NorCC Town Meeting

27 May 2026, 09:00 → 28 May 2026, 13:30 Europe/Zurich

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Common meeting rooms: 

• UiO: Fysikkbygningen Ø377
• UiB:
• HVL:
• UiA:
• NTNU: 

Wednesday 27 May

Session 1: Introduction

• Welcome and Introduction
• Present proposal for core funding (NCC) including economic scenario
• Discussion NFR criteria for core funding
• Discussion on the distribution of core funding on activities
• Discussion budget proposal

If time:
- Primary and secondary objectives
- Vision

Convener: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

2026_TownHallMeeting_first session_Sandaker.pdf

10:15 Coffee

Session 2: Organisational structure

Convener: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

NorCC_THM_Organisation_Sandaker.pdf

13:00 Lunch

Session 3: Activities

Convener: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

1 A1: high energy particle physics

Speakers: Prof. Anna Lipniacka (University of Bergen (NO)), Dr Eirik Gramstad (University of Oslo (NO))

particle-physics-beyond-2028-2.pdf

particle-physics-beyond-2028-2.pptx

2 A2: high energy nuclear physics

Speakers: Dieter Roehrich (University of Bergen (NO)), Ionut Cristian Arsene (University of Oslo (NO))

IArsene_May27_NorCCTownMeeting.pdf

3 A3: accelerators

Speaker: Erik Adli (University of Oslo (NO))

20260527___A3accelerators2028_2035.pdf

20260527___A3accelerators2028_2035.pptx

15:00 Tea

4 A4: low energy nuclear physics

Speakers: Antoine Camper (University of Oslo (NO)), Dr Vetle Wegner Ingeberg (University of Oslo (NO))

20260527_NorCC townhall_future of AEgIS.pdf

20260527_NorCC townhall_future of AEgIS.pptx

5 A5: technology

Speakers: Are Strandlie, Oystein Midttun (University of Agder (NO))

NorCC_Townhall_meeting_27_05_2026.pdf

6 A6: education, outreach, dissemination

Speaker: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

Thursday 28 May

7 Activities - WP6

Speaker: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

2026_TownHallMeeting_A6_Sandaker.pdf

Session 4: Impact on society

Discussion
- Impact on Research
- Impact from having a centre
- Impact on society

10:30 Coffee

Session 5: Discussion

Present revised proposal
Discuss role of additional funding (e.g. infrastructure)
Further discussions
Way forward

Convener: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

2026_TownHallMeeting_Summary_Sandaker.pdf

New diagram

8 Manipulating antimatter atoms with lasers

Colloquium and celebration of the award of the Tycho Jæger prize in electro-optics to Antoine Camper by the Physical Society of Norway and Irma Salo Jæger and Tycho Jægers Stiftelse.

For those in Oslo, cake will be served at the end of the colloquium.

Speaker: Antoine Camper (University of Oslo (NO))

20260528_NorCC seminar.pdf

20260528_NorCC seminar.pptx