LhARA Project Office meeting 20Oct21; 10:00 BST

Notes

Present: AG, KL, JP

1. Notes and actions: All
   Accepted.

2. Update on inaugural SG chairs: KL
   
   • KL reported that Y. Prezado (Inst. Curie) and T. Greenshaw (Liv) had agreed to chair the SG. All welcomed them. They are now invited to the PO.

3. Status of preparation of the proposal: KL/CW; All
   To include preparation of its independent review.
   • Preparation continues. Most work packages are making good progress. Work continues to identify the principal objectives of the end-station development w/p (WP5).
   • CCAP IAB membership now defined. Project review still needs to be recruited. KL to initiate search today.

4. Dissemination plan: KL, All
   • Agreed to seek opportunities to deliver seminars across UK starting next year (i.e. Jan22). Targets should include UK unis with interest in this area and expert institutes, e.g. RFI etc. KL will make list of target institutes and circulate.
   • Agreed to seek to do seminars inlife/natural scientist pairs pairs.
   • Agreed need to make a slide set: needs to include vision, life/natural science outcomes, impact, and "marketing" information e.g. benefits to clinic, UK wealth creation, skilled jobs, revolutionary technique for variate of applications from pure science, to clinic and industry (KL to initiate)
   • Agreed to make one-slide summary of programme for 02Nov21. KL to draft, All* to contribute.

5. Confirm date of December plenary: All
   • From DOODLE poll, most popular day: 15Dec21. Agree to adopt this date. KL to circulate and work to secure venue.

6. DONM
   03Nov21; 10:00 GMT

7. AoB
   None

Summary of actions

• KL initiate search for project expert for proposal review.
• KL begin draft of peer-group slide set for LhARA seminars.
• KL draft one slide summary of LhARA programme
• KL Circulate 15Dec21 date for plenary meeting and initiate organisation

Agenda

1. Notes and actions: All
   Actions:
   • DK: to call/update WP1 (PO) meetings fortnightly.
     • DONE

2. Update on inaugural SG chairs: KL

3. Status of preparation of the proposal: KL/CW; All
   • To include preparation of its independent review.

4. Dissemination plan: KL, All
   • RFI, list of unis
   • Slide sets: need the marketing
   • Amato 02Nov -- 1 slide on LhArA -- make one
     • Diagram; why revolutionary; impact in bio, clinic, physics, what for UK collaboration, jobs, jobs, jobs, revolutionary for UK science

5. Confirm date of December plenary: All

15Dec21 ...

6. DONM

7. AoB

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