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MICE CM33 Welcome

MICE CM33 Welcome. MICE 33 rd Collaboration Meeting, Glasgow, 25-29 June 2012 Paul Soler. Welcome. Welcome to the University of Glasgow, founded in 1451, Scotland’s second oldest university and fourth oldest in the English speaking world. School of Physics and Astronomy.

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MICE CM33 Welcome

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  1. MICE CM33 Welcome MICE 33rd Collaboration Meeting, Glasgow, 25-29 June 2012 Paul Soler

  2. Welcome • Welcome to the University of Glasgow, founded in 1451, Scotland’s second oldest university and fourth oldest in the English speaking world. MICE CM33, Glasgow, 25 June 2012

  3. School of Physics and Astronomy • The School of Physics and Astronomy is situated in the Kelvin Building of the main university campus Bus for Excursion at 2pm Thursday MICE CM33, Glasgow, 25 June 2012

  4. School of Physics and Astronomy • The Chair of Natural Philosophy was founded in 1727 • Its most famous holder was Sir William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, from 1846 to 1899 • The Regius Chair in Astronomy dates from 1760 • The Departments of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy merged into the Department (now School) of Physics and Astronomy in 1983 MICE CM33, Glasgow, 25 June 2012

  5. Particle Physics in Glasgow • Particle physics commenced in Glasgow under Professor Philip Dee, a student of Rutherford, in the 1950s with the construction of a 300 MeV electron-synchrotron • Glasgow experimental Particle Physics were then involved in experiments at NINA (Daresbury), DESY, CEA (Harvard) and PS (CERN) • Other experiments included the Omega spectrometer at CERN, PLUTO and CELLO at DESY, ALEPH at CERN, ZEUS at DESY and CDF at Fermilab • Currently, the main activities are ATLAS and LHCb at CERN, Neutrino Factory, MICE and detector development for future applications (ILC, Super-LHC, etc.)

  6. Collaboration Meeting • All sessions will be in Room 222 and 220a of the Kelvin Building • Teas/coffees, lunches will be in Room 220 (just in front) for all days except Friday. On Friday we will have tea/coffee and lunch in the Common Room, Room 470 (since there is an exam taking place in room 220) • Wireless is available throughout the building with names like PAGlaWireless. The code has been included with the pack. • Remote access to talks will be carried out by EVO (information on Indico page)

  7. Activities around Glasgow • The university hosts the Hunterian Museum and Hunterian Art Gallery (largest collection of Whistler paintings outside USA) • Kelvingrove Museum very close • Riverside Transport Museum • (20 min walk) • Further afield: Burrell Collection, Museum of Religious Art,… • Lots of pubs and restaurants in West End and the city • However, busy time since we are in Graduation week

  8. Social Programme • Tonight there will be a wine reception 18:00-20:00 here in room 220 of the Kelvin Building • On Thursday there will be an afternoon excursion: • Depart 14:00 from Wolfson Medical Building (University Ave.) • Visit Auchentoshan Distillery • Go to Loch Lomomd for a cruise on the Loch • Banquet dinner at the Lodge on Loch Lomond in Luss

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