AStroparticle Physics European Coordination ERAnet

1. AStroparticle Physics European Coordination ERAnet ASPERA – I Did we approach the astra? S. Katsanevas ASPERA-II kickof Hambourg July 2009

2. What is ASPERA ? www.aspera-eu.org • ASPERA-I FP6 ERANET (July2006-July2009, 2.5 M€) • Coordinator S. Katsanevas IN2P3/CNRS • Co-coordinator Thomas Berghoefer PTDESY/BMBF • Study funding methodologies in Europe • Priority Roadmap for Infrastructures • Linking of existing infrastructures • A common call for R&D/Design studies • A common outreach • A common electronic infrastructure • ( databases, portal, …) • Towards a sustainable cordination Belgium, Czech republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal, UK, CERN On the way: Poland and Romania have joined as full members and Slovenia, Croatia as associates

3. 3large roadmap workshops (Valencia, Amsterdam, Brussels) • 3 smaller ones (Lisbon, Paris, Oxford) • 3 PRC meetings • 14 National Days • 3 official visits for new partners • 19 Joint Secretariat meetings • 6 Governing Board meetings • ~ 20 Workpackage meetings (including outreach) • More than 1 meeting per month in average • This is one of the major factors of its successes • it lead to many deliverables… • Aspera in 3 years is…

4. Workpackage structure

5. WP1. Study of funding mechanisms • WP leader: FOM, partners: MEC/FECYT, INFN, SNF, STFC, CEA • (many more agencies in each workpackage) • 2 tasks: • Status of research funding mechanisms in ApP • Strategic activties between programmes (study of barriers hindering coordination) • Methodology: • Questionnaires, census, statistics, workshops • National days (14) • Deliverables: • D1.1 A compilation with findings on different funding methodologies, research field responsibilities, administrative and evaluation procedures, proposal forms, peer review processes and funding relevant for Astroparticle Physics (Rob Van der Meer, Carlos Pobes) • D1.2 Case study of the emergence of a new field of science based on Astroparticle Physics (B. Revaz) • D1.3: Benchmarking of evaluation and funding rules in Astroparticle Physics (D. Miller) • D1.4: A report on legal and financial barriers hindering pan-European cooperation • (T. Bergoefer, L. Metzger)

6. WP1. Study of funding mechanisms Investment 70 M€/year 2300 FTE Overall budget 186 M€/year Statics: The report Dynamics: National days: a succes story (bringing closer, enabling the comparisons)

7. WP1. Emergence of Astroparticle

8. WP2. Roadmap for Astroparticle • WP leader: STFC, partners: FOM, BMBF, CEA • 3 tasks: • Roadmap for ApPB • Benchmarking of evaluation procedures • Study of management models of large infrastructures in view of linking • Methodology: • Questionnaires, workshops, interviews • Deliverables: • D.2.1: Astroparticle physics roadmap (C Spiering, A. Marsollier, D. Rouable) • D.2.2 Definition of common R&D areas for Astroparticle physics (S.Katsanevas) • D.2.3 Database of evaluation experts (N. Olivier) • D.2.4 Proposal of common evaluation schemes (D.Miller) • D.2.5 Proposals of a posteriori linking of existing infrastructures (T. Berghoefer, L. Metzger) • D2.6 Names of Peer Review Committee members (N. Olivier)

9. The Roadmap • Process: • Topical workshops organised by PRC since 2004 • An inauguration workshop; Valence 2006 • Creation of 7 working groups • Science vision document, conference Amsterdam 2007 • Workshops of the PRC • Action plan, conference Brussels 2008 • First discussions with non-european agencies • Excellent convergence with ASTRONET • Success with ESFRI

10. WP2. Roadmap R&D • R&D priorities: • DETECTORS: Photodetectors, Cryodetectors, Optical elements and lasers for GW physics, space quality. • MATERIALS: Noble liquids for dark matter and double beta decay, scintillators for neutrino and proton decay, rare isotope production. • NEW TECHNIQUES: Radiodetection, acoustic detection of showers, Gaz TPC for dark matter. • ACQUISITION AND COMPUTING: Distributed intelligent systems for data acquisition, generalize the use of the GRID • ASTROPARTICLE TECHNIQUES FOR ENIRONMENT AND RISK MONITORING: Distributed systems, tracing with low background techniques. • INDUSTRIAL LINKS • An ERANET+ ? • Also work on theory, computing => ASPERA2

11. WP3. European-wide procedures • WP leader: INFN, partners: MEC/FECYT, INFN, SNF, CEA • (and of course STFC) • 2 tasks: • Common action plan • R&D coordination • Cooperation agreements on large infrastructures • Methodology: • Meetings, meetings, meetings • Deliverables: • D.3.1 Common action plan for the funding of new infrastructures • D.3.2 Launching of a coordinated R&D program (D. Miller, E. Pistoia, A. Ferrer) • D.3.3 Cooperation agreements on large infrastructures in Astroparticle Physics (E. Pistoia, S. Katsanevas)

