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News from IPPOG, May 16 th 2014

News from IPPOG, May 16 th 2014. Hans Peter Beck , Marjorie Bardeen: IPPOG Co-chairs. IPPOG Expansion.

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News from IPPOG, May 16 th 2014

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  1. News from IPPOG, May 16th 2014 Hans Peter Beck, Marjorie Bardeen: IPPOG Co-chairs News from IPPOG

  2. IPPOG Expansion • IPPOG expansion will continue and discussions with new country delegates or simply with interested individuals, who can initiate further discussions and linking back in their respective home countries. • National or international professional physics and physics education societies and particle physics and related sciences experiments and laboratories/institutes are in principle eligible for membership in the IPPOG Collaboration. News from IPPOG

  3. Israel • Israel joined IPPOG shortly after Israel became CERN full member state on 6 January 2014. • Daniel has been nominated byEliezerRabinovici, CERNCouncil delegate from Israel. Daniel Lellouch Weizmann Institute, Rehovot Daniel.Lellouch@weizmann.ac.il http://ippog.web.cern.ch/members/israel News from IPPOG

  4. South Africa • South Africa joined IPPOG officially on 20 March 2014. • Sahal has been nominated byIgle Gledhill, President, South AfricanInstitute of Physics. SahalYacoob University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000 yacoob@ukzn.ac.za http://ippog.web.cern.ch/members/south-africa News from IPPOG

  5. IPPOG Expansion • IPPOG had informal contacts with • Indiaand Turkey • Turkey now official CERN associate member • No news from Mexico • new contacts being established via Mexican physicists based at CERN. News from IPPOG

  6. IPPOG New members - ATLAS Christine Kourkoumelis finished her mandate as ATLAS outreach coordinator, but will continue being interested in IPPOG activities as IPPOG associate member. Kate Shaw has beenelected as new ATLASoutreach coordinator. News from IPPOG

  7. IPPOG New members - Sweden Johan Rathsman became Swedish ECFA delegate and stepped down as Swedish IPPOG delegate. Jonas is replacing Johan as our newSwedish IPPOG delegate. Jonas Strandberg KTH AlbaNova University, Stockholm strandbe@mail.cern.ch http://ippog.web.cern.ch/members/sweden News from IPPOG

  8. IPPOG @ ICHEP Valencia • ICHEP 2-9 July, Valencia • Marge and Pedro are both session convenersfor two sessions on education and outreachon 3rd and 4th July. • There will be 18 talks and 10 posters with about half from IPPOG members or associate members. • Covering ‘Cosmic rays, masterclasses, outreach to public, outreach to students and teachers, and exhibitions. News from IPPOG

  9. IPPOG @ ICHEP Valencia • ICHEP 2-9 July, Valencia • HP is invited for a 30’ plenary talk on theclosing day of theconference. • This is a great opportunity and visibility for IPPOG. • For this plenary talk, key messages from IPPOG will need to be conveyed. topic for discussion group on Saturday morning News from IPPOG

  10. IPPOG @ Conferences • ESOF Manchester, 22-27 July, 2016 • Europe’s largest general scientific conference that will bring 4500 delegates to the City in July 2016, including global scientific and technology leaders. The theme of the 2016 Forum will be breakthroughs in science and the conditions needed for a city to capitalise on scientific knowledge: from education through to investment in science. • call for abstracts not yet open • will likely be after ESOF 2014, Copenhagen 21-26 June,finished • Not to be missed News from IPPOG

  11. IPPOG Collaboration News • IPPOG is seeking to become a collaboration with CERN as host laboratory. • meeting Marge and HP met Rolf Heuer in November • recent interaction between HP and Rolf Heuer: • should be a ‘no brainer’ • translated from ‘ist doch ein Selbstläufer’ News from IPPOG

  12. IPPOG New FTEs • Rolf Landua assigned by Rolf Heuer to help IPPOG • HP discussed with Rolf Landua in April • can hire a person e.g VIA to help on DRUPAL, IPPOG web design, communication, etc. • 50% for IPPOG • 50% for CERN E&O similar topics • I.e Lisa II • Next step • need to write job characteristic and skills desired News from IPPOG

  13. Agenda Friday 16 May Thursday 15 May News from IPPOG

  14. Agenda Thursday 15 May News from IPPOG

  15. Fall 2014 • IPPOG uses to meet with EPPCN in ist Fall meetings at CERN. • Fall 2014, also Interactions.org will join in, allowing for getting to know each other, exchanging ideas and learning how to profit from each other. Topic for discussion group on Saturday: How to meet with EPPCN and Interactions: • The date will be decided via a doodle poll and only two options are possible: • Thu-Sat, 6-8 Nov or Thu-Sat, 13-15 Nov News from IPPOG

  16. Boat Trip and Dinner Today special event ! Venice-like Berlin Buffett at Brauhaus Lemke News from IPPOG

  17. Thanks • Many thanks to Thomas Naumann & Martina Mendefor having invited us to Zeuthen and for taking care of all the nitty gritty in organizing this generous event. News from IPPOG

  18. Maureen 33 years today ! Happy birthday Maureen we’re counting only those years that count. I.e since you’ve started with CERN – which is exactly 33 years today! News from IPPOG

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