4th Joint CERN-Latvia Liaison Committee Meeting

from Thursday, 15 October 2026 (16:00) to Friday, 16 October 2026 (17:05)
Riga

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
15 Oct 2026
16 Oct 2026
AM
09:15 Welcome and Adoption of the Agenda - Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV)) Ursula Bassler (CERN)  
09:25 Latvian CERN strategy: implementation and update - Liene Levada (Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia) Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))  
09:45 Latvia's scientific programme at CERN - Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))  
10:10 CERN - Latvia: industry - Ms Alise Pika-Ozola (Industrial Liaison Officer for Latvia)  
10:20 Update on Procurement Matters - Prof. Christoph Schaefer (CERN)  
10:40 Update on Human Resources Matters and Programmes - Prof. Christoph Schaefer (CERN)  
11:00 Procedure to become a CERN Member State - Prof. Christoph Schaefer (CERN)  
11:10 Discussion  
11:30 Closing Remarks - Ursula Bassler (CERN) Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))  
PM
16:00 --- Arrival ---
19:00 --- Dinner ---
12:30 --- Lunch & a visit to the National Library of Latvia ---
14:30 --- Transfer to the airport and departure ---