= LhARA Institute Board meeting !#5 =
28th July 2022 13:00 BST

**ZOOM:** https://cern.zoom.us/j/62109597655?pwd=N2dCdnBzN1BrYVZBNVh1TnVVK0Rmdz09 \\
 Meeting ID: 621 0959 7655
 Passcode: 402636


== Minutes ==

1. Introduction: TG, YP

Funding for LhARA within Ion Therapy Research Facility now clear.
Foreseen start date 20th September.

2. Minutes and actions from last meeting: TG, YP

Press statement prepared and circulated. Comments from Jason Parsons (Liverpool) and Jeff Bamber (Inst. of cancer research) incorporated.
Suggest release this on 20th Sept. (ITRF kick-off meeting).

3. Adoption of agenda: All

4. Report from the co-spokespeople: AG, KL \\

See [raw-attachment:01-2022-07-28-LONG.pptx Slides].

5. LhARA MoU: TG, YP

MoU will be circulated for comment. Deadline one week before next IB meeting.
Ask that LhARA leads at each of Universities/Institutes sign the MoU by the following IB meeting.
This should form the basis of a legally binding Collaboration Agreement signed by LhARA Institutes, in expectation that LhARA will receive significant funding.
Timescale for this is around 18 months. 

6. DoNM 

4th October 2022, 11:00 (updated).

7. AoB
The request was made that all institutes complete their JeS forms!

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