GDE Executive Committee: Public Meeting Minutes 1 June 2006

  • Public Minutes 18-MAY-06 – comments in 24 hours, then post.
  • Announcements
    • Circulated FP7 framework – ILC European Draft Proposal
      • Is this proposal a real possibility, interest is at a high level. Support at CERN is growing.
      • One building strategy, ultra clean, one activity at a time
      • Possibility of an end of 2007 start date, will need other resources upfront. Would not be functional until end of 2008
    • Web Specialist hired for the GDE office
      • Maura Barone is coming from INFN
      • We are waiting on Visa approval
      • She will be in attendance at Vancouver.
  • RDR Mgmt Meeting 30-MAY-06 (NW)
    • Vancouver Plans
      • Info given to Gerry/ possibility that we will need less rooms
      • Agenda – plenary sessions stay the same. The rest of the agenda to be worked out.
      • Talks:
        • What do GDE speakers need to say, we need to give them a list of points
          • What are the weaknesses
          • What items are we missing
          • What methodology was used to come up with costs
          • This will be a large group with an opportunity for the technical system to speak
          • We need to have focus for this meeting

- We will be rearranging the parallel sessions.

    • US Cryomodule
      • (GD) If JLab does step in we need to move fast, talk to Warren about working with Harry Carter & Rich Stanek.
    • Cavity Package
      • It was a good presentation
      • The Japanese plan to have costs by the end of June with detail
      • Will we have the right form to understand the differences from XFEL?
  • Yield - 90% yield – not optimistic
  • Damping Rings to join the RDR mgmt meeting on 6/14
  • Industrial Scaling – How do we get confidence of the factors
    • Scaling Factors – we have little check; where does this information come from and how do we defend it?
    • Scaling laws, will attempt to reconstruct TESLA Industrial costs and how they were established.
    • Will we be able to resolve a large differential from Europe and Asia (if it exists)?
  • Point by Point Mac Report
    • BB needs document by Moscow meeting (after Vancouver)

Action Items –

  • Vancouver
    • We need stability in the agenda
    • There is concern over the technical and area systems – what are they going to do
      • Draft guidance needed
      • Converge and send out in one week
      • We need interaction with experimentalists
      • Expose issues, not costs
  • Valencia
    • Rooms are being organized
      • 1 very large, 2 large, 15 parallel
      • Logistic cost
      • WiFi is questionable, BF to further purse the issue but it is essential to have wireless.
  • Future Meetings
    • KY has agreed the winter meeting be held in Beijing.
    • Dates: 5-7 FEB 07.
    • BB to send commit with ACFA
    • LCWS – June date in Europe?
  • FALC meeting (BB)
    • The FALC meeting was held in Rome at INFN headquarters
    • Well attended
    • Pre-meeting not attend by BB
    • 1.MOU for the common fund finally agreed upon, 377K of infrastructure
      • This is a good sign of team work among the regions.
      • Division of funding is not a precedent
    • 2. CERN strategy/ EPP 2010
      • Reviewing the governance of FALC: What is FALC and What should it be in the future
      • Extend scope; it will monitor, review larger R&D around the world to help navigate the growing ILC by looking at timescale, etc..
      • Next meeting of FALC Resource Board will be at Valencia’ FALC about 2 weeks later
  • ILC Brochure
    • Need the phone numbers for the regions on the brochure
    • Should be the numbers of the regional directors
      • Americas – GDE office
      • Europe – Brian’s office at DESY
      • Asia – Nozaki’s number – what to use in question
      • All questions can be forwarded to Max but someone should take the calls in each region.

Next meeting – June 8.

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