The LCSGA Regional Interest R&D Panel April 14 – July 20, 2006

1. The LCSGA Regional Interest R&D Panel April 14 – July 20, 2006 Satoshi Ozaki, BNL Chair of the Regional Interest R&D Panel Deputy Chair, LCSGA The LCSGA Meeting July 21, 2006 at TRIUMF

2. Background The DOE has articulated its interest in hosting the ILC in the US at a site near Fermilab. Recently, EPP2010 report made a strong recommendation for the on-shore ILC as a way for the US physics community to maintain globally shared leadership. To make a bid to host credible and successful, there are several needs: • demonstrated that the industrial capability for the large scale, big expense components exists in this country • The test facilities needed at our laboratories or universities for conducting R&D on cavity production procedures and surface preparation techniques • The evaluation of specific site candidates with respect to geology, environmental and safety concerns, site infrastructure, and land acquisition will be required. • Test facilities for R&D on other (non SCRF) topics not covered by GDE initiatives or by other nations may be needed

3. Background (2) Our Regional Interest R&D Panel was asked by the LCSGA to provide: • the desired scope and time scale for these activities and provide an estimate of the expected cost profile of funds needed. • optimized deployment of the materials processing and test facilities, including the appropriate use of existing infrastructure and specific expertise at our laboratories and universities, as well as the appropriate role of industry in providing test facilities • comments on the relationship of US initiatives to existing or proposed test and processing facilities installations elsewhere. • Articulation of the priority of these US regional interest activities, relative to the R&D and technical design work being coordinated by the GDE, and the determination of the appropriate boundary between US-specific and global GDE responsibilities. • develop a roadmap for US specific expenditures for the full R&D phase of the ILC. The report is to be completed by August 1, 2006.

4. LCSGA Regional Interest R&D Panel • Swapan Chattopadhyay, (W. Funk) J-Lab • Jonathan Dorfan, E, Peterson SLAC • Gerry Dugan, GED Americas Regional Director • George Gollin, U. Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign • Steve Gourlay, LBNL • Jeff Gronberg, LLNL • Robert Kephart, Fermilab • Pier Oddone, Fermilab • Satoshi Ozaki, (Chair) BNL, Deputy Chair of LCSGA • Hasan Padamsee, Cornell, GDE R&D Panel • Harry Weerts, ANL • Richard York, MSU --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Barry Barish, GDE CT Director • Maury Tigner, Cornell, Chair of LCSGA

5. Regional vs. Global We are in the ILC Project as members of a global • The ILCSC intends to globalize the International Linear Collider (ILC) technical design effort and broaden collaborative efforts internationally and inter-regionally as well as with national laboratories and universities. MOU to establish GDE, May 10, ‘05 • “The purpose of this MOU is to provide a framework to internationalize the technical design of the ILC. To further this effort, the Parties agree to initiate jointly the Global Design Initiative (GDI) for the ILC in accordance with the “Report of the ILCSC Task Force for Establishment of the International Linear Collider Global Design Initiative,” dated March 31, 2004 “. Reconciling Regional vs. Global Issues

6. Regional Interest R&D • Regional interest R&D must be strong contributor to ILC GDE R&D program. • At the same time, it should support the development and/or preservation of the ILC critical technologies in the US. • An important, if not essential, requirement to host the ILC is to have expertise in key areas of ILC technology • Support enhancement of technical capabilities and infrastructure for SRF, in particular, by intensive R&D that is focused on the demonstration of GDE S0 goal, and prepare laboratory infrastructure and industrial participation toward S1, and possibly S2 in the future. • Support R&D in certain technical areas that are not necessarily “very high” in GDE priority, but are important to the ILC, unique in the US, and are in danger of extinction due to lack of funding. • Support the geotechnical and other evaluation and the development of conceptual machine layout at the US candidate site that is not covered by GDE, Also regional outreach.

7. Regional Interest Plan for 2007 Numbers for FY 2008 and 2009 are under development