LhARA fortnightly Meeting 23^rd November 2021; 14:00 GMT

ZOOM: ​https://cern.zoom.us/j/98161361260?pwd=K1BseEF6ckNyc1RRWld4ODhiUDVsUT09

Agenda

1. Notes of previous meetings and actions
   
   • Status of actions:
     • KL: Put together a list of MPs with institutes/entitities in their area who are part of the LhARA collaboration or who may benefit.
       • Ongoing

2. Preparation of LhARA proposal and work package reports:
   • Skeleton and planning: K. Long
     Slides
   • Stakeholder plan update: J. Parsons, P. Price
   • Work package reports:
     1. Project Management: J. Parsons, C. Whyte
     2. Laser-driven source: E. Boella, N. Dover, R. Gray
     3. Ion capture: M. Charlton, W. Bertsche
     4. Dose-deposition profiling: J. Bamber, J. Mattheson
     5. Vertical beam line and biological end station development: R. McLauchlan, T. Price
     6. Accelerator design and integration: N. Bliss, J. Pasternak

3. Outreach:
   
   1. Publications:
      • White paper: K. Long
      • LhARA design update: J. Pasternak
      • WWW update: A. Kurup
      • Great Exhibition Road Festival 2022 proposal: A. Kurup
        • Ideas for interactive demos or activities (target audience: adults or older children).
          • Potential topics: lasers; accelerators; particle interaction with matter (x-rays vs protons?); diagnostics (photo-acoustic?); and radiobiology.
          • Existing demos would be helpful.
        • Opportunity to get input from public, e.g. survey.
        • Artistic displays or activities.
          • Opportunity to engage with local institutes, e.g. RCA ​https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/rca-stories/art-x-science-collaboration-between-rca-students-and-scientists-kings-college-london-explore-womens-health/
        • Once we have the exhibit we can use it for other exhibitions, e.g. Royal Society, and we should try to make it portable for other collaborators to use.
        • Deadline for proposal is Sunday 28th Nov. I can fill in most of the detail, just need some ideas for exhibits and names of volunteers!
   2. Conferences:
      • FLASH
      • Vienna Conference on Instrumentation: abstract submitted
      • APS: Nick Dover will prepare absract.

4. DoNM :
   • 07Dec21

5. AoB
   • J.Clarke at yesterday's Institute Board reported that DL has begun to prepare to be ready should the ITRF proposal be successful.

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