6th CERN Baltic Group General Meeting

Monday 12 Oct 2020, 09:30 → 17:30 Europe/Riga

Online

Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

The General Meeting is a formal body on information exchange, decision and policy making to reach aims and goals of the CBG stated below:

The mission of the CBG is to coordinate policy and actions related to high energy particle physics and accelerator technologies (inter alia big data and computing technologies) within the scientific institutions and universities of the Baltic States and vis a vis CERN.

The main objectives of the CERN Baltic Group are:

1. Coordination of the Baltic research institutions activities towards CERN and related Collaborations/Experiments;
2. Strengthening and development of Baltic High Energy Physics community;
3. Foster cooperation between CERN and local industry in the Baltic States and generate new opportunities via joint research projects and contacts;
4. Development of the Baltic international multidisciplinary masters/doctoral level study programme in High Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies, and related areas.

The main principles of the CERN Baltic Group are: transparency, honesty, sharing and collaboration.

 

For video-conferencing we will be using ZOOM (details below):
Auto-join URL: https://cern.zoom.us/j/97718534280?pwd=dVRFL09KbE9PVGlGT3FZNFlxZitBZz09
Meeting ID: 977 1853 4280
Passcode: CBG_2020
 

CBGSummary5th_meeting.pdf

CBGSummary6th_meeting_final.pdf

10:00 → 10:10 Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda

Speakers: Toms Torims (Riga Technical University), All representatives

10:10 → 10:25 Latest update regarding CERN activities related to Baltics

Speaker: Prof. Christoph Schaefer (CERN)

CBG OCT 2020.pdf

CBG OCT 2020.ppt

townhall_v5.pdf

townhall_v5.pptx

10:25 → 10:45 Update on CERN Baltic Physics Teachers programme. On-line activities and future events.

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

201012_BAGGM_BATP.pdf

10:45 → 11:40 Report on CBG activities since last General Meeting

Results of CBG work relevant to the objectives and required actions set in the previous General meeting:
1. CBG facilitated the institutional integration of the Baltic States in CERN and support CBG Members’ participation in CERN – see policy actions below
2. Collaboration with the Baltic Assembly is maintained. BA session @CERN to be organized (pending due to Covid). BA Resolution with clear support to CBG and CERN activities to be adopted on 7th Nov – see draft.
3. Exploration of administrative and financial EU/National means available for the CBG partner institution integration in CERN – in progress. Substantial National funding is obtained in Latvia. Participation in H2020 projects of CBG Members was lobbied at CERN and EC level.
4. Impact and visibility of the CBG within CERN and other EU labs was ensured trough all available means. Now CBG is TIARA member http://www.eu-tiara.eu/
5. Institution collaboration with the Scandinavian and Polish research institutions and labs was enhanced – e.g. INCT Warsaw. Scandinavia still to be explored – which is challenging in these online conditions.
6. Invite new partner institutions from the Baltic States to join the CBG; e.g. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) and Vytautas Magnus University – no progress here. Different approach then to be considered.
7. Development of the high-energy physics and accelerator technologies Study Programme at the masters’ level in close cooperation with CERN and the relevant National authorities – discussions started with the relevant partners and references in the doctoral programme are ensured.
8. Reinforce the industry engagement with the CBG, crucial to the success of the collaboration with CERN – no real progress here.
9. Coordinated collaboration of the CBG within the CMS experiment – we been hared and importance and role of CBG is fully recognized
10. CBG partners’ engagement in the CERN-coordinated H2020 projects: I-FAST; HITRI+; PRISMAS-MAP
11. High-efficiency and collegiality of the CBG Technical Coordination Team and the CBG Secretariat is real asset – thank you!

Policy actions
- impact of COVID-19 to CBG work and situation at CERN
- CBG contributions to The CERN against COVID-19 task force activities
- CBG engagement with Folding@home
- BalticSchool of High-Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies - cancelled for 2020. Proposal for the new school in 2021.
- recap on the CBG Work Programme and the objectives for 2020-2021

CMS actions
- finally we are having substantial discussions, vital information exchange and we are starting to find synergies
https://indico.cern.ch/event/913568/

Coordination actions
- CBG Coordination team regular activities
https://indico.cern.ch/event/952870/
https://indico.cern.ch/event/934741/
https://indico.cern.ch/event/917017/

Study programme actions
- excellent progress and participation of CBG members!
https://indico.cern.ch/event/922220/
https://indico.cern.ch/event/952272/

Industry engagement
- ILO’s appointed for Lithuania and Estonia
- industry mapping
- Road show and Baltic Industry days @CERN are postponed sine die

Speaker: Toms Torims (Riga Technical University)

11:40 → 12:10 Lithuania - CERN: state of play

Speaker: Aurelijus Rinkevicius (Vilnius University (LT))

10.12_CBG-CERN-LT-Rinkevicius.pdf

10.12_CBG-CERN-LT-Rinkevicius.pdf

BASNET Forumas_CERN BALTIC Group.docx

BASNET Forumas_CERN BALTIC Group.pdf

CBG-KTU_2020-10-12.pdf

CBG-KTU_2020-10-12.pptx

12:10 → 12:40 Estonia - CERN: state of play

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

Estonia oct 2020.pdf

Estonia oct 2020.pptx

12:40 → 13:10 Latvia - CERN: state-of-play

• National contact Point for CERN/ funding situation/ engagement of stakeholders
• CERN Latvia stakeholders group @Riga
• state Research Programme of High Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies is launched - led by Kārlis Dreimanis;
• participation in the new NMS Doctoral Programme at CERN;
• CERN Task Force and update re accession to CERN;
• HERTIS Collaboration;
• state of play with MEDICIS
• Designated Communication Strategy for Latvia-CERN is being implemented - Aija Rūse
• LU is starting to collaborate with AEGIS experiment @CERN - prof. Mārcis Auziņš
• TeamLatvia@CERN is growing steadily/ bi-weekly scientific meetings of Latvian team @CERN

Speaker: Toms Torims (Riga Technical University)

RTU HEP webpage (some parts still work-in-progress)

13:10 → 14:10 Lunch break

14:10 → 14:40 Collaboration of CBG Members within the CMS

Speakers: Aurelijus Rinkevicius (Vilnius University (LT)), Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))

14:40 → 14:50 Update related accelerator technologies - initiatives and EU projects at CERN

Speaker: Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)

14:50 → 15:00 Development of study programme of High Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies

Speakers: Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV)), Prof. Marcis Auzins (University of Latvia), Ms Silva Vītola (RTU)

milestones.pdf

SP group meeting

15:00 → 16:00 Development of joint CBG Mission statement

Speaker: All representatives

CERN-ESU-015-2020 Update European Strategy.pdf

16:00 → 17:00 Industry engagement activities in CERN, CMS and CBG activities

Speakers: Adomas Jelinskas, Toms Torims (Riga Technical University), Dr Triin Kangro

17:00 → 17:20 Any other business and closing remarks

Speakers: All representatives, Toms Torims (Riga Technical University)

FW CERN Baltic Group.pdf

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