Registration of Delegates Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor)

Welcome by Vice-Rector for Research Prof. Renno VEINTHAL

• Renno VEINTHAL (TTU)

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Adoption of the agenda

• All Representatives

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Report on CBG - activities since last General Meeting

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor) Introduction and brief report on CBG - activities since last General Meeting - Status of Baltic States vis-a-vis CERN - Brief general information on CBG Working Groups - Objectives of this meeting

Estonia - CERN: state-of-play

• Mario Kadastik (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (EE))
• Marco Kirm (University of Tartu (EE))

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Lithuania - CERN: state-of-play

• Aurelijus Rinkevicius (Cornell University (US))

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Latvia - CERN: state-of-play

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

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CERN - collaboration with the Baltic States

• Christoph Schaefer (CERN)

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Current and upcoming accelerator technology development projects

• Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)

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Report of Convener on CBG Study Programme Working Group

• Mārcis Auziņš (LU)
• Kalvis Kravalis (Riga Technical University)

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Discussions - Study Programme

• All Representatives

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Summary of the Day 1

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

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Informal dinner @ Tallinn Old City (dirrection of port) "Leib" Restoran

Welcome to Day2 - agenda

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

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Report of Convener on CBG CMS Working Group

• Aurelijus Rinkevicius (Cornell University (US))

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Detailed outline of Estonian activities at CMS and future plans

• Mario Kadastik (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (EE))

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Detailed outline of Lithuanian activities at CMS and future plans

• Aurelijus Rinkevicius (Cornell University (US))

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Detailed outline of Latvian activities at CMS and future plans

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

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Discussion – potential collaboration of CBG Members within the CMS

• All Representatives

Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor) - to identify joint interests in the current projects - to discuss further plans and engagement with CMS groups

CERN Baltic Group Internship Programme

• Christoph Schaefer (CERN)
• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor) Idea is to create tailor-made Internship Programme for CGB member institutions: - Two students per institution – MASTER and Bachelor level only - one week of lectures at CERN – linked with the study programme content, both high energy physics and accelerator technologies. Lecturers will be chosen from the different available programmes and schools at CERN – mini summer school format. - the second week: students will be integrated in - depending on students study subject and interests - CERN (and CMS) groups – to experience how research is done at CERN - this would be the test ground for much longer study periods for our student at CERN – when the study programme will be launched – up-to 6-9 months at CERN - First CERN BG Internship programme – April/May 2019

The International Particle Physics Outreach Group (IPPOG)

• Hans Peter Beck (Universitaet Bern (CH))
• Christoph Schaefer (CERN)

Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor) http://ippog.org/ IPPOG is a network of scientists, science educators and communication specialists working across the globe in informal science education and outreach for particle physics. Particle physics is the science of matter, energy, space and time. IPPOG brings new discoveries in this exciting field to young people and conveys to the public that the beauty of nature is indeed becoming understandable from the interactions of its most fundamental parts - the elementary particles. - CBG and IPPOG collaboration possibilities - TIER III simulation tool for schools - Dati Group ideas - Jānis IRBE

Discussion on CGB Members multilateral collaboration possibilities and participation in joint projects/calls:

• All Representatives

Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor) https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/key-action-2-european-universities_en - COST – Mario KADASTIK could shear his experience https://www.cost.eu/ EEA Financial Mechanism 2014 – 2021 Baltic Research Programme Pre-Announcement of the 2018 Call for Proposals https://www.etag.ee/en/eea-financial-mechanism-2014-2021-baltic-research-programme-pre-announcement-of-the-2018-call-for-proposals/ - Erasmus+ – Key Action 2 – European Universities https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/key-action-2-european-universities_en - EU High-Performance Computing initiative: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/high-performance-computing - CERN projects and Collaborations - other programmes – ideas are welcome

Visit to labs - Tallinn University of Technology Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor)

Industry engagement in CERN, CMS and CGB activities

• Mario Kadastik (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (EE))

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CBG Work Programme and objectives for 2019 - 2020

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

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Coordinated "Schools" activities - accelerator and/or particle physics

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor) Accelerator School in Kaunas (KTU) - Spring 2020 possible TESHEP school in Riga (RTU) - in 2019

Setting-up CBG Coordination Team

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor) - recap on the role of the Coordination Team - confirmation of the representatives for the each Partner institutions - vidyo meeting schedule

Any other business Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor)

Conclusions and closing remarks

• Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

Room: U03-209 (main building number 3, second floor) - sum-up on each of the agenda points - Proposal for the 4th CBG meeting - time and place - second half of 2019