Electron-Ion Collider Resource Review Board Meeting June 2025 at Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Europe/Prague
Villa Lanna

Villa Lanna

Description

The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) Resource Review Board (EIC-RRB) is organized by the EIC Host Laboratories, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), and supported by participation by the EIC project and the EIC experiment collaboration. The EIC-RRB is comprised of the representatives of the international funding agencies supporting institutions collaborating on the EIC detector(s) and representatives from the two host labs.

The EIC-RRB will provide coordination during detector development, construction, and operations. The 5th meeting of the EIC-RRB is on June 5–6, 2025.

  • RRB Co-Chairs: Diego Bettoni (INFN, Co-Chair), David Dean (Jefferson Lab, Co-Chair), and Abhay Deshpande (BNL, Chair)

 

  • Meeting Organizers & Hosts (Marek Vyšinka (Senior Ministerial Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports), Jaroslav Bielčík (Professor of Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague), Jana Bielčíková (Ultrarelativistic Heavy-Ion Group Leader, Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS), Abhay Deshpande (Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear and Particle Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory), David Dean (Deputy Director for Science, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility), Diego Bettoni (Vice President of INFN), Jim Yeck (EIC Project Director, Associate Laboratory Director)
     

Event ID: E000006596

Note: This meeting falls under Exemption E. Meetings such as Advisory Committee and Federal Advisory Committee meetings. Solicitation/Funding Opportunity Announcement Review Board meetings, peer review/objective review panel meetings, evaluation panel/board meetings, and program kick-off and review meetings (including those for grants and contracts).

This meeting also falls under Exemption 142.3B-3c(2)(d) for EIC virtual meetings, including project reviews and collaboration meetings.

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  • Thursday, June 5
    • 8:45 AM 9:15 AM
      Registration 30m
    • 9:15 AM 9:25 AM
      Welcome by Czech Republic Hosts 10m
      Speakers: Dean of FNSPE Czech Technical University in Prague, Director of Nuclear Physics Institute of Academy of Sciences, Representant Ministery of Education
    • 9:25 AM 9:30 AM
      Welcome by BNL & JLAB 5m
    • 9:30 AM 9:50 AM
      Meeting Goals & Approval of the November 2024 Meeting Minutes 20m
      Speakers: Prof. Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & BNL), Diego Bettoni (INFN)
    • 9:50 AM 10:05 AM
      Report from the EIC Advisory Board 15m
      Speakers: David Dean (TJNAF), Kim Sawyer (TJNAF)
    • 10:05 AM 10:50 AM
      Report from the Project Director 45m
      Speaker: Jim Yeck
    • 10:50 AM 11:00 AM
      Remarks by Host Agenda-DOE 10m
    • 11:00 AM 11:35 AM
      Coffee Break & Group Photo 35m
    • 11:35 AM 12:35 PM
      EIC Project Session
      Convener: Jim Yeck
      • 11:35 AM
        Status of EIC International Partnerships & Agreements 30m
        Speakers: Luisella Lari (BNL), Paolo Berrutti (BNL)
      • 12:05 PM
        EIC Project Detector Overview 30m
        Speakers: Dr E. C. Aschenauer (BNL), Rolf Ent (Jefferson Lab)
    • 12:35 PM 1:35 PM
      Hosted Lunch 1h
    • 1:35 PM 3:05 PM
      ePIC Session
    • 3:05 PM 3:30 PM
      Coffee break 25m
    • 3:30 PM 4:50 PM
      Computing and Software Session
      Convener: Rolf Ent (Jefferson Lab)
    • 4:50 PM 5:10 PM
      Review Day 1 and Plans for Day 2 20m
      Speakers: Prof. Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & BNL), Diego Bettoni (INFN)
    • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
      Hosted Dinner 2h U Modré Kachničky

      U Modré Kachničky

      Nebovidská 460/6, 118 00 Malá Strana, Czechia
    • 9:00 AM 9:05 AM
      Recap of Goals for Day 2 5m
      Speakers: Prof. Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & BNL), Diego Bettoni (INFN)
    • 9:05 AM 10:45 AM
      Common Funds & Global Strategy Session
      Convener: David Dean (JLAB)
      • 9:05 AM
        Common Funds proposal – WG Presentation 30m
        Speakers: Prof. Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & BNL), John Lajoie (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Paolo Giubellino (INFN), Rolf Ent (Jefferson Lab)
      • 9:35 AM
        Further Discussion on Common Funds, Computing & Software Integration, Oversight 25m
      • 10:00 AM
        Global Strategy Proposal – WG Presentation 20m
        Speaker: Jana Bielcikova (Nuclear Physics Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences)
      • 10:20 AM
        Further Discussion on Global Strategy 25m
    • 10:45 AM 11:00 AM
      Coffee Break 15m
    • 11:00 AM 12:30 PM
      Comments by Members & Observers
      Convener: Diego Bettoni (INFN)
      • 11:00 AM
        Comments by Members (Funding Agency Representatives) 1h
      • 12:00 PM
        Comments by Observers 30m
    • 12:30 PM 1:30 PM
      Hosted Lunch 1h
    • 1:30 PM 2:31 PM
      Preparation for the Next RRB Meeting
      Conveners: Prof. Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & BNL), Diego Bettoni (INFN)
      • 1:30 PM
        Meeting Summary & Action Items 20m
      • 1:50 PM
        Discussion on Key Topics of 6th RRB meeting, Dates and Venue 20m
      • 2:10 PM
        Selection of next International RRB Co-Chair 20m
        Speakers: Prof. Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & BNL), Diego Bettoni (INFN)
      • 2:30 PM
        Adjourn 1m
    • 2:45 PM 4:15 PM
      Optional Tour of ELI 1h 30m