UK Teachers Programme

from Tuesday, December 8, 2015 (5:00 PM) to Friday, December 11, 2015 (6:00 PM)
CERN

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
Dec 8, 2015
Dec 9, 2015
Dec 10, 2015
Dec 11, 2015
AM
9:00 AM
Lectures - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 12:45 PM) ()
9:00 AM Introduction to CERN - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
10:15 AM --- coffee to go ---
10:45 AM Introduction to particle physics - Tara Shears (University of Liverpool (GB))   (1/1-025)
9:00 AM
Lectures - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 12:30 PM) (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
9:00 AM Particle Detectors: Introduction to the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) - Piotr Traczyk (National Centre for Nuclear Research (PL))   (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
10:45 AM Particle Accelerators - Bernhard Holzer (CERN)   (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
9:00 AM
Lectures - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 12:15 PM) (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
9:00 AM Medical applications from particle physics - Sparsh Navin (CERN)   (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
10:15 AM --- coffee break ---
10:45 AM Engineering at CERN - Raymond Veness (CERN)   (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
PM
7:00 PM
Welcome to CERN - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 9:00 PM) (61/1-201 - Pas perdus - Not a meeting room -)
7:00 PM Welcome Drinks - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (61/1-201 - Pas perdus - Not a meeting room -)
7:30 PM Short tour of CERN's main site - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (61/1-201 - Pas perdus - Not a meeting room -)
8:00 PM Basics at CERN - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
8:30 PM Objectives of CERN's Teacher Programmes - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
12:30 PM --- Lunch break ---
1:45 PM
Visits - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 6:00 PM) (various)
1:45 PM Transport from building 33 (CERN Reception) to building 927   (building 33 (CERN reception))
2:00 PM Visit to the prototype magnet facility (building 927) - Glyn Kirby (CERN)   (various)
3:00 PM Transport from building 927 back to building 300   (building 927)
3:20 PM Visit to the Synchrocyclotron (SC) - CERN's first accelerator - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (Building 300)
4:15 PM Visit to the Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR) - Erik Bracke   (LEIR)
5:15 PM Visit to CERN's Data Centre   (building 513)
12:30 PM --- Lunch break ---
2:45 PM
Visits - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 4:15 PM) (various places)
2:45 PM Transport from building 33 (CERN reception) to SM18   (building 33)
3:00 PM Visit to the magnet test facility (SM18) - Emma Sanders (CERN)   (SM18)
4:00 PM Transport from SM18 to building 33   (SM18)
4:30 PM
Hands-on - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 6:00 PM) (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
4:30 PM Build your own particle detector - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
7:10 PM Take public transport to get from the hotel to Restaurant Cave Valaisanne et Chalet Suisse   (CERN Hotel -> Restaurant Cave Valaisanne et Chalet Suisse in Geneva)
8:00 PM Official Dinner of the Programme   (Cave Valaisanne et Chalet Suisse)
12:15 PM --- Lunch break ---
2:30 PM
Visits - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 4:30 PM) (Point 5 @ LHC)
2:30 PM Transport from Building 33 to Point 5 - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (Building 33 (CERN Reception))
3:00 PM Visit to the Service Cavern of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)   (Point 5 @ LHC)
4:00 PM Transport from Point 5 to S'Cool LAB - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (Point 5 @ LHC)
4:45 PM
Closing session of the UK Teacher Programme(s) 2015 - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 5:45 PM) (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
4:45 PM Action Plan - Mr Mark Langley (National Science Learning Centre (University of York))   (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
4:55 PM Resources in Particle Physics - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
5:05 PM How to visit CERN with your class - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
5:15 PM Take a certificate and build your own goodie bag! - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) Mr Mark Langley (National Science Learning Centre)   (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)