chesta (CERN)  
09:20 EMBL - Jürgen Bauer (EMBL)  
09:25 ESA - Mercedes Sanchez Alvares (ESA) Aude De Clercq (ESA)  
09:30 ESO - Samuel Lévêque (ESO)  
09:35 ESRF - Thanos Papazoglou (ESRF) Ennio Capria (ESRF) Ed Mitchell (ESRF)  
09:40 EUROfusion - Fabio Vinagre (tbc) (EUROfusion)  
09:45 European XFEL - Antonio Bonucci (European XFEL)  
09:50 ILL - Richard Davies (ILL)  
09:55 F4E - Benjamin Perier (F4E) Carmen Casteras Roman (F4E)  
10:00
Workshop on impact studies (until 12:30)
10:00 CERN 2026 Impact Study and other Impact Activities - Jakob Peters Manuela Cirilli (CERN)  
10:30 ESA Impact Activities - Charlotte Mathieu (ESA) Stephanie Willekens (ESA)  
10:50 ESRF Impact Activities - Ennio Capria (ESRF)  
11:10 ILL Impact Activities - Richard Davies (ILL)  
11:30 F4E Impact Activities - Carmen Casteras Roman (F4E)  
11:50 EMBLEM Impact through Company Co-founding - Jürgen Bauer (EMBL)  
12:10 Discussion  
PM
12:30 --- Lunch ---
14:00
Open discussion on technology roadmapping (until 16:30) (33/S-004)
14:00 LEAPS Technology Roadmap on Photon Science - Antonio Bonucci (European XFEL)  
14:20 ESA end-to-end Technology Harmonisation Process - Mercedes Sanchez Alvarez (ESA)  
14:40 F4E Technology Roadmapping - Javier Serrano Martinez (F4E)  
15:00 HFM Programme: Technology Roadmap for CERN and Beyond - Thomas Rimbot (CERN)  
15:10 ESO Technology Development programme - Samuel Lévêque (ESO)  
15:20 Discussion  
15:30
General WG-IMKTT 2026 activities (until 16:30) (33/S-004)
15:30 Discussion on Dual Use / Export Control - Benjamin Perier (F4E)  
15:50 New EC Charter on Access to RTIs - Ed Mitchell (ESRF)  
16:00 Joint bids to EC calls (present/future)  
16:10 Future events (EIC, BSBF, ICRI)  
16:20 ESS - new EIROforum Member  
16:25 AOB and meeting wrap-up - Enrico Chesta (CERN)  
16:30
Visit to Antimatter Factory - Thomas Rimbot (CERN) (until 17:30)