12. The European roadmap priorities (magnificent seven) CTA 1 ton dark matter AUGER -N Einstein telescope KM3NET 1 ton neutrino mass Megaton proton decay

13. WP3. Action plan • By 2012 start the construction of : • KM3net and CTA (200 M€ scale) • Also in ASTRONET and ESFRI roadmaps • 2012 milestone for technology decision of: • One ton dark matter and neutrino mass detectors (50-100 M€ scale) • Discuss with international partners the realisation of • Auger North in US (50-100 M€, 2012?) • Megaton detector (500 M€, >2015) • Einstein Telescope, (300 M€, after first results of adv VIRGO and advLIGO by 2016) • Budget 50% increase over available European budget for astroparticle (700 M€/10 years) • Share wth other continents • Regional funding? (e.g. KM3Net) • Links to CERN and ESO

14. WP3. Common call targeted R&D • First call in ASPERA-1 2 themes: • CTA, Dark Matter • Launched March 2009, closed May 2009 • Virtual pot of 3,5 M€ (9 agencies) • Received 5 proposals of which 4 were eligible , total budget 7 M€ • Convergence in Dark matter efforts was encouraged by the commmon call • Proposals will be evaluated by a unique evaluation committee • Resources to successful programs will be granted by a program committee • Programs could start by October 2009

15. WP3 Linking 4 July TAUP2009 Extension to world labs in progress In context of PANAGIC Also gravitational antennas

16. ApPEC towards a sustainable coordination Château de Coppet meeting (22nd of Juen 2009) • ApPEC decided recently to set up a working group which would draft a proposal specifying: • The legal framework of a European organisation. • The bodies of this organisation (beyond the Steering committee) • Strategy Group, Scientific and Technical Committee • Common fund provisions . The list of items that will be dealt on a subscription basis • Among them a Theory centre (at CERN + networking)? Schools ? • Define the contractual nature of relationships with CERN and ESO • Meetings with ESO • Their emergence and convention documents an inspiration, could they play a role in the projects that are closer to their remit ? • Relationships with CERN • ApPEC SC attends the European Strategy sessions of the CERN Council and has a member in the secretariat • The “Working Group on the scientific and geographical enlargement of CERN” includes an ApPEC representative. Astroparticle seriously considered. • Discussions for an extension the recognised experiment status to a special program status (KM3net?) • ApPEC would be partly an operator of projects, partly a facilitator of the European convergence through contractual relations with pan-European organizations (CERN, ESO, ESA)

17. WP4. Common ERANET infrastructure • WP leader: BMBF/MEC-FECYT partners: CERN, CNRS, CEA, SNF • 4 tasks: • Electronic communication tools and portals • Common information system (website) • Outreach • Extension of the network • Methodology: • Meetings and hard work • Press contacts, exhibitions in European events, virtual events • Visits to candidate countries, contacts • Deliverables: • D.4.1: Joint electronic communication database and management evaluation tools (A. Ferrer, C. Pobes, D. Marin, D. Rouable) • D.4.2: Professional website with links (D. Marin) • D.4.3-5 Annual reports for the efforts of extension of the network to all European countries and problems encountered (C. Ruelle)

18. Electronic tools 2 websites (ASPERA and Astroparticle.org) Seamless operation of common call Virtual tools: (teleconferencing, Virtual Institute) Rank 7 Outreach Flyers, etc 1 roaming exhibition 4 Press conferences that gave more than 150 press publications 5 Participations to Big Science events 19 Newsletters since april 2007 Astroparticle Week in the context of the Astronomy year in preparation Electronic tools and Outreach Thanks to D. Marin, C. Pobes, A. Marsollierand many others

19. WP5. Management • WP leader: CNRS • Tasks: • Keep track of the progress of each workpackage, so that an overall picture is available at all times • Organize the work of the joint secretariat and the Governing Board (this last was done by BMBF). • Assist to the great majority of the meetings of the network (of the order of one per month) • Organize the communications with the EU • Organize the communications within the ERANET so that concensus is achieved on each deliverable • Organize and coordinate the auditing of the project • Organize the timely return of the financial and managerial reports to the EU • Organize the timely preparation of milestones and deliverables • Assure the overall quality control on the deliverables, in relation with the GB and the coordinator • Deliverables: • Management reports every 6 months • Audit report at month 18 and 36 • A great thanks to Nathalie Olivier (it is not yet over) • GOOD LUCK THOMAS and colleagues

20. What did we gain ? A sense of community for the scientists and the agencies A better definition of the field A sense of our “recent” history and a comon vision/plan for the future A confidence for our plans imbedded in a global scale A scenario of sustainable coordination within ApPEC AStroparticle Physics European Coordination ERAnet Great thanks to EU for its continuing support (thanks to Zsuzsanna Koening for her patience) ASPERA-I est morte vive ASPERA-II