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Electron-Ion Collider Resource Review Board Meeting November 2026 REMOTE

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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 8th meeting of the EIC-RRB is on November 16-17, 2026.

  • RRB Co-Chairs: Abhay Deshpande (BNL, Co-Chair), Franck Sabatié (CEA Saclay, Co-Chair), and Eric Brown (Jefferson Lab, Co-Chair)

Meeting Organizers & Hosts:

  • Abhay Deshpande (Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear and Particle Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory)
  • Franck Sabatié (Director of CEA-IRFU)
  • Allen Weeks (EIC Project Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory)
  • Eric Brown (Chief Research Officer, Deputy Lab Director for Science & Technology, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)

Event ID: E000007954

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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  • Monday 16 November
    • 09:00 → 09:10
      Welcome 10m
    • 09:10 → 09:15
      Meeting Goals & Approval of the June 2026 Meeting Minutes 5m
    • 09:15 → 09:35
      Report on MAC meeting 20m
      Speaker: Wolfram Fischer (BNL)
    • 09:35 → 09:55
      Report on the November 12 SCAC Meeting 20m
      Speaker: Eric Brown (Jefferson Lab)
    • 09:55 → 10:25
      Report from the Project Director including DOE/Independent Project Review 30m
      Speaker: Allen Weeks (BNL)
    • 10:25 → 10:45
      Discussion 20m
    • 10:45 → 11:00
      Break 15m
    • 11:00 → 11:30
      EIC Project Detector Update 30m
      Speakers: Elke Aschenauer (BNL), Rolf Ent (Jefferson Lab)
    • 11:30 → 11:31
      Adjourn 1m
  • Tuesday 17 November
    • 09:00 → 10:00
      ePIC Reports
      • 09:00
        Report from the ePIC Collaboration Spokesperson 20m
        Speaker: John Lajoie (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
      • 09:20
        Report from the ePIC Technical Director 20m
        Speaker: Silvia Dalla Torre (INFN, Trieste)
      • 09:40
        Report from the ePIC Computing Coordinator 20m
        Speaker: Markus Diefenthaler (Jefferson Lab)
    • 10:00 → 10:30
      International Computing Model and Governance 30m
      Speakers: Alexei Klimentov (BNL), David Lawrence (Jefferson Lab)
    • 10:30 → 10:45
      Discussion on Computing & Software Integration and Oversight 15m
    • 10:45 → 11:00
      Break 15m
    • 11:00 → 11:30
      Comments by Members, Observers & DOE 30m
    • 11:30 → 11:40
      Closing Remarks 10m
    • 11:40 → 11:41
      Adjourn 1